Bodywork is an important part of treating tongue ties. It is recommended that babies receive bodywork before and after any release procedure. This is to reduce any related tension throughout a baby's body that could be contributing to dysfunction caused by oral ties. At Foundation PT we do not directly treat oral ties or provide feeding therapy. However we do provide PT as a supportive therapy to help you and your baby meet your feeding and comfort goals.
No, and thank goodness! Wisconsin has direct access for physical therapy, meaning you can go right to your PT without stopping at the middle man.
Yes!
Yes, you can still get pelvic floor therapy without an internal exam. While an internal exam will give us the best and most accurate information about your problem, the decision to decline or accept an internal exam is always yours to make. There are many reasons people decline internal pelvic floor treatment, and none of them should stop you from pursing pelvic floor therapy for your problem. There are other treatment options we can pursue to help get you to your goals.
Yes, and it's highly encouraged! Physical therapy during pregnancy is appropriate for nearly everyone, even if you aren't actively having symptoms. PT can help facilitate a smoother labor with less pelvic floor disturbance, reduce the incidence of common pregnancy aches and pains, promote faster diastasis recti recovery postpartum, and keep you doing the things you love during pregnancy.
Babies as young as 1 day old, all the up until they are walking and talking.
You can start as soon as that baby is out if you want to! Typical start time for postpartum rehab is two to three weeks after baby is born. Initial rehab after delivery does not involve intense exercise and is approached in a gentle manner. Internal work does not start until six weeks postpartum. However, you can have a lot of success with solely external interventions in the mean time.
There are typically appointment openings within the week.
