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August 28, 2023
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August topic of conversation: Pregnancy Prep

Congratulations soon-to-be mamas! Whether this is your first pregnancy or a consecutive one, you’re likely feeling the beginning of many bodily changes. It is truly amazing how differently our bodies react to each pregnancy. Our goal at Motivate is to help support and prepare you for these changes. While you’re possibly feeling fatigued and/or nauseous, […]
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December 29, 2021
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SelfCare Success-this could be you

Ignoring and enduring your symptoms is the OPPOSITE of SelfCare. Know that this could be you!! Yes, achieving your goals IS possible. Therapy is a natural, conservative approach to SelfCare using your mind and body to heal itself through awareness of habits. Whether it is pain, leakage, or anything else stopping you from living your […]
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December 9, 2021
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Mindful Mamas

Hey mamas! It’s December, and let’s face it, the last thing we want to take time for this month is ourselves. But, it can be the best thing we do for ourselves and our family. It can be overwhelmingly stressful to have a new baby, or just kids in general, and then add the hectic […]
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September 27, 2021
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Heal DRA for Life Tasks

The last pillar of healing at Motivate when training postpartum care for those with DRA, is to  strengthen core muscles during functional activities. This is important because even if people know the exercises to strengthen core muscles,  they need to know how to recruit the core muscles during functional activities, e.g sit to stand, squatting, […]
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September 20, 2021
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Strengthening DRA for Core Support

Strengthening core muscles is important when healing from DRA.  There are 2 groups of core muscles, upper core and lower core. Post pregnancy, both group of core muscles are weakened. Eg: Weakened scapular muscles can cause winging of scapula, that affects the stability of upper body.  That leads to rounded shoulders, forward head posture, increased […]
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September 12, 2021
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Tissue Health Techniques for DRA

Muscles need blood flow to heal. Working on improving tissue health is very important when healing from DRA.  Working on yourself in as little as 3 times a week will improve blood circulation and promote tissue health.   Now we know there are several postural alterations during pregnancy and post pregnancy the body biomechanics changes.  At […]
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September 6, 2021
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Diastasis Recti? Posture and the Breath.

There are many changes in regards to posture during pregnancy. During pregnancy you notice following changes Forward head position. This might lead to: Neck pain, Nerve irritation of arm and hand, Pain between shoulder blades, carpal tunnel syndrome. Extension of Neck and head: This might lead to Headaches, Neck pain, Tightness of head and neck […]
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September 1, 2021
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DRA; What it is and how Pelvic Floor Therapy Helps

Happy September!!! This month we are going to talk about Diastasis Recti Abdominus (DRA). DRA is a common condition post pregnancy many women struggle with it. Diastasis rectus abdominis is a separation of the outermost layer of the abdominal (stomach) muscle. This occurs commonly in pregnancy, where the connective tissue called linea alba is stretched […]
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July 26, 2021
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TA Brace: Find your Deep Core

You CAN overcome overactive bladder symptoms such as leakage and urgency/frequency!    To help decrease OAB symptoms, adequate core strength is essential. Specifically, learning how to engage the transverse abdominis (TA) muscle through total body stabilization. This low ab muscle connects to your pubic bone and has a direct relation to your pelvic floor. Building […]
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May 31, 2021
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Awareness Changes Everything After Pregnancy; Baby Carrier

Abnormal postures can carry over into the postpartum period and add to the common activity stressors of breastfeeding/chestfeeding or bottle feeding, carrying your baby and not to mention all of the other duties that don’t disappear after that sweet munchkin arrives such as laundry, returning to work, and engaging in much needed mommy self-care. It […]
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