Healthy Belly program provide hand on therapy and supervised exercises aimed at alleviating pain and other related symtoms during pregnancy.

1. Postural correction & soft tissue work

Experienced therapists will assess the posture and alignment of the pregnant women.  Specific tension and aching points will be identified.  The therapists will choose techniques & exercise that are safe and effective to ease backaches, headaches, shoulder and neck aches that may be caused by muscle tension and shifts in posture to accommodate increasing weight.  Realign back curvature and sacroiliac joint thus decreases pain in the pelvic/hip area.

2. Gentle massage

Can alleviate the stress on weight-bearing joints which are impacted by the extra weight of a growing baby.  It also can increases circulation, reduces swelling in arms and legs.  The soothing and relaxing of massage can promote deep breathing and reduce fatigue.  

3.  Corrective and safe exercise

With the growing belly, the abdominals and pelvic floor are inevitably weakened.  Strengthening of the core muscle and pelvic floor muscles are essential to prevent both pre-natal and postpartum back pain.   Core exercise and pelvic floor exercises are not as easy as it sounds, we have the latest technology to guide you to perform these exercise.  With the therapist one to one to teach you the exercise, it will be safer and more effective then exercise alone.  

Healthy Belly program are safe to expected mom as we do not use drugs or machines to achieve pain relief.  Therapists are specialized in hand on therapy with good experience in helping pregnant women.

Remember, pregnancy should be a time of health and happiness! Don’t waste another minute suffering from pain or discomfort during your pregnancy. Be proactive! Experience the quality of life you and your unborn child deserve!

To know more about the program or make appointments,

 

please call 28902892.

 

Discovering the wonderful news that you are pregnant is both a time of joy and anxiety. Your body will begin to undergo many profound changes ranging from hormonal, biomechanical, and increased nutritional demands to physical and psychological changes.

     According to many scientific studies, nearly one-half of all mothers-to-be suffer from low back pain but surprisingly, these pains can be prevented. Additionally, women who have suffered from low back pain prior to becoming pregnant, those that have physically demanding jobs are at an even greater risk of suffering from low back pain during pregnancy.

    So, why does pregnancy create such intense low back pain? Studies found that it may be related to with a condition called sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

    The sacroiliac joints are created by the joining of the sacrum (the triangular bone that sits above the tailbone, the coccyx) and the bones that are on either side of the sacrum known as the inominate bones. There is a right SI joint and a left SI joint, and together with the joint in the front of the pelvis known as the pubic symphysis, these three joints create what is referred to as the pelvic girdle.

Throughout the pregnancy, changes in the joint mechanics are related to the hormones.   Progesterone, estrogen and relaxin works together to allow loosening of the joints. Ligament which are needed to accommodate the growing fetus.  Yet, it also undermines the proper alignment of the sacrum and adjacent iliac bones producing subluxations during pregnancy.

Loosening of the firm joints under hormonal influences combined with the weight gain associated with pregnancy leads to changes in posture, weight bearing, and the degree of spinal curvature. Furthermore, during pregnancy, there is a stretching and weakening of the abdominal muscles, which are very important in maintaining optimal posture, and this further aggravates postural problems. These factors may cause additional low back and pubic pain, which commonly present as “duck waddling gait” at the late pregnancy. Worse still, if pain persists, it might affect daily activities and limits the functions of the expected mom.

Moreover, with the spine as a unit, changes in posture will also affect the neck and the thoracic.  It is not uncommon during pregnancy to suffer from neck pain, pain between the shoulder blades, pain in the mid back and rib cage and even headaches.

So can anyone have a pain free pregnancy?  Surely do, as prevention is better than cure.

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