Moms Archives - M.A.P. Physiotherapy

Hanging In – Sort Of

Apr 1, 2020 | Children, Issues for Parents, Moms, Personal Stories

I normally really enjoy blogging. It’s a creative outlet for me that has come to be an important part of my routine, but since the world went sideways my mind has gone blank. I can’t remember anything and I seem to have forgotten how to talk. There is so much...

Chronic Injury in Children

Jan 27, 2020 | Athletes, Child Safety, Children, Competitive Athletes, Injury Prevention in Children, Issues for Parents, Moms, Physiotherapy for Children

I am really hoping that at least some of you were surprised reading the title of this blog. I’m hoping for at least a raised eyebrow or even better, a dropped jaw, because really, the words “chronic injury” and “children” have no business being in the same sentence....

Christmas Season Mom Confessions

Jan 20, 2020 | Children, Issues for Parents, Moms, Personal Stories

It’s December the 29th at 8:00 in the evening. I am sitting in my living room with my head in my hands wondering how I am going to get through the next week before the kids go back to school and questioning if this makes me a bad parent. Aren’t I supposed to be...

The Disastrous Toddler Hip Carry

Dec 12, 2019 | Common Injuries, Injury Prevention, Issues for Parents, Moms, Women's Health

There you are in the kitchen with a crying toddler, a baby crawling around your feet, and a pot boiling over on the stove. Everybody is hangry and you are rushing to get some food into those bellies. So you scoop up the crying child, prop them on your hip, and carry...

The Long-Lasting Effects of C-Section

Nov 15, 2019 | Injury Prevention, Moms, Women's Health

“What?” The client looks at me, incredulous. “How can my frozen shoulder possibly have anything to do with the fact that I had two C-sections over thirty years ago?” Well, that is going to take some ‘splainin’. If you have had a C-section (or two as in many cases),...

Make Painful Periods a Thing of the Past

Oct 19, 2019 | Moms, Pain Management, Women's Health

What if I told you that the majority of women do NOT need to put up with painful periods? If I told you that pain during menstruation was not only abnormal, but treatable would you believe me? In truth I suppose you would want to, but some rational (read “programmed...

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