Women's Health Physiotherapy at VPARC
Women's health physiotherapy addresses musculoskeletal, pelvic, and functional problems specific to women - particularly those related to pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum recovery, and hormonal life stages. At VPARC in Varanasi, Dr. Prashant Punj provides evidence-based physiotherapy for women at every stage of life.
Pregnancy and childbirth place enormous physical demands on the body. Antenatal and postnatal physiotherapy helps women manage pain during pregnancy, recover fully after delivery, and return to full activity safely - whether that means caring for a newborn, returning to work, or resuming exercise.
Conditions Treated at VPARC
Antenatal physiotherapy manages lower back pain, pelvic girdle pain (PGP), symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD), sciatica, and postural changes during pregnancy, along with safe exercise guidance throughout each trimester.
Postnatal rehabilitation covers recovery from perineal tears, episiotomy, and caesarean section, including progressive return-to-exercise programmes and scar management.
Diastasis recti (abdominal separation) affects the majority of women post-delivery and causes ongoing core weakness and back pain if untreated. Specific physiotherapy exercises are highly effective at restoring core function - but correct technique is essential, as general exercises like crunches can make the condition worse.
Pelvic floor rehabilitation strengthens and coordinates pelvic floor muscles following childbirth for women experiencing stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, or pelvic pain.
Home Physiotherapy for Women in Varanasi
VPARC understands that new mothers face significant barriers to clinic attendance. Home physiotherapy visits are available across Varanasi, allowing postnatal and antenatal patients to receive expert care at home.
All treatments are conducted with full privacy and respect. Female family members are welcome during sessions. To book a women's health physiotherapy assessment at VPARC, call or WhatsApp +91 98896 78838.
Physiotherapy Through Pregnancy and After Childbirth
- During pregnancy — help with back and pelvic pain, posture, safe exercise and preparing the body for birth
- After delivery — gentle return to movement, abdominal and back care, and pelvic floor re-training
- After a caesarean — guidance on scar care, safe lifting and gradual core work once cleared
Pelvic Floor Health
The pelvic floor muscles support the bladder, bowel and uterus. They can weaken after childbirth, with age or with chronic coughing. Leaking urine on coughing or exercise, a feeling of heaviness, or difficulty controlling the bladder are common but treatable. Assessment and guided exercise help many women.
When to Contact Your Doctor Rather Than Exercise
- Heavy bleeding, severe abdominal pain or leaking fluid during pregnancy
- Reduced baby movements
- Severe headache with vision changes or sudden swelling in pregnancy
- Calf pain and swelling, or fever, after delivery