Pelvic pain, incontinence, and lingering discomfort after childbirth are common, but they are not something you have to simply live with. At Revive Rehab Clearbrook (get directions), pelvic floor physiotherapy is a dedicated service for pregnancy and postpartum patients across Abbotsford, not an add on to general physiotherapy.
What Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Treats During Pregnancy
Pregnancy places significant, progressive load on the pelvic floor and surrounding structures. Low back and pelvic girdle pain, urinary leakage with coughing or sneezing, and general pelvic heaviness are common throughout pregnancy and are often treatable rather than something to simply endure until delivery.
What Changes After Delivery
Postpartum recovery involves its own distinct set of concerns, including diastasis recti, scarring from a vaginal delivery or cesarean, ongoing incontinence, and a gradual, supervised return to exercise. A proper postpartum assessment looks at how your body is actually healing, rather than assuming a fixed timeline applies to every delivery.
Jasleen Sandhu at Clearbrook
Jasleen Sandhu is certified in pelvic floor physiotherapy, treating incontinence, pelvic pain, and pregnancy or postpartum related pelvic floor dysfunction at our Clearbrook clinic. She combines manual therapy, individualized exercise, and patient education, with a one on one treatment approach built around your specific stage of pregnancy or recovery.
Why a Private, Internal Assessment Is Often Necessary
Pelvic floor dysfunction cannot always be fully assessed externally. A proper evaluation may include an internal examination, performed only with your informed consent and always in a private treatment room, since the pelvic floor muscles are not something that can be reliably assessed the same way a shoulder or knee can.
Returning to Exercise Safely After Childbirth
Many new mothers in Abbotsford want to return to running, weightlifting, or their previous activity level, but doing so before the pelvic floor and core have adequately recovered can contribute to ongoing leakage, prolapse symptoms, or pain. A graded return to activity plan, built around your actual healing rather than a generic six week clearance, reduces that risk.
Serving Central Abbotsford, Mill Lake, and Matsqui
Our Clearbrook clinic on Gladwin Road is a convenient, private option for pregnancy and postpartum pelvic floor care across Abbotsford, including Central Abbotsford, Mill Lake, and Matsqui, without needing to travel into Vancouver for this kind of specialized care.
A Note from Your Physiotherapist
Many patients wait far longer than they need to before booking, often because they assume pelvic floor symptoms are just a normal, permanent part of having children. Most of what I see is genuinely treatable, and the earlier we start, whether that is during pregnancy or months after delivery, the more options we usually have.
Jasleen Sandhu, Registered Physiotherapist, Revive Rehab Abbotsford Clearbrook
Reference Sources: Clinical guidance referenced in this article is drawn from the College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (CHCPBC) and the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia (PABC).
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