Prenatal and Postpartum Care

Holistic wellness support during pregnancy, through birth, and postpartum, designed to prepare and care.

Pregnant physical therapy patient of Dr. Alicia Ferriere stretching at her New Jersey location

Prenatal Care

Pregnancy is a large adjustment for the human body. Certain aches and pains become normalized as part of the process, but they don’t have to be! After a comprehensive evaluation, we provide a plan of care that can help you.

  • Reduce pain during pregnancy

  • Optimize your pelvic alignment

  • Prepare to push

  • Modify current exercise routine 

  • Maintain strength of abs and pelvic floor 

Postpartum Care

Moving into the postpartum period, the normal 6-week check in from your doctor may not be enough if you want to return to a higher level of activity. Taking into consideration your birth process and prior level of function, we can help you return to exercise safely. This can involve..

  • A postural and movement assessment

  • Diastasis recti check

  • Pelvic floor assessment

  • Return to exercise program 

Together, we will develop a plan to get you back to your specific exercise activity safely. Whether your goals are marathon training or returning to yoga, there are steps that you can take to avoid injury and stay healthy.

What to expect during your first session:

Getting to know you

We will take a detailed history to understand more about what you’re dealing with and what your goals for treatment are. This is your chance to tell us all about your current aches, pains, and anything else that has motivated you to come in to see us.

Postural and Movement Assessment

We want to understand more about how you move, what your postural tendencies are, and what may be key factors to manage during treatment. 

       In order to do this we need to see and feel how your body moves. This may require us to use our hands to assess parts of the body or observe you moving through some basic exercises.

        We will also use this time to educate you on our findings along the way to help you better understand what is going on with your body.

CreatING a Plan

After taking in all of the information that you have provided us with, and pairing it with the findings from the assessment, we will develop a plan of action to help you reach your goals. You will walk away with an understanding of how to begin your PT journey.