Prenatal and postnatal pain can turn everyday tasks into careful negotiations: lower back aching when you stand too long, pelvic pain when you walk, hip stiffness when you try to train. If you have been told to “just take it easy” without a clear plan for what you can still do safely, that advice often creates more frustration than relief. We work with women through pregnancy and postpartum at ActiveX Physio in Singapore who want to stay active and manage pain without defaulting to rest alone.
How We Approach It
You have probably tried adjusting your sleeping position, using a support belt, and scaling back your activity. Those are reasonable steps, but they do not address what is driving the pain or build the capacity your body needs for what is ahead. We assess pelvic stability, lumbopelvic control, hip strength, and how your body is managing the postural and loading changes that come with pregnancy and the early postnatal period. Lower back pain during pregnancy often involves more than the added weight: rib cage expansion, abdominal wall changes, and shifting pelvic alignment all contribute. Postnatally, we look at how the abdominal wall, pelvic floor, and hip complex are recovering and where strength deficits are limiting your return to activity.
What Treatment Looks Like
We design a movement program that fits where you are right now. Prenatally, that means building and maintaining hip, trunk, and pelvic stability through exercises adapted to each trimester. We use squats, hip hinges, lateral stability drills, and upper body strengthening in positions that remain comfortable and effective as your body changes. Postnatally, we focus on rebuilding trunk and pelvic floor control, progressing core stability from basic activation through to loaded functional movements, and addressing any lingering pain or restriction that developed during pregnancy. If you were training before pregnancy and want to return, we build the bridge from recovery to performance with clear benchmarks along the way.
Who Can Help
Any of our physiotherapists can assess and treat prenatal and postnatal pain. Our team designs strength and stability programs that adapt to each stage of pregnancy and the postnatal recovery period, built around your goals and your current capacity. Helen Nguyen leads our women's health work and is currently completing the APA Women's Health course. She works with women through each stage of pregnancy and the postnatal return to training, and has been through that return twice herself.
Go Deeper
Our guide on strength training during pregnancy covers how to train safely through each trimester and what to prioritise. Read the full guide on strength training during pregnancy →