Pregnancy at General Wellness Centre

Massage can help ease some of those pregnancy related niggles. Your body is doing one of the toughest and most important jobs a body can do, make sure your taking care of it the best you can. Between our women’s health Physio and massage therapist, you will be well looked after 🤰🏻

Post baby exercise is about more than getting back your post baby body. is a serious risk of incorrect exercise while your body is still healing. We can help make sure your exercising correctly, as well as help you rehabilitate post delivery

Getting back to exercise after baby! - Exercise Right A lot of new mums want to return to the gym ready to get their ‘pre-baby-body’ back? But slow down mamma, let me stop you there…

We are BACK for day 2 of the Women's Health and Wellbeing Expo - Robina Community Centre!
Pop down to pick up a FREE pregnancy consultation at General Wellness Centre! We also have a prize pack that is valued at $590 up for grabs! Includes massage vouchers, exercise physiology vouchers, natural & organic products for mum and baby, massage ball and more!! Winner will be announced today!
Free entry and heaps to see!

Do you have a product or service specific to women health & wellbeing? We are looking for items to add to our prize pack for the Womens health & wellbeing expo! Get in touch with us for more info
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A position is now available for a Physiotherapist at General Wellness Centre on the Gold Coast.

Join our team of Allied Health Professionals. The position will begin as a part time role, with the intention of increasing to full time as quickly as possible. We have a large community of local medical centres who refer to us already and an overflow of patients from our Exercise Physiology and Podiatry departments needing physiotherapy so it will not take long to fill your days up with new clients.

We are looking for someone motivated, innovative and committed to helping our team create better health for patients. We pride ourselves at General Wellness Centre at creating a happy and fun workplace for our staff and patients.

As an established practice we have Medicare, DVA, Workcover, HICAPS for private health fund patients as well as government funded referral systems for chronic pain and mental health. You must be AHPRA registered and eligible to obtain your Medicare provider number and private health fund provider numbers. As well as all necessary insurances and certificates.

Additional qualifications such as acupuncture/dry needling, Pilates, exercise physiology etc are an advantage. Your role may consist of a variety of interactions such as clinical rehabilitation, hydrotherapy, group classes and pain management.

General Wellness Centre prides itself on quality care, attention to detail and happy environment. The successful applicant therefore must fit in well with our team and mission.

If you feel that General Wellness Centre is the place for you, email your interest through to us!

New graduates welcome. Competitive salary for the right applicant.

Email your interest to [email protected]

Not all complications of pregnancy are avoidable (thats for sure!) but there are measures you can take to decrease your risk. Our Pregnancy health programs are designed to help you keep yourself in the best health for pregnancy and beyond. We are offering free consults this month so mention this post when you book an appointment and we will wave all fees! We are here to help you and baby!

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COMMON COMPLAINT: neck and shoulder pain post pregnancy.
There are a lot of changes to the upper body during & after pregnancy. The increased breast size and weight places strain on the neck and shoulders. Holding a baby in your arms, breastfeeding, leaning over a cot, constantly looking down (who can stop looking at that gorgeous little human you created) all place added pressure on the neck and shoulders.

This can then create headaches and chronic neck pain (and who needs that to add to the new level of sleep deprivation your experiencing).

We combat this by helping our pregnancy patients strengthen their upper back through a variety of scapular retraction exercises. So that by the time bub arrives the body is ready for all that cuddling!!

If you've left it too late and are already experiencing neck and shoulder pain, we can help by initially adding a stretch phase to reduce the strain on the muscles and then move into the strength phase.

Don't wait too long to get it sorted, the longer the pain has to set it the harder it can be to fix!

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Effects of this condition are know to cause:
MACROSOMIA, STILL BIRTH, MISCARRIAGE, PREMATURE DELIVERY, FORCEPS DELIVERY, SEVERE DELIVERY COMPLICATIONS, SPECIALTY MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR NEWBORN and many more complications.
Are you at risk??
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Thrilled to see our fav design inspiration duo Alisa & Lysandra promoting health for new mummas! Get out in the fresh air like these two and thank your body for the incredible job it has been done!

Sisters that train together........It feels so good to get back into fitness after having a baby. If you are a new mumma, we'd love to hear how you are getting back into it.

PREGNANCY back/pelvic/sciatic pain!

We see so many of these issues in the 2nd pregnancy that were not there in the first.
The reason back pain/pelvic pain and sciatica are more common in pregnancy #2 is because of the transverse abdominis and pelvic floor weakening during the 1st pregnancy.
Those 2 mechanisms (which make up a big portion of the "core") weaken which changes the pelvic positioning. Adding the weight of baby #2 and increased belly size put more pressure on the lower back causing a multitude of problems that didn't exist in pregnancy #1 when all those muscles were strong. The best way to avoid all these complications is to rehabilitate the "core" during & after baby #1, if it's too late for that, don't stress you can start now, you can even strengthen those muscles during pregnancy. Ps ladies- keggles don't count. There are simple exercises that we can teach you in the clinic to reduce these complications. Book an appointment with our Exercise Physiologist and She will be able to walk you through all your concerns and how you can help yourself & your baby.

