Pelvic Floor Check-Up: Have You Had Yours?

Pelvic Floor Check-Up: Have You Had Yours?

by | Feb 5, 2023

(By Amy Tinetti, Women’s Health Physiotherapist) Do you have any of the following symptoms? leaking when you sneeze, cough, run or laugh? pressure or heaviness in your pelvis area? pain when you wee? constipation or straining? lower back pain or pelvic spasm?...
Pelvis Pain in Pregnancy (SIJ)

Pelvis Pain in Pregnancy (SIJ)

by | Apr 11, 2022

During pregnancy, some women can have discomfort as your baby grows and your pelvis expands. The hormone relaxin is secreted which helps everything expand for your baby to grow. Unfortunately, this also affects all joints in the body including your pelvis (pubic...
Mastitis

Mastitis

by | Oct 12, 2020

What is Mastitis?   There are two types of mastitis, inflammatory mastitis and infective mastitis.   Normally inflammatory mastitis occurs first and then it can develop into infective. It occurs when breastmilk isn’t moving freely through the breast and the...
Diastasis Recti Post Pregnancy

Diastasis Recti Post Pregnancy

by | May 25, 2018

Diastasis Recti – What is it? Diastasis Recti is the separation of your most external abdominal muscles. Their primary function is to support your back and your organs. In pregnant or postpartum women, this condition is due to overstretching the connective...