22/07/2025
WHAT IS MATERNITY PHYSIOTHERAPY?
👩🍼Physiotherapy during pregnancy offers numerous benefits for expectant mothers, including pain management, improved posture, and preparation for labor and postpartum recovery.
It can address musculoskeletal pain, strengthen muscles, improve flexibility, and help prevent common pregnancy-related issues like urinary incontinence and lower back pain.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PREGNANCY?
🤰🏾Assessment:
They assess the pregnant woman's physical condition, identifying any areas of pain, weakness, or dysfunction.
🤰🏾Treatment:
They use various techniques, including manual therapy, exercise prescription, and postural education, to address specific problems. They also prescribe assistive support devices (eg. pregnancy belts).
🤰🏾Education:
They educate women on proper body mechanics, exercise guidelines, and self-management strategies for pain and other issues.
🤰🏾Referral:
They may refer patients to other healthcare professionals if necessary, such as midwives or obstetricians.
COMMON CONDITIONS INCLUDE?
🚩Lower Back Pain:
Physiotherapy can help alleviate lower back pain through exercises, manual therapy, and postural advice.
🚩Pelvic Pain:
Physiotherapy can address pelvic pain and dysfunction, which can be caused by hormonal changes and the growing uterus.
🚩Urinary Incontinence:
Physiotherapy can help strengthen pelvic floor muscles to reduce or eliminate urinary leakage.
🚩Sciatica:
Physiotherapy can relieve sciatic pain by addressing nerve compression and inflammation.
☎️CONTACT:
Panashe Furusa Physiotherapy
+27 79 658 8104
+27 67 645 4322
📧furusa.physiotherapy@gmail.com
📍61 Hendrik Potgieter Road, Brakpan, Gauteng, 1541, South Africa
