I am proud to be offering the Mummy MOT ®. This is a must do for all women who have ever given birth, ideally carried out at around 6 weeks postnatal after your medical check or at any time thereafter. Designed to reassure, guide and help you on your path to recovery and back to physical exercise.
The Mummy MOT® system combines the principles of physiotherapy assessment with the practice of functional retraining. It is a detailed assessment by a specialist physiotherapist of the abdominal and pelvic area covering posture, biomechanics, breathing, abdominal muscles, tummy gap, and pelvic floor strength and function.
It can also highlight areas where further in-depth physiotherapy assessment and treatment is indicated.
Most women after having had a baby, will have weakness in either their tummy or pelvic floor muscles (or both!) which can lead to poor core strength, muscle imbalance and weakness. This in turn can result in back pain, pelvic pain, vaginal prolapse, and bladder or bowel control issues.
Mums need to be able to bend, lift, squat, and twist safely, comfortably and without leakage, in order to care for their small children. The Mummy MOT ® exercises reflects the needs of your body at this unique time.
Lasting up to 90 minutes the assessment includes advice and guidance, prescription of an appropriate safe exercise program and a start to physiotherapy treatment if required. Afterwards you will receive a report of findings and an email of any appropriate information handouts and exercise sheets.
Follow ups to review and progress are then available (up to 45 mins), and follow on treatment sessions (up to 60 mins) for postnatal aches, pains and stiffness can be organised too.
To find out more please visit The Mummy MOT ® website :