Serving San Jose & Bay Area
Pregnancy Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
in San Jose
Feel Strong, Comfortable and Prepared for Birth
Pregnancy changes more than your belly.
As your baby grows, your pelvic floor, core, hips, diaphragm, nervous system, and even your organs have to adapt to support your changing body.
While many women are told that pelvic pain, pressure, and leakage are simply “part of pregnancy”, they are signs that your body needs more support.
We help pregnant women throughout San Jose, Milpitas, Santa Clara, Fremont and the South Bay reduce pain, stay active without leakage or pressure, prepare for birth and recover more smoothly after birth through specialize pregnancy pelvic floor physical therapy .
Wether you’re experiencing symptoms now or simply want to prepare for the best birth and recovery experiences, we’re here to help.
Serving San Jose, Milpitas, Fremont, Santa Clara, and the greater South Bay.
What Makes Our Pregnancy Pelvic Floor Care Different
Most pelvic floor therapy care focuses only on the muscles.
At Optimize Pelvic Health, we take a whole body approach
We systematically assess:
- Nervous system regulation
- Breathing mechanics
- Postural changes
- Pelvic floor function
- Core coordination
- Organ mobility
- Pressure management strategies
- Labor and birth prep
Because the pelvic floor does not work in isolation.
The way you move, breathe, manage stress, and hold your core can significantly impact your symptoms during pregnancy.
Pregnancy Shouldn’t Mean Suffering Through Symptoms
Many of our patients come to us after being told:
- ” This is normal during pregnancy”
- “Just wait until after delivery”
- ” You’ll have symptoms until baby arrives
But Common Does Not Mean Normal
Pregnancy can create changes in posture, pressure on the pelvic floor, muscle coordination, ligament tension, breathing mechanics, and nervous system regulation that lead to:
- Pubic symphysis pain (SPD)
- Sacroiliac joint pain (SIJ pain)
- Urinary urgency and/or urinary frequency
- Urinary leakage
- Constipation
- Pelvic heaviness
- Rib pain
- Hip and or back pain
- Difficulty walking or rolling in bed
- Difficulty exercising
- Pain with intimacy
Our goal isn’t to help you survive pregnancy, but to ENJOY it!
Birth Prep is More Than Perineal Massage
Many women don’t realize there are measurable factors that influence, labor, perineal tears, pushing mechanics, and recovery.
Our birth prep program includes:
“Optimize Pelvic Health is the most incredible resource for my perinatal clients and students. As a birth doula and perinatal movement specialist, I enthusiastically refer my clients and students to [Optimize Pelvic Health] to help address issues like pelvic pain, prolapse, incontinence…”
Cat Geiser, Mama Flow Studio
When Should I Start Pregnancy Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
The ideal time is in between 20-30 weeks of pregnancy.
Starting during this window allows us to:
- Address discomfort and symptoms before they worsen
- Provide time to make meaningful changes for pelvic floor relaxation
- Provide and practice strategies for birth prep
- Develop an early postpartum plan
However it’s never too early or too late.
Some women start in the first trimester due to pelvic pain or leakage, others see us during the final weeks before delivery for birth prep.
Results from our pelvic floor PT
No Leaking
Although common, leaking does NOT have to be a part of your life.
Pressure Relief
We have strategies to decrease the pressure you feel “down there”.
Pelvic Pain Relief
Get immediate relief from pelvic pain when nothing else is working.
Birth Prep
Ease your fear of perineal tears. Feel more comfortable and ready to deliver your baby!
Frequency Asked Questions
Yes. Pelvic floor physical therapy during pregnancy is safe when performed by a trained pelvic floor physical therapist and is commonly used to address pain, bladder symptoms, prolapse and prepare for birth.
You can start pelvic floor physical therapy at any point during pregnancy if you are experiencing symptoms such as pelvic pain, urinary leakage, hip pain, low back pain, pain while walking or pain while rolling over in bed. Pelvic floor physical therapy can address these issues to allow you to feel your best during pregnancy.
Not necessarily, but many women choose pelvic floor physical therapy during pregnancy to prepare for birth, learn pushing strategies, reduce tearing risk and improve postpartum recovery.
Most women benefit from starting between weeks 28 and 32.
Yes. We have help many women resolve urinary leakage during pregnancy. Improving muscle tension, postural alignment, pelvic floor strength and pelvic floor coordination resolved urinary leakage during pregnancy.
Yes, many of these symptoms can benefit from pelvic floor therapy. We address muscle and ligament tension causing pain due to postural changes during pregnancy.