Mum & Bub sessions melt out hearts here at GWC. This perfect little mini me is always impressing us as we help mum through pregnancy #2.

Restless legs can be a particularly uncomfortable pregnancy symptom. A few diet tweaks and exercise can help to ease the severity.
The benefits of our pregnancy physiology sessions are hard to ignore. Let us help you through your body through the amazing journey!

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Diastasis Recti is a common issue we see here in the clinic. There are some very specific exercises you will need to do but more importantly there are exercises you SHOULD NOT do. So its important to sit down with your Exercise Physiologist and learn how to improve your abdominal muscles without causing more damage. We are here to guide you through all stages of pregnancy, and that includes the recovery process after your little one has arrived.

http://www.pregnancyexercise.co.nz/10-facts-women-need-to-know-about-diastasis-recti/

Diastsis Recti-10 Facts women need to know | Pregnancy Exercise Diastasis recti, everything mums need to know about abdominal muscle separation during and beyond pregnancy. Updated January 2016

We do everything we can to help our mums understand their pregnancy and keep their bodies prepared for the changes it is going through. From specialty taping for belly support, ultrasound monitored core control and all the guided exercises to control back pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, sciatica, weight gain, gestational diabetes, ligament laxity and anything else you need. Plus it's all included in our standard consultation price of $70. Health fund rebates are available. Book an appointment today 👶🏼👶🏼

An honest talk about body change through pregnancy.

I Was Overweight Before — Here's How I Handled Pregnancy Weight Gain It's such a vivid memory, and one I'm not proud to admit. Within days of finding out I was pregnant, my first thought was, "Please be healthy," but immediately my second thought — without even a pause — was, "I don't want to

Core control is one of the most important concepts for pregnancy exercise. It helps reduce your back pain, protect your pelvic floor, reduce pelvic pain, reduce sciatica occurrence, reduce diastasis recti, and so much more.

Problem is its a particularly difficult exercise pattern to master. Activating the Transverse Abdominis means contracting a muscle that sits underneath your abdominals, without activating the abdominal muscles! Tricky is a bit of an understatement. With the use of the ultrasound machine we can physically see what your muscles are doing when you perform the exercises. This tool is invaluable in teaching you how to do the exercises correctly!

We want you to experience all the benefits of exercising correctly for pregnancy so this is included in the cost of a standard consultation!

Book an appointment with our Exercise Physiologist: Harmonee, and start looking after your baby bump today!

Phone: General Wellness Centre on 5630 4466

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NURSERY REVEAL] We are super excited to be home from hospital and thankfully we finished Dash's baby nursery just in time. A huge thanks to Leander and Danish by Design for the gorgeous cot, change table and chest of drawers....they are divine.
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Post natal depression does not discriminate. At the end of the day we are all HUMAN and in effect are all the same. If you are struggling, talk to someone, if their response doesn't sit well with you, talk to someone else! And let's all work on our response to this conversation. "You'll be right love" isn't the answer. When we all take our public masks off the truth is we can all relate, we all struggle with something at some point. So listen to each other, remind each other that we are not alone, not supposed to be super human! Encourage each other to check in with a professional! We have no worries booking a professional to fix our taps, our back pain, our hair or our car! So add your mental health to that list! It's a pretty important component of our lives that we should keep healthy!!

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Is it safe to exercise while pregnant? it sure is!
An Exercise Physiologist is the medical professional you should consult before starting your program. Ps - We have one of those at General Wellness Centre. Book your appointment with her now on 5630 4466

Safe exercise for the expectant mum (and bump!) “Is it safe to exercise throughout my pregnancy?” - a common question for a mum, hear from our AEP on the details you need to know.

We know sometimes you lie awake a night worrying about everything that could go wrong with your pregnancy. Knowledge is power, and may even help you rest a little easier. Have a read of this article and lift some of that stress off your shoulders.

*Don't forget, when your working with one of our health professionals at General Wellness Centre we are there to support you and help you with all your questions and worries. We become your support team & cheerleaders!

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We can help you fix your abdominal separation the right way. Book an appointment with our Exercise physiologist On 5630 4466. If you have extras cover on your private health you may even be able to claim the cost of your session 👍🏼

Abdominal Separation - Closing the gap Diastasis of the Re**us Abdominus Muscle Chances are you’ve never heard this term before,  yet two out of three women will experience it as a result of pregnancy. DRAM refers to the separation of the Re**us Abdominis muscle, which is the long muscle located in the middle of your tummy. According to…

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Ladies I cannot stress enough how important it is to get your prenatal, perinatal and post natal advice from a professional in that field. Our staff are university trained specialists in the pregnancy field. I cannot tell you how many mums I see in the start of their 2nd pregnancy with all kinds of pain and issues because they got their advice from online celebrities and one size fits all online exercise programs. We can help you at any stage of any pregnancy. Please invest in your health and the health of the bodies you are creating. I cannot think of anything more important to focus on. You and your kids need you at your best! 🙌🏼

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