Mummy MOT
Mummy MOT
A Mummy MOT is a specialist postnatal examination for women following both vaginal and caesarean deliveries. It assesses how your posture, pelvic floor muscles and stomach muscles are recovering after birth. And if they’re not, then we can provide you with exercises and treatment to help in your recovery and to return to exercise safely.
The Postnatal MOT That You Deserve
Up to half of all women experience weakness in both the abdominal muscles and pelvic floor muscles after pregnancy and up to a third still have a tummy gap at eight weeks post-birth. This can cause instability or poor core strength leading to women developing pelvic or back pain or bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction. These conditions should not be something you should just put up with as a result of having a baby.
It’s recommended that women have an initial assessment at 6-8 weeks postnatal, but we also treat women who gave birth years ago that may still have a tummy gap or related pelvic floor issues.
At our MSO Physio and Raynes Park Physio we have expert physios in safe professional spaces who can help you through this period of your life.
What’s Involved?
Our practitioners are fully trained in postnatal care and licensed to carry out a Mummy MOT®. Mums need to bend, squat and lift so we provide postnatal clinical care and functional exercises for female clients following birth (no matter how long ago).
A Mummy Mot is a 1-Hour Assessment including:
- A full postural screen.
- A check to ensure any caesarean or episiotomy wounds are recovering well.
- A pelvic floor muscle assessment (if required)
- An abdominal muscle exam to check for any separation.
- Screening for bladder, bowel or sexual dysfunction.
What to Expect?
Following your assessment your expert practitioner can provide you with:
- Education and advice on safe activities such as lifting your baby or pushing a buggy.
- Bespoke rehabilitation programme with your goals and lifestyle factors in mind.
- In-house referral to our specialist Women in Sport physiotherapist (if required).
- In-house referral to our 1-2-1 or our small group post-natal Pilates classes (if required).
Our Team
Jo Fordyce
Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
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Jo is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, with nearly 30 years of experience working in this area. Jo led the Pelvic Health team at St. George’s Hospital and during this time was involved with developing a multi-disciplinary perineal clinic for women with severe birth trauma.
Since then, Jo has continued to work in the NHS, currently working as a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist at Queen Mary’s Hospital Roehampton, as part of the Urology team, alongside her busy private practice. Jo is a registered Mummy MOT practitioner, offering post-natal checks from 6 weeks onwards.
Jo’s special areas of interest –
Mummy MOT’s
Incontinence
Prolapse
Sexual dysfunction
Post natal pelvic floor weakness
Obs/gynae surgery
Men’s health
Harriet Jones
Specialist Musculoskeletal And Sports Physiotherapist
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Harriet is one of our Women’s Health Physio team based at our Sutton clinic. Harriet qualified as a physiotherapist in 2007 with an MSc (pre-registration) from King’s College London. Following this, she worked in London Teaching Hospitals which included University College Hospital and King’s College Hospital treating a wide variety of musculoskeletal, orthopaedics, sports and pregnancy related injuries. Harriet is a certified Pilates instructor with the APPI, having completed the matwork certification as well as Reformer training and antenatal and postnatal Pilates courses. She has post graduate training in acupuncture, taping and pregnancy related pain.
Harriet’s areas of interest –
Women in Sport
Ante / postnatal Pilates
Post natal return to sport and running
Rectus diastasis management
Pregnancy related low back pain
Pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain
See why patients love Raynes Park Physio
‘’I came to see Jo Fordyce after the birth of my baby boy. She did a thorough check and worked with me on pelvic floor rehabilitation over the course of 12 weeks. I am very blessed and thankful for the results that we have achieved and will continue to follow her advice for exercise & diet. I would highly recommend her for new mums!’’
‘’Harriet has been great - providing tailored support both pre- and post-natally. As an amateur aerialist, I’ve been keen to maintain as much strength as possible, and get back up in the air asap. Harriet gave me the confidence to safely continue to train through my pregnancy, and then work through regaining strength after - including regaining pelvic floor strength and managing ab separation. Thank you!’’
‘’I have been seeing Jo Fordyce for approximately 4 months & I can honestly say it has been the best thing I have done. She is very easy to talk to & extremely knowledgeable & helpful. She has helped me physically & mentally & for that I am really grateful. All the staff at the practice are really helpful & accommodating.’’
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