WOMEN'S HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC.

 

 

General Information
  • Women's Health Physical Therapy has developed small fitness classes to meet every woman's needs during her life cycle
  • Classes range from 6 to 12 participants, allowing individual attention at an affordable price.

To Register Call (804) 379-3002

Childbearing Classes
  • Obstetrical-Gynocological Physical Therapy for the Childbearing Years:
    • During your nine months of pregnancy and past-partum recovery, a physical therapist can assist you with both knowledge and physical care. A Physical Therapist is a highly educated health care specialist with in-depth knowledge of the musculoskeletal system.

    • Dramatic changes occur in your musculoskeletal system during pregnancy,childbirth, and post-partum recovery.
    • Muscle weakness which lingers after the pregnancy often causes recurring back pain and incontinence which intensifies with physical exertion and aging. The optimal time to facilitate the desired recovery of your muscle fibers to their proper length, as they were prior to your pregnancy, is when the pregnancy hormone decreases after the delivery of your baby.

    • Improper body mechanics during repetitive activities, such as with lifting or twisting, can cause cumulative trauma to your joints and spine. Movement habits coupled with posture, strength, and body mechanics can be assessed to determine the appropriate exercises for you. You will be instructed in how to safely perform work, child care, and everyday tasks.

    • Physical Therapy can help give you stamina, confidence, strength, and flexibility to embrace motherhood as you achieve your optimal health.

    • Below are several conditions in which a physical therapist may offer help:

Pregnancy:

  • Pelvic Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Urine leakage with cough or sneeze
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Sensory changes and pain in legs
  • Sacroiliac joint dysfunction

Post Partum:

  • Weak abdominal- muscle
    separation
  • Improve pelvic floor condition
    and control
  • Incision discomfort and adherent scarring
  • Postural changes
  • Difficulty in taking care of children and performing work and home tasks

Classes for Everyone
Please Call (804) 379-3002
for a shedule of classes
  • Gentle Yoga:
    Basic Yoga poses with an emphasis on breathing, concentration, and alignment techniques. Learn to center your strength. A class for everyone.
  • Yoga for Lunch:
    Relax your mind, body, and soul in the middle of a long day. A class for everyone.
  • Pilates for Lunch:
    Relax your mind, body, and soul in the middle of a long day. A class for everyone.
  • Yoga after Work:
    A Yoga practice designed to relieve the stresses of the workday while building strength, flexibility, and balance. Journey from the fatigue of a 9 to 5 to a new sense of vitality and peace. For everyone.
  • Pilates after Work:
    A Pilates practice designed to relieve the stresses of the workday while building strength, flexibility, and balance. Journey from the fatigue of a 9 to 5 to a new sense of vitality and peace. For everyone.
  • Standing Tall:
    12 sessions to improve breathing, back muscle strength, balance, and posture.

 

Prenatal Classes

  • Prenatal Pilates:
    Prepare for childbirth with these core stabilization exercises designed to help you recover more quickly after giving birth.
  • Prenatal Yoga:
    Combines strengthening with breathing and relaxation exercises to ease pregnancy discomfort and prepare for childbirth.

 

Postpartum Classes
  • Bellies Bottoms and Backs:
    Education and post pregnancy rehab with exercises to correct muscle diastisis.
  • Postpartum Pilates:
    Stresses returning to abdominal /back muscle support of the spine. Treatment patterns become more complex as your powerhouse supports your trunk.
  • Postpartum Yoga:
    Bring your baby to class, as you retain abdominal and pelvic floor muscle tone, ease back and shoulder discomfort and gently massage your infant.

  • Mommy and Me Pilates:
    Exercise with your new baby! Strengthen your abdominal, back, and pelvic floor muscles. These exercises will help you recover from childbirth, regain your figure, and care for your baby without breaking your back!

 

Rehab Classes
  • Bottom Line on the Pelvic Floor:
    75% of people who have leaking can decrease urgency and frequency. Gain knowledge on how you can help yourself in this one time class.
  • Boot Camp for the Pelvic Floor:
    Strengthen your pelvic floor in this energizing class.
  • Rehab Pilates:
    Specialized modifications in exercises enable you to become more active and not re-injure