Awesome Iodine – why iodine is essential for our health This BBC Radio 4 programme is recommended listening for everyone, but especially interesting if you are pregnant, planning a family, or are vegan. If you are a vegan and pregnant you should definitely listen. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09plrg0 As good and as interesting as the programme was, there […]
Let us help you manage your pain at Balance Performance Although we are a team of health professionals open to all in our South London community and at the service of both those in pain and those who are in health, the majority of people who come to see us for the first time are […]
Tips and tricks for expectant and new mums to recover from their experiences. Have you met our women’s health team? Well now you can! We are coming out to play on Saturday 8th October and we are very excited. Everyone loves a trip out so we’re packing the cake and coming to the excellent Clapham […]
How to handle Pelvic Girdle Pain – 10 tips every Mum can try Pelvic Girdle Pain can really take the fun out of pregnancy. However if you follow a few simple rules you can really take control again. Do not stand on one leg. Now you’re probably thinking, well I don’t stand on one leg, but […]
Pelvic floor muscle exercises in the post natal period – Jo Fordyce Am I doing my pelvic floor exercises in the right way? How many should I be doing? There are some days I don’t have time to do any, am I okay after having my baby? These questions are frequently asked by new Mums […]
Diastasis Recti During Pregnancy Why does my stomach ‘dome’ when I sit up now I’m pregnant? Will it go back to normal? Have you noticed now you are pregnant your stomach can push up into more of a point when you sit up from lying or maybe getting out of the bath? The official term […]
What is the best postnatal exercise??? Well, firstly it needs to be something that doesn’t take too long. Those 2-hour visits to the gym won’t find a slot in your diary now! It needs to be low impact. There’s a good chance you have already pushed that pelvic floor to its’ limits simply being pregnant […]
New Mums! Does your back ache standing cuddling your newborn? Do you get pain lifting them out of their cot? Sound familiar? Read on… So you’re the other side of childbirth and if you are like me you assumed the aches and pains of pregnancy are well behind you and you can slip back into […]
New mums! 9 things your Women’s health physio wants you to know by Sally Murray 1. It’s taken you 9 months to stretch into your pregnancy shape, you’ll need AT LEAST 9 months to feel things are going back in the right direction. Expectations are everything. 2. Don’t compare yourself to anyone else. Ever. No […]