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POST-NATAL EXERCISES
Dr. Jayesh Patidarwww.drjayeshpatidar.blogspot.com
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Post-Natal Exercises
DefinitionPost natal Period• It refers to the time from
termination of pregnancy till 42 days.
ExercisesIs a physical activity that is planned , structured and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body
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Importance of Post-Natal Exercises
Improve circulation
Strengthen pelvic floor muscle
Prevent backache
Strengthen the tummy muscles
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Benefits of Exercises
– Reduces the risk of developing heart disease, diabetes, and cancer
– Reduces high blood pressure, high cholesterol
– Reduces body weight, depression, anxiety and improves psychological wellbeing
– Builds and maintains healthy muscles, bones and joints
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Important information to be consider when beginning Exercises
Wear loose supportive clothing
Environment-stable environment
Nutrition-do not exercise on full stomach
Safety-do not exercise alone in the dark
Low impact exercise is preferable during postnatal period.
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Principles of Exercises
Frequency
Intensity- mild to moderate exercise are recommended
Duration-30 minutes of exercise per day
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Post Natal Exercises
• Deep breathing exercise
• Lie on bed with knees bent, with a pillow behind
• Breathe in deeply through nose. Sigh out.
• Repeat 5 times
Breathing exercises help toimprove your circulation
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FOOT AND ANKLE EXERCISE
Keep knees relaxed for both exercises.
Bend and stretch ankles vigorously up and down for 30 seconds.
Circle both feet 10 times in each direction.
Repeat these exercises frequently
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PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISE-KEGAL
• Pelvic floor muscles are stretched during pregnancy and childbirth.
• Strong pelvic floor muscles are essential to prevent leakage of urine when sneeze or cough, for enjoyable sexual intercourse and
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Cont…to give complete control of bowels.
- Strong muscles will also help prevent developing a prolapsed womb
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Cont..• can do this exercise
standing, sitting or lying.
• Pull the area around
vagina up and down
• The contraction should be held for 10 seconds(to a count of 6) and repeated upto 10 times
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Cont..
• The exercise should be continued for 2-3 months.
• This exercise is especially important if mother have stitches.
• It helps to improve the circulation and will help to heal quickly
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PELVIC TILTING EXERCISE
• Lie on a firm surface with knees bent and a comfortable pillow beneath the head
• Pull in your tummy(inhale,whileexhale flatten the back)
• Press the lower part of back down flat
• Hold for several seconds and repeat.
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ABDOMINAL BREATHING
• This is to strengthen the diaphragm
• Take a deep breath, raising her abdominal wall and exhale slowly.
• To ensure correct method ask to keep one hand on chest and one on abdomen,
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Cont..
while inhaling the hand on the abdomen should be raised and hand on the chest should remain stationary.
• Repeat the exercise five times
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HEAD AND SHOULDER RAISING
• On the 2nd post partum day-Lie flat and raise head until the chin is touching the chest.
• On the 3 rd post partum day-raise both head and shoulder off the bed and lower them slowly , increase gradually.
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LEG RAISING
• Begun on the 7 th post partum day
• Lying down on the floor with no pillows under the head
• Point toe and slowly raise one leg keeping the knee straight
• Lower the leg slowly.
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KNEE ROLLING
• This is to strengthen the oblique abdominal muscles.
• In back lying with knees bent, pull in the abdomen and roll both knees to one side as far is comfortable, keeping shoulders flat.
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Cont..
• Return knees to upright position and relax the abdomen.
• Pull in again and roll both knees to other side.
• Perform 10 times
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HIP HITCHING OR LEG SHORTENING
• In back lying with one knee bent and the other knee straight.
• Slide the heel of the straight leg down word thus lengthening the leg.
• Shorten the same leg by drawing the hip up
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Cont..
towards the ribs on the same side.
• Repeat up to 10 times
• Change to the opposite side and repeat.
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WARNING SIGNS
• Increased fatigue
• Muscle aches and pains
• Changing the color of lochia –pink to red
• Heavier lochia flow
• Lochia starts flowing again after it had stopped
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Thank you
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