Physiotonic offers a friendly environment where you can exercise with your baby, meet other mums and restore your pre-pregnancy fitness. These classes are for Mums & Bubs only.  There are some really common injuries women sustain in the post-natal period that are often due to:

• overuse from lifting the baby, lifting the pram, breastfeeding, carrying the baby and bending over for bath time.
• returning back to exercise too quickly on a body that isn’t strong in the right places.

Common post-natal injuries include:

• back pain
• knee injuries such as knee cap tracking issues (patellofemoral pain)
• hip injuries such as labral tears
• ankle sprains
• shin splints and stress fractures
• headaches
• shoulder pain

To prevent common injuries sustained in the post-natal period and to help get you back into shape, we specifically work on:

• educating our lovely Mums on fitness tips and their bodies.
• Your pelvic floor – the pelvic floor is like a hammock. When weight is placed on it, it stretches. This is what happens during pregnancy and it is so important to regain pelvic floor activation in the post-natal period to help restore core strength and manage or prevent incontinence issues.
• Your deep core – strengthening you from the inside out, so your body has a strong, stable framework.
• Your buttock strength – these muscles are so important at giving your pelvis stability and
  supporting your spine. Plus, toning your buttock can help you look trim and terrific!
• General body strengthening – to improve your muscle tone and overall strength.