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Pregnancy is a life turning event which alters your body faster than any other time in your life. Your posture and your movement changes as your baby grows. The muscles which normally provide support to your lower back and pelvis become stretched. It is therefore very common to experience minor aches and pains in a variety of areas. Many women will experience discomfort in their lower back, around the front of their pelvis or into the lower abdominal muscles. Whilst symptoms are often mild and temporary, if they persist for longer than a week or you find they are more severe and are restricting your normal activities, you need to see a healthcare professional trained in antenatal care. Normally early advice and treatment can significantly improve your symptoms and allow you to remain as active as possible throughout your pregnancy. Physiotherapy can help to improve your symptoms in a number of ways. Gentle hands-on treatment can relieve sore muscles and mobilize stiff joints to improve your movement and reduce pain. A targeted exercise program can help to maintain your movement, and strengthen the pelvic floor, abdominal muscles and bottom muscles which will provide support to your bump and help your body adapt to your changing posture. It is quite common to experience some weakness in the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles after pregnancy, whether you have had a natural birth or a c-section. This can lead to problems such as back pain, pelvic pain and weakness with bladder and bowel control. Without treatment these conditions can linger and worsen. Targeted treatment can help to significantly improve and often resolve these problems. From six weeks after delivery onwards, you can benefit from an assessment of your posture, abdominal muscles and advice relating to your pelvic floor. Both the emotional and physical wellbeing of all mums are incredibly important.

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