WNiF Magazine - Winter 2015 Edition | Page 32

M atthew Squires explains the benefits of physiotherapy for pre and post pregnant clients. With so much focus during pregnancy on ensuring the baby enters the world happy and healthy, the dangers affecting the health and wellbeing of the mother can be somewhat overlooked. By Matthew Squires THE BENEFITS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY PRE AND POST PREGNANCY Pregnancy puts a great deal of pressure on a mother’s body with women facing multiple challenges, including being in the five per cent of women that develop gestational diabetes. Post birth is no diffe