At Elevate Wellness Center we support new mothers & families from fertility through birth and postpartum care.
Janine Blanchard is our German trained Osteopath and specializes in working with babies, children and women in all phases of life by providing skilled and precise manual therapy such as Craniosacral Therapy, Visceral (Organ) Manipulation and Structural Bodywork.
A woman’s body goes through many changes during both pregnancy and postpartum in response to hormonal shifts, the baby’s growth and the birthing process. Caring for a woman with therapies that can support and comfort the structural changes in pregnancy and postpartum healing is essential.
It is important that we as a society provide more supportive strategies for pregnancy and postpartum support. Hands on, structural therapies, not only can target areas of discomfort (low back/ hip pain anyone?!) and improve structural balance through body work and manipulations, we can also increase pelvic mobility and create space for babies to grow into, potentially optimizing fetal positioning and labor outcomes.
Women need further support postpartum as some experience pelvic floor weakness, organ prolapse, discomfort during intercourse, incontinence, hemorrhoids, scar tissue pain after c-section as well as upper body tensions/wrist pain from holding, rocking, bouncing and nursing a newborn. These are all treatable and common symptoms through body work, soft tissue manipulations, and movement explorations.
Janine Blanchard can help a new mama’s body regain its proper alignment with manual therapy skills such as fascial and joint mobilization, muscle release techniques and knowledge of anatomy and biomechanics (corrective posture, stretches and exercises), Elevate provides a safe and comforting space to assist a women’s changes through all the transitions of becoming a mother.
At Elevate Wellness we love to support new mothers & families and if you’re not quite ready to leave your little one bring them in with you! If you would like to learn more about our services at Elevate or about Janine, give us a call or check out our website at www.elevate-wellness.com. Let us help you get back to your optimal place in your body.
Janine Blanchard, RCST®, Osteopath (Germany), LMT # 72872
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The information above is not advice, and should not be treated as such.
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