Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Support your body through pregnancy, childbirth, recovery, and your return to the activities you love.
Dr. Lina Loyd provides individualized pelvic floor physical therapy during pregnancy and after delivery. Care may address pelvic pain, bladder and bowel changes, pelvic floor and core function, preparation for birth, postpartum recovery, and a safe, progressive return to exercise and everyday activity.
Pregnancy Through Recovery
Pregnancy and childbirth place changing demands on the pelvic floor, abdominal wall, joints, and surrounding muscles. Physical therapy can address symptoms that develop along the way while also helping you prepare for delivery, recover afterward, and gradually return to the activities that matter to you.
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Pregnancy history, type of delivery, tissue healing, symptoms, prior activity level, and personal goals can all influence recovery. Dr. Loyd evaluates your individual presentation rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all postpartum program.
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Pregnancy and postpartum rehabilitation should be based on your body, your recovery, and your goals.
Dr. Loyd evaluates pelvic floor function along with core function, breathing, mobility, strength, and movement. Treatment can change throughout pregnancy and recovery as your symptoms, physical demands, and goals change.
Discuss symptoms, pregnancy or delivery history, activity, concerns, and what you want to be able to do comfortably.
When appropriate and with your consent, evaluation may include pelvic floor function along with breathing, abdominal coordination, mobility, strength, posture, and movement.
Treatment may address pain, pelvic floor coordination, bladder or bowel symptoms, strength, mobility, scar-related restrictions, or movement challenges.
Care progresses toward the activities that matter to you, from comfortable daily movement to exercise, lifting, running, or other higher-level activity.
Dr. Loyd develops treatment around your symptoms, stage of pregnancy or recovery, comfort level, physical demands, and personal goals.
The Bigger Picture
Pregnancy and childbirth can affect multiple parts of the body at the same time. Effective rehabilitation considers how the pelvic floor works together with the abdominal wall, breathing, mobility, strength, and the physical demands of caring for yourself and your baby.
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Strength, relaxation, coordination, endurance, and support can all be important depending on your individual presentation.
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The abdominal wall, diaphragm, and pelvic floor work together to manage pressure and support movement.
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Hips, back, pelvis, and the rest of the body need sufficient mobility and strength for everyday movement and exercise.
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Lifting, carrying, feeding positions, sleep, exercise, work, and caring for a baby all influence what recovery looks like.
That may mean moving without pain, improving bladder or bowel control, feeling comfortable with intimacy, returning to exercise, lifting your child confidently, or simply feeling stronger and more comfortable in everyday life.
Getting Started
Your first appointment is focused on understanding where you are in pregnancy or recovery, what you're experiencing, and what you want to get back to. From there, Dr. Loyd can develop a plan around your individual needs and goals.
Discuss your pregnancy or delivery history, symptoms, recovery, activities, concerns, and goals for treatment.
Evaluation may include movement, mobility, breathing, strength, core function, coordination, and pelvic floor function when appropriate.
Dr. Loyd will explain relevant findings and discuss how they may relate to your symptoms, recovery, and physical goals.
Your treatment plan is developed around your symptoms, comfort level, stage of pregnancy or recovery, and the activities you want to return to.
Your comfort and consent matter. Pelvic floor assessment and treatment are individualized and should be discussed with you before they are performed. You can ask questions and communicate your comfort level throughout your care.
Pelvic Health Project
Contact Dr. Lina Loyd to discuss getting started with individualized pelvic floor physical therapy during pregnancy or postpartum recovery.
