postpartum recovery
Cesarean Section Recovery
Cesarean section recovery involves healing from abdominal surgery while your body is also recovering from pregnancy and adjusting to caring for a newborn. Your abdominal wall, pelvic floor, hips, back, and surrounding muscles have all experienced significant changes, even if you did not deliver vaginally. In the early weeks, getting out of bed, standing from… Read More
Recovery After Vaginal Birth
Recovery after vaginal birth is different for every person. Pregnancy and delivery place significant demands on the pelvic floor, abdominal muscles, hips, back, and surrounding tissues. After your baby arrives, these areas need time to heal while your body adjusts to an entirely new routine. You may experience soreness, pelvic pressure, weakness, urinary leakage, abdominal… Read More
Postpartum Recovery
Postpartum recovery can look very different from one person to another. Pregnancy and birth place significant demands on the pelvic floor, abdominal muscles, hips, back, and surrounding tissues. After delivery, your body needs time to heal while also adjusting to feeding, lifting, carrying, walking, and caring for your baby. At Reform Physical Therapy, postpartum recovery… Read More
Why You Feel Pressure “Down There” After Standing All Day
Posted by: in Pelvic Health on May 27, 2026
If you’ve ever gotten home after a long shift and felt a heavy, achy, or uncomfortable pressure “down there,” you are not alone. Many women experience pelvic pressure after standing for long periods of time, especially after workdays spent on their feet. Hair stylists, nurses, teachers, retail workers, moms, dental hygienists, warehouse employees, and healthcare… Read More
Signs You May Benefit From Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Posted by: in Physical Therapy Tips on March 2, 2026
Many people experience pelvic floor symptoms like leaking, pressure, or pain but don’t realize these issues are coming from the pelvic floor muscles. These symptoms can feel confusing or even embarrassing, but they are common and very treatable. At Reform Physical Therapy – South Portland, we help women across Maine understand what their bodies are… Read More