Expert Postnatal MOT (Mummy’s Physio MOT) with our Expert Postnatal Physiotherapist

As a pioneer in postnatal MOT and treatment in London, Mummy’s Physio’s postnatal physiotherapists have been helping women in London recover smoothly from their pregnancy since 2008 long before this essential postnatal physiotherapy assessment became widely recognised in the UK. All our postnatal specialists have between 5 to 20 years of experience in postnatal physiotherapy assessment and treatment. They have all undergone postnatal and women’s health post-diploma training in this area of physiotherapy.
Our postnatal physiotherapist and osteopath will be able to tell you precisely if there is any area you should work on, explain why, and show you how to work efficiently on this area following your pregnancy.
They will also answer any of your queries and create a treatment plan specifically tailored to your postnatal condition.

What Will Our Postnatal Physiotherapist Check During Your Postnatal Physio Assessment (Postnatal MOT)?

A thorough postnatal physiotherapy assessment is essential to ensure that your body is healing properly after pregnancy and childbirth. Skipping or rushing this step can lead to some long-term issues that can be avoided and that are harder to treat later on. That’s why our Postnatal MOT in London is designed to be detailed, gentle and tailored to your body and lifestyle.

Here’s what our expert postnatal physiotherapist will assess during your Mummy’s Physio MOT:

• Assessment of your Pelvic Floor Muscles
  Pelvic floor muscles are the most important muscles in a woman’s body as it supports all your other organs. We assess internally and externally the strength, the tone, and any signs of dysfunction such as prolapse, weakness or over tightness. This is essential for preventing incontinence, pelvic pain, prolapse and make sure you have a good core stability.
• Check-up of your Abdominal Wall & Diastasis Recti (Tummy Gap)
  Our Postnatal physio will check for any separation of your abdominal muscles and they will check how well the tissue is recovering. If necessary, they will guide you through safe abdominal exercises in order to prevent any back pain or bad posture that could lead to more strain.
• Assessment of your Back and Neck, your Posture & Spinal Alignment
  Pregnancy alters your posture due to the weight of the baby in your tummy, this could lead to strain and discomfort during and after your pregnancy. Our postnatal MOT expert will analyse the range of movement and pain in your back and neck if any, as well as your posture while standing and sitting to address any imbalances and avoid any future back or neck pain.
• Assessment of your Breathing Pattern & Core Function
  Breathing patterns can affect your core and pelvic floor recovery, this is why our postnatal physiotherapist will check your breathing mechanics and coordination with core engagement in order to optimise healing and to be more efficient when you do your pelvic floor exercises or core exercises
• C-Section or Perineal Scar Tissue Check up
  If you had a C-section or perineal tear, our postnatal specialist will check carefully if your scar is mobile, sensitive and healing properly in order to take action if your scar is not mobile enough, has fibrosis or need to be more flexible to heal nicely.
• Assessment of the Epidural Area, painful Epidural point
  If you had an Epidural, Our women physio will assess your epidural site for any Epidural point or pain, sensitivity or to see if any scar tissue may have developed after childbirth. Identifying issues early allows us to provide some gentle manual therapy and give you advice on how to relieve your discomfort and support proper healing of your scar
• Pelvic Stability & Joint Function
  Our Mummy’s physio MOT expert will assess your hips, your lower back and your pelvis to identify any instability or misalignment that could lead to a pelvic girdle pain or a sciatica post-birth.
• All Joints Assessment
  Our Physio will also check all your joints such as your wrist, shoulder, knees, ankle… to make sure that your pregnancy didn’t create any unbalance and that you can go back to your favorite sports without any sign of tendonitis or weakness that could lead to an injury.
• Bladder and Bowel Function
  Following the assessment of your pelvic floor muscles, core muscle and breathing pattern, we will also check your bladder function to know if your bladder is acting normally , is overactive or hyper active We will discuss and assess any urinary or bowel symptoms such as incontinence or prolapse to determine if pelvic floor rehab is needed in order to avoid these symptoms
• Guidance for Return to Exercise
  Based on your assessment, we provide safe and progressive exercise recommendations to help you return to your favorite sports and fitness training without risking injury or regression. If you wish to be followed by one of our personal trainer for women to go back safely to exercise and to lose weight, we have a dedicated personal trainer for women that can guide you until you reach you goals

This detailed postnatal physiotherapist assessment ensures nothing is missed and will give you a clear and personalised roadmap for your unique recovery.

Our Postnatal MOT in London gives you the confidence to move forward safely and strongly.

When can I do my Postnatal MOT after giving birth ? ( Mummy’s Physio MOT)

Your delivery puts a lot of strain on your body and it needs some time to recover before we can do a proper postnatal assessment. The consortium and the evidence based protocol for post partum women states that you need to wait at least 6 weeks to 8 weeks before you do any assessment of rehabilitation after the delivery.

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Postnatal MOT Clinics in London – Belgravia, Monument & Clapham

We provide expert Postnatal MOT services across our three London clinics conveniently located in Belgravia, Monument, and Clapham.

Postnatal MOT in Clapham & South London

Our Clapham women physio team offers thorough postnatal physiotherapist assessments from two  easy to access clinics in Clapham South and Clapham Common. Our postnatal clinics serve women from surrounding areas such as Battersea, Brixton, Balham, Vauxhall, Stockwell, and Wandsworth. If you’ve had a natural birth or a C-section delivery, our tailored Mummy’s Physio MOT in Clapham supports full-body recovery with evidence-based care.

Postnatal physio assessment in Belgravia & West London

Located in Westminster SW1, our Belgravia clinic provides Postnatal MOT London services to women in Central and West London. Our expert physiotherapists offer a complete postnatal physiotherapy assessment for women in Knightsbridge, Victoria, Pimlico, Battersea, Sloane Square, South Kensington, Gloucester Road, Earl’s Court, Mayfair, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Paddington, Bayswater, and Westbourne Grove. Each session is gentle, thorough, and is tailored to your goals.

Postnatal MOT in Monument & the City of London

Our Monument EC3 clinic offers an easy access to our Postnatal MOT services for the new mothers living or working in the City. We welcome patients from Bank, London Bridge, St. Paul’s, Tower Hill, Moorgate, Borough, Liverpool Street, Aldgate, and Whitechapel. Our Mummy’s Physio Postnatal assessments are carried out by our female trained pelvic health physiotherapists.

Home Visit Postnatal MOT in Central London

For mums recovering from childbirth or those unable to travel, we  also offer Postnatal MOT home visits across Central and Greater London. Our dedicated team of physiotherapists brings our postnatal physiotherapy assessment directly to your home with the same high-quality care that you would have received at the clinic.

We offer postnatal MOT home visits in:
Chelsea, Shoreditch, Fitzrovia, Bayswater, Covent Garden, Earl’s Court, Whitechapel, Notting Hill, Angel, Victoria, Hammersmith, Soho, Belgravia, Green Park, Knightsbridge, Kensington High Street, Camden, St John’s Wood, Maida Vale, Waterloo, Westbourne Grove, Marylebone, Holborn, Islington, Sloane Square, King’s Cross, Gloucester Road, Regent’s Park, Hyde Park Corner, Elephant & Castle, Aldgate, South Kensington, Battersea, Finsbury Park, Holloway Road, Paddington, and Pimlico

During your Mummy’s Physio Postnatal Assessment, you can expect a discussion with our postnatal physiotherapist so she can understand your health history (if you had surgery in the past for example or any other condition before your pregnancy), your pregnancy and delivery history, she will also ask about your lifestyle and how you manage with your new born. Once has gathered about all your history and present condition, she will do a full-body check-up that includes pelvic floor evaluation (external and, when appropriate, internal), abdominal muscle assessment to detect diastasis recti, posture, C-section scars or perineal tear and joint alignment analysis.

Once her postnatal assessment is finish you will have a discussion about any symptoms such as pain, weakness, or dysfunction you may have and how to relieve them, which exercises you can start doing safely, what is the best way to go back to sport or simply losing weight safely. If necessary she will create a rehabilitation or an exercises program depending of your condition.

This postnatal physiotherapy assessment is not only about identifying issues but also about giving you some practical expert led advice and solutions, as well as answering all the questions you may have about your postnatal health and how to manage it now that you are busy with your new born. You’ll also receive a personalised guidance for long-term pelvic health.

Whether you are six weeks postpartum or several years after giving birth, our Postnatal MOT London service ensures you’re not just healing but that you’re thriving.