At The Body Bloom, your pregnancy care is guided by two key objectives:

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1. Keep you comfortable, strong, and supported

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Throughout most of your pregnancy, our priority is to help you stay as comfortable, mobile, and resilient as possible. As your body adapts to hormonal changes (including increased relaxin), postural shifts, and growing mechanical load, joints can become less stable and muscles work harder to compensate.

Evidence shows that pregnancy-related low back pain and pelvic girdle pain affect a significant proportion of women, yet targeted manual therapy and exercise therapy can meaningfully reduce pain and improve function. We focus on:

• Preventing and relieving back, pelvic, and hip pain

• Supporting optimal core and pelvic floor function

• Maintaining joint stability as ligaments soften

• Addressing muscle imbalances before they become injuries

• Promoting safe, pregnancy-appropriate strength and mobility

Many women are told discomfort is simply “part of being pregnant,” but persistent pain is common — not normal — and it is often highly responsive to the right care.

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2. Prepare your pelvis and body for birth

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As you enter the later stages of pregnancy, our focus shifts toward preparing your body for labour and birth.

Childbirth requires coordinated mobility of the pelvic joints (including the sacroiliac joints and pubic symphysis), as well as the ability of the pelvic floor to both support and fully relax. Research highlights that pelvic floor muscles must be strong enough to support pregnancy, yet flexible enough to lengthen effectively during vaginal birth.

During this phase of care, we:

• Assess and optimise pelvic joint mobility

• Support balanced muscle tone in the pelvic floor

• Improve hip and pelvic flexibility to facilitate positioning in labour

• Encourage efficient breathing patterns that assist pelvic floor relaxation

• Prepare your body for effective pushing and recovery
   

Why seek physical therapy during pregnancy?

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Physical therapy, when delivered by appropriately trained practitioners, is considered safe during pregnancy and can play an important role in reducing pain, improving biomechanics, and enhancing overall function.

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Rather than accepting pain as inevitable, proactive care can help you move more freely, sleep more comfortably, and feel more confident in your body’s ability to adapt — both for pregnancy and for birth.

Our goal is not just symptom relief, but to help you feel strong, capable, and prepared for the physical demands of labour, your postpartum recovery and beyond.

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