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How Prenatal Rehab Can Benefit You
It’s no secret that pregnancy isn’t any walk in the park. In fact, 50-70% of pregnant women experience chronic back pain during their pregnancies (defined as a persistent pain lasting longer than 2-3 months) and many simply push through this discomfort. Pregnancy brings a slew of aches and pains, due to added stress, weight gain, hormone increases, and changes to the body’s posture and center of gravity.
Many women experience a decrease in physical activity during their pregnancies as well, due to their overall discomfort, in tandem with juggling their seemingly endless daily responsibilities of working hard and preparing for new life.
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Improve Your Health and Wellness by Stretching!
Have you ever noticed how good stretching feels after a nap, when you first wake up in the morning, or after vigorous physical activity?
That good feeling just scratches the surface with the many healthy benefits you can get from regular stretching.
That’s why our physical therapist commonly recommends specific types of stretching exercises to complement other physical therapy modalities.
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Congrats! You did it – you finished your pregnancy journey and you made it through your birthing plan. You now have your new little bundle of joy with you that you get to love and enjoy. While your pregnancy journey may be complete, your body is still working hard to get back to equilibrium. That’s right – those same physiological prenatal factors that affected your body so much have now become postnatal factors. Once again, your center of gravity and posture have changed, your weight has fluctuated, your hormones have been altered, and you now have the added stress of caring for new life.
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