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Success Story! Jackie’s Postpartum Recovery at PHRC

In Pregnancy/Postpartum by Alexa Savitz

By Alexa Savitz, DPT, PHRC Pasadena   Meet Jackie! Jackie, six months postpartum, came to PHRC experiencing heaviness, pressure, muscle spasms around the rectum, and pelvic pain near her right hamstring and sit bone. She had a vacuum-assisted vaginal birth and a Grade Two Perineal Tear. Despite being ‘cleared for activity’ at her six-week check-up, her pain persisted. After consulting …