Noticing wrist or thumb pain every time you pick up your baby? You’re not alone. “Mommy Thumb” is common for new moms and totally treatable! At Foundations Pelvic Health, pelvic floor health is central to what we do - but it’s just one part of the bigger picture. Pregnancy and postpartum affect the entire body, and our approach is designed to support all of it.

Pregnancy can bring unexpected changes, including sore, swollen feet or plantar fasciitis. At Foundations Pelvic Health in Boston, our pelvic floor physical therapists treat your whole body - not just your pelvic floor - to help you move comfortably and feel supported through every stage of pregnancy.

While a 6-week OB clearance is important, it doesn't assess pelvic floor strength, core function, or readiness to return to activity. That’s where pelvic floor PT comes in, providing individualized care to help you rebuild strength, manage symptoms, and safely return to movement. At Foundations Pelvic Health in Boston, we specialize in pelvic floor physical therapy to support women through postpartum recovery.

Pregnancy is a time of immense change for your body, and one area that often needs extra attention is your pelvic floor. It plays a crucial role in supporting your body during pregnancy and delivery. Let’s explore how you can better understand and care for this important area as you prepare for childbirth and postpartum recovery.

As you begin your postpartum return to running journey, there are a few important factors to keep in mind that can help ensure a smooth and injury-free transition that don’t just involve your pelvic floor. At Foundations Pelvic Health, we take all of these into consideration as you return to running postpartum!

At Foundations Pelvic Health, we support mamas with running through pregnancy, and have helped many postpartum mamas successfully train for many races! We help you create a strong foundation for your whole body, from your feet to your pelvic floor, to support you on your postpartum running journey.

Let’s chat about epidurals and their role in your labor and delivery experience! Your pelvic floor PT will review pain management during labor with you during your birth prep visits, and will discuss pushing, breathing, pelvic floor involvement and positioning with epidurals.

Our goal at Foundations Pelvic Health is to help you maintain your activity throughout your pregnancy! Whatever exercise you love to do - our method and approach will help guide you throughout your pregnancy to promote movement, keep you doing the exercise you love, and limit aches & pains. 

At Foundations Pelvic Health, we are a team of perinatal and pelvic floor physical therapy specialists. One of the main concerns we help with is C-section scar management and core re-strengthening.

Diastasis Rectus Abdominus (DRA) is a buzzword during pregnancy and postpartum so let’s break it down!

Prolapse is when one of your pelvic organs starts to push into the walls of the vagina, effectively becoming a “nosy neighbor”. Our pelvic floor PTs can be helpful with managing your symptoms!

We are a team of perinatal and pelvic floor physical therapy specialists dedicated to helping women feel empowered throughout their pregnancy and feel prepared for labor and delivery, as well as postpartum recovery!