MummyCare Physio Cairns

15/10/2023

Prenatal Physio Workshop - Saturday 28 October 1 - 4pm

The time to learn what helps to recover your pelvic floor, tummy and pelvis, is in pregnancy, not when you are exhausted, sleep deprived and in discomfort post birth.

Cost is $80, and more cost effective than an individual appointment. This practical session is for first time mums and for those who already have children.

Bookings: mummycarephysio.com.au or 0404946010.

03/10/2023

🌟 Mastitis Physio Info Session with Leisa! 🤰🤱

Perfect for pregnant and new mums to learn all about mastitis and the new guidelines for treatment.
✅ What is mastitis and why it happens
✅ Why antibiotics is not the first treatment
✅ Proven treatments
✅ Preventive measures
✅ Q&A with Leisa Lawson, an experienced women's health physiotherapist

📅 Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
⏰ Time: 5.30 PM
🏠 Location: Yorkey's K**b
💰 Cost: $10 per person/couple includes "b***y yoga" that you can even start in pregnancy.

Limited spots available. Book via: 👉 https://tidycal.com/mummycarephysio/mastitis-info-session

Embrace this opportunity to empower yourself and connect with other soon-to-be mums.

Women's Health Physiotherapy - we come to you in your home in the early postnatal period.

25/08/2023

Are you having pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain? It is common, but not normal!

Contact us if you need help to reduce discomfort when walking, sleeping, staying at work and/or looking after your toddler.

Mobile appointments are now available.

25/08/2023

Are you having pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain? It is common, but not normal!

Contact us if you need help walking, sleeping, staying at work and/or looking after your toddler.

Mobile appointments now available.

01/07/2023

Busting mastitis myths - post 3/3

Myth #3 Breastfeed or pump frequently to “clear” the lump and empty the breast

Breastfeeding or pumping frequently stimulates more blood flow to the breast and stimulates the alveoli to make more milk. This creates more congestion, all in the settling of already inflamed and swollen breast tissue.

Aim to feed your baby on demand, and do not aim to “empty” your breasts.
Recent guidelines advise to minimise breast pump usage where possible for a variety of reasons. If required, express milk at a frequency and volume that mimics what your baby needs. If you are not sure if you are using a breast pump correctly or having a problem with oversupply, a Lactation Consultant can help.

Reduce the inflammation with ultrasound and lymphatic drainage - book with Leisa Lawson, experienced Women's and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist on mummycarephysio@gmail.com or call/text on 0404 946 010.

28/06/2023

Busting Mastitis Myths part 2/3

Myth #2 You need to massage the “lump” out or kneading quite hard toward the ni**le to get the “clogged” milk out.

Please don’t do this!

Your breasts contain fatty tissue, supportive tissue, lot of blood vessels and nerves, and milk-making glandular tissue (in alveoli which look like tiny bunches of grapes). Milk ducts carry the milk from the alveoli to the ni**le, where the milk flows out from tiny openings.

Forceful massage of the breast simply causes MORE tissue swelling including injury or collapse of the milk ducts and capillaries (blood vessels).

Your breast is like a sprained ankle – you wouldn’t massage a sprained ankle! You wouldn’t massage another gland like the thyroid or pancreas either.

The milk ducts interlace and do not go in a straight line to the ni**le (despite what most drawings say!). So, there is no point in massaging toward the ni**le.

Book in with Leisa Lawson, experienced Women's and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist via messager, email on mummycarephysio@gmail.com or call/text on 0404 946 010.

20/06/2023

Busting Mastitis Myths part 1/3

Mastitis is a very common issue for mums. Some traditional advice given to women to help a painful, tense lump in their breast can actually make it worse, resulting in mastitis or an abscess.

Myth 1: You need to take antibiotics to get better

Antibiotics need to be reserved for bacterial mastitis only. In fact, use of antibiotics for inflammatory mastitis disrupts the milk microbiome and actually increases the risk of progression to bacterial mastitis. Antibiotics have anti-inflammatory properties, which may explain why women may initially experience relief when taking them.
Early treatment is better addressing the source of the problem - inflammation.
Reference: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol - revised 2022

19/06/2023

Managing Mastitis
Are your b***s red, swollen, and too tender to touch? You may have mastitis.

Breast and ni**le pain is the most common reason why mothers stop breastfeeding earlier than they want to. Breastfeeding has many benefits for mum and bub. Getting help early is very important in helping you to continue to breastfeed.

What is Mastitis?

Mastitis actually starts as inflammation within the milk ducts themselves and in the surrounding breast tissue - this creates a painful, red hard area, that can be warm to the touch. The inflammation narrows the ducts in the area, reducing milk flow. You may not feel unwell or have a fever at this stage but everyone has a different combination or severity of symptoms.

A painful area or "lump" can progress to mastitis if not managed properly, where you may also have flu like symptoms of fever, fatigue and generally feeling unwell. Inflammatory mastitis can then progress to bacterial mastitis if left untreated.

Mastitis symptoms can develop very quickly and is most common in the first month after birth. It is the inflammatory process that makes you feel so horrible, so fast!

Seek help from a Women’s Health Physiotherapist who is experienced in this area, as soon as you feel the flu-like symptoms of mastitis or to prevent a painful hard lump turning into mastitis. Lactating breasts are naturally lumpy, which are not "blocked ducts" and shouldn't be "massaged out" - I will explain this in my next post.

Stay tuned for the do’s and don’ts of managing mastitis.

13/06/2023

We are excited to announce that we are now offering a mobile service for mastitis and blocked ducts!

Treatment includes therapeutic ultrasound, lymphatic drainage and fascial techniques to reduce inflammation. Stay tuned to find out how these help.

Urgent appointments available.

Book in with Leisa Lawson, experienced Women’s and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist via messenger, email on mummycarephysio@gmail.com or call / text on 0404 946 010.