Postpartum Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Portsmouth, NH

At Anchor Physical Therapy & Performance, we help women who are working towards getting back to their prior level of fitness. We work with weight lifters, runners, basketball players, skiers, and hikers.

“I cannot recommend Lauren enough! I was apprehensive about seeking out help with pelvic floor therapy for DR [diastasis recti] after having a child. Working with Lauren I quickly learned how much more of the body is related, the core is involved in everything.”

— Michelle

Who We Work With

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    Newly Postpartum

    We start working with postpartum women around 3-6 weeks (both vaginal or c-section deliveries can benefit from pelvic floor physical therapy). We focus on restoring foundational pelvic floor and core function. We advance you through a home workout series that progressively gets more challenging as you recover. This takes anywhere from 3-6 months, and typically 12 sessions total.

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    Advanced Postpartum

    For those who may be over one year postpartum (maybe even 10 years postpartum!) We address any pelvic floor or core related concerns, but also take a look at how you are as a whole and address any hip, low back, etc pain that you could be experiencing. Our goal is to get you to move better in your body, and return to whatever level of fitness it is that you want to achieve.

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    Return to Sport

    Using video gait analysis in addition to our movement screen and pelvic floor assessment, we will help you with your running form. We will create and monitor a return-to-run program for you. We do this in combination to our other postpartum corrective exercise program to ensure you stay injury free when working towards your running goals.

    We customize our sessions to your unique athletic goals, even if it is not running. We work with a lot of women that want to get back to weight lifting safely, pilates, hiking, skiing, etc.

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What Could Be Included In A Session

  • Pelvic floor assessment

  • Diastasis recti assessment

  • C-section management and core engagement

  • Movement assessment: determine if pelvic alignment, hip mobility, or spine health is impacting your progress

  • Running gait analysis

  • Parenting ergonomics (how to best carry a carseat, etc)

  • Form assessment for weight lifting

  • Manual physical therapy: trigger point dry needling, cupping, taping, joint mobilization, deep tissue mobilization

  • 2-3 home exercises to ensure progress is being achieved

Conditions We Treat

  • Diastasis recti

  • Pelvic floor weakness

  • Pelvic floor tension/tightness

  • Low back pain associated with postpartum

  • SI Joint dysfunction

  • Pubic symphysis dysfunction

  • Urinary incontinence (leaking with running, coughing, jumping)

  • Pelvic pain

  • C-section recovery and rehabilitation

  • Constipation associated with postpartum

  • Rib flare

  • Sciatica

  • Wrist pain

  • Neck and shoulder pain

  • Upper back and shoulder blade pain

  • Many other diagnoses: we are sports physical therapists and can help you with any area of your body you are having difficulty with

Blog Posts to Check Out!

  • Am I ready to Run Postpartum?

  • Early C-Section Recovery

  • What is Diastasis Recti?