What We Treat

Postpartum recovery in Holland.

Everyone asks about the baby. This is the appointment that asks about you. Diastasis recti, scar pain, leaking, and getting back to what you did before.

Diastasis recti C-section scar pain Returning to exercise Talk to a Specialist

Sound Familiar?

Does this sound like you?

  • A six-week check that lasted four minutes and cleared you for everything
  • A gap down the middle of your stomach that has not closed
  • Leaking when you run, jump or sneeze
  • C-section scar that pulls, tingles, or feels numb and tight
  • Back and hip pain that started with carrying and never stopped
  • Being told you are fine while not feeling remotely fