Pregnancy & Perinatal Myotherapy
Safe, gentle myotherapy for the pre and post natal body, at every stage of your journey.
Where pregnancy & perinatal myotherapy makes the difference.
Regular treatment through pregnancy can ease lower back, hip and pelvic girdle pain, reduce upper back and neck tension, and help you sleep more comfortably. Post natally we focus on gentle recovery, posture and building back strength at a safe pace.
Lower back, hip and pelvic girdle pain as load and posture change.
Feeding and carrying tension across the upper back and shoulders.
Softening the tension patterns that make lying down hard.
Gentle, staged return to movement that respects your recovery.
What a session looks like.
Pregnancy and perinatal myotherapy is treatment tailored to the changes happening in your body, new load through the pelvis and low back, shifting posture, ligament laxity and, after birth, the demands of feeding and carrying a baby.
Your myotherapist starts with a real conversation about your history, your goals and how the pain behaves through the week, followed by hands on and movement assessment.
You will be positioned safely and comfortably with side lying pillows and bolsters as needed. Techniques are chosen with pregnancy in mind. If you are recovering after birth, treatment progresses gently in line with how you are feeling.
We talk you through why we are using pregnancy & perinatal myotherapy for your presentation, what you can expect to feel and how it fits with the other tools we have.
You leave with two or three simple things to do between sessions so the change you feel today actually holds through the week.
Who it suits.
- Pregnancy related back, hip and pelvic pain
- Post natal recovery
- Upper back and neck tension from feeding and carrying
- Gentle return to movement
Part of a bigger plan.
Pregnancy myotherapy sits alongside your other maternity care rather than replacing it. We work well in tandem with midwives, GPs and physios, and step you into corrective exercise post natally when you are ready. See our page on the conditions we treat for the wider picture.
After only 4 visits I have made so much progress. Thank you Arielle for all you are doing for me.
What we most often treat with pregnancy & perinatal myotherapy.
These are the problems Ballarat clients most commonly bring to us where this technique plays a leading role. Read more about how we assess and treat each one.
Common questions about pregnancy & perinatal myotherapy.
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