Postpartum Chiropractic & Recovery Care
At PRIME, we believe that your postpartum recovery should not wait 6 weeks to begin. The postpartum journey isn't just about feeling better. For active women and athletes, this is a journey back to the things that make you feel like yourself: running, lifting, high-impact training; or you may simply just want to be comfortable and pain free while holding and feeding your newborn. No matter your path, PRIME Sports Medicine is here to help you along through all phases of your postpartum recovery.
Postpartum Chiropractic for Active Women
Pregnancy changes everything about how your body moves and loads. Your pelvis shifts, your core muscle recruitment changes, and your spine adapts to carry weight in new ways. Most of those adaptations don't reverse automatically after delivery.
Postpartum chiropractic care at PRIME Sports Medicine focuses on the mechanics underneath your symptoms. This is not standard "feel better" chiropractic. It's sports medicine thinking applied to postpartum recovery.
Return to Sport After Baby
Returning to hard training after having a baby isn't just about rest and patience. It's about progressive loading, tissue readiness, and knowing when your body has rebuilt enough foundation to handle impact.
At PRIME Sports Medicine, we assess where you actually are because you do not magically become ready to move at 6 weeks. From there, we create a specific return-to-sport timeline built around your goals, your training history, and your postpartum tissue reality.
We build it right so you don't look back.
Diastasis Recti, Core, & Pelvic Floor Rehab
Diastasis recti is a separation of the abdominal muscles along the midline, and it affects not just how your belly looks but how your whole core functions under load. Tissue tension is what matters. A wide gap with firm, responsive tissue can function well. A narrow gap with no tension underneath will give out every time you push, pull, or impact.
For the full guide including the home self-check and exercises to stop immediately, read the PRIME Sports Medicine Diastasis Recti Guide.
The increased load on your core and pelvic floor during pregnancy carry on through your postpartum recovery. At PRIME Sports Medicine we strategically walk you through reconnecting and engaging to your pelvic musculature as well as your entire core (not just your abs).
The Steps to Your Recovery
- Movement screen. How you're loading your spine and pelvis. What patterns changed during pregnancy and didn't self-correct.
- Core assessment. Whether your deep core is recruiting and whether diastasis recti is present and affecting function.
- Pelvic girdle evaluation. The sacroiliac joints, pubic symphysis, and hip mechanics.
- Return-to-sport readiness. A direct evaluation of tissue and joint readiness for the movements you want to return to.
In-Home Postpartum Recovery Available
Newborns, feeding schedules, and recovery don't make it easy to leave the house. PRIME Sports Medicine offers in-home concierge chiropractic care within a 25-mile radius of the practice to get you back in the game without leaving your house.
FAQs
Q: When is the right time to start postpartum chiropractic care?
A: You can come in as early as a few days after delivery for gentle assessment and soft tissue work. You don't need to wait for your six-week clearance visit, and you don't need a referral.
Q: Can postpartum chiropractic care help if I'm also working with a pelvic floor PT?
A: Yes. The two approaches work well together and are complementary.
Q: I'm done having babies. Is postpartum care still relevant for me?
A: Yes. Many women carry unresolved postpartum changes for years: a core that doesn't fire correctly, a pelvis that moves asymmetrically, diastasis recti that was never addressed.
Q: Do you offer in-home visits for postpartum care?
A: Yes. PRIME Sports Medicine offers concierge in-home chiropractic care within a 25-mile radius. Book an in-home visit.
