constipation during and after pregnancy
Pre and post natal
Elodie

Constipation during and after Pregnancy

  It is well known pregnant women and new mum are constipated. There are several causes: Pregnancy hormonal changes slow down bowel activity creating constipation within the intestine. After giving birth, C-section scar, tear and episiotomy make it extremely painful to have a bowel movement. In this case, we speak

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women pelvic pain after pregnancy
Women's health
Virgil Bru

Women Pelvic Pain

What are the type of Pelvic Pain? They are due to a muscular dysfunction caused by muscular hypertonia (hypertonic pelvic floor) Dyspareunia: a pain of variable intensity felt during sexual intercourse by a man or a woman. Vulvar Syndrome: a vulvar discomfort lasting for more than 3 month for no apparent

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women after pregnancy affected anal incontinence
Women's health
Elodie

Anal Incontinence

Anal continence is a complex mechanism: As we eat, food is digested by our stomach then by our intestine to reach the last part named rectum. Two sphincters close the rectum: an internal one with an involuntary control and an external one with a voluntary control. As the stools arrive

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women stress incontinence during and after pregnancy
Pre and post natal
Elodie

Stress Incontinence After Giving Birth

Stress Incontinence After Giving Birth Both pregnancy and labour traumatised the pelvi-perineo-urinary system. Multiple injuries and dysfunctions can occur. They are named vesical instability: 13% to 26% of women suffer from urinary problem after giving birth. It can manifest as: Dysuria with post-micturition residue. Dysuria is characterised by a difficulty

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medical and physiotherapeutic exam after pregnancy
Pre and post natal
Virgil Bru

Post-Natal Check up

Post-Natal Check Up Giving birth is a big trauma for our body (Natural birth as well as C-section). You can feel overwhelm by your new role as a mum with your newborn and may not have time to think about you. However, it is essential to recover fully to be

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swollen legs during and after pregnancy
Women's health
Virgil Bru

Swollen Legs

Swollen Legsduring Pregnancy   Thanks (not really) to your hormones, diameter of you veins increase. Furthermore, a new venous system develops for your baby and the weight of your growing baby press on the biggest vein of your body the vena cava. The combination of these 3 elements prevents the

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woman having pain during her pregnancy
Childbirth preparation
Virgil Bru

Pregnancy Pain

Pregnancy Pain With hormone kicking in, baby growing and often difficulty to sleep, there are plenty of reasons to be in pain while pregnant. However, most of the time, the pain will be localised in your lower back, your bottom, your groin and/or your hips. The key is to try

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how to manage pubic pain during and after pregnancy
Women's health
Elodie

Pubis Symphysis Pain

Pubis Symphysis Pain During Pregnancy   Groin pain during Pregnancy are fairly common as pregnancy is associated with important hormonal and biomechanical changes. It helps create space for your baby to grow but also to make labour easier. However it also overload pelvic joints and muscles creating pain… The most

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pelvic girdle pain during and after pregnancy
Women's health
Virgil Bru

Pelvic Girdle Pain

As with any type of pain, the difficulty is to understand what cause the pain . As the location of your pain is not always an indicator of the localisation of your problem, it is common to examine back and pelvis pain in pregnancy with a similar approach. Pregnancy is

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women stress incontinence during and after pregnancy
Women's health
Elodie

Incontinence

Incontinence During Pregancy   Pregnancy is a huge change for your body, as big as the one occurring during teenage but occurring in just 9 months. Hormonal level reaches the sky, making muscles and ligament hyper flexible and weak. It is why you are prone to sprain, pain… But it

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birth preparation sessions physiotherapy
Childbirth preparation
Elodie

Birth Preparation

Birth Preparation Either it is your first pregnancy or not, you probably have a lot of questions. Massive body changes are occurring leading to pain, discomfort and it is not always easy to have proper medical answer. Our Women health physiotherapist is more than happy to answer your questions, provide

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Douleurs du cou, de la nuque
Midwife
Virgil Bru

Home visits upon return from maternity

As the maternity stay becomes shorter and shorter (6 to 24 hours for a normal delivery in the NHS), we often find ourselves at home with lots of questions, and sometimes still uncomfortable in this new parenting role. A midwife from the NHS or a “health visitor” will come to

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gym classes for mummies
Childbirth preparation
Virgil Bru

Antenatal classes and Fitness for mummies

Birth Preparation Workshop & Fitness Classes for Pregnant and New Mums Following repeated request from our patients, we decided to offer Exercise Classes Group for both Pregnant Women and New Mums. The aim is to create an environment where our patients can practice the exercises program we gave them during

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pregnancy gym and post natal fitness
Childbirth preparation
Virgil Bru

Pregnancy Gym & Post-Natal Fitness

Pregnancy Gym & Post-Natal FitnessClasses Physical activity is an important tool during pregnancy to stay mobile and prevent pregnancy pain such pelvic girdle pain, low back pain, ect. But also after you give birth to recover and get back in shape! However, to practice safely, you need to be aware

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gym classes for mummies
Childbirth preparation
Virgil Bru

Antenatal classes

Pregnancy & Delivery online Workshops In these 6 online antenatal classes, our highly trained Midwife and our Women’s Health Physiotherapists will give you the knowledge to understand how the pregnancy changes your body, teach you how to stay healthy with exercises for you to have the best pregnancy possible and useful advices/techniques (e.g.

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ruse midwife treatment on pregnant women
Midwife
Virgil Bru

Midwife Treatment

Why Should you see a Private Midwife During your Pregnancy And After Giving Birth? Your urine test is positive: congratulations you are pregnant! But many questions can bother you. Many of you are very much in need of explanations, a personalized follow-up, a midwife who can give you all the

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