Treatment for Common Pregnancy Concerns & Birth Prep Sessions
Pregnancy brings incredible changes to your body. As your baby grows, your muscles, joints, ligaments, and pelvic floor adapt to support both you and your baby. These changes are natural, but they can also lead to discomfort, pain, and movement challenges throughout pregnancy.
At Archer Physical Therapy, we provide personalized, one-on-one pelvic floor physical therapy to help you stay comfortable, active, and supported during every stage of pregnancy. Our physical therapists specialize in treating pregnancy-related pain and pelvic floor concerns while helping prepare your body for labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery.
Common concerns during pregnancy that we treat:
• Hip pain
• Back pain
• Tailbone pain
• Sacroiliac dysfunction (SIJ pain)
• Sciatica
• Disc bulges and herniation
• Pubic symphysis dysfunction
• Round ligament pain
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Medial and lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow)
• “Mommy thumb”
• Neck pain
• Shoulder pain
• Scapular pain
• Upper back pain
• Bladder leakage
• Bowel leakage
• Prolapse
• Pain with intercourse
• Pelvic pressure
• Fetal positioning optimization
• Fascial release to assist with breech presentation
Birth Prep + Push Practice
Labor and birth are both physical and functional events, and preparing your body ahead of time can help labor and delivery feel more comfortable.
In a Birth Prep and Push Practice session, our pelvic floor physical therapists guide you through how the pelvic floor and core work together during labor and delivery. You’ll learn how to relax the pelvic floor, coordinate breathing with pushing, and practice positions that support effective pushing and baby’s descent.
We also cover strategies to reduce unnecessary tension, improve pelvic mobility, and help you feel more confident going into labor.
Most expectant moms find this session helpful around 32–36 weeks of pregnancy as they begin preparing for birth.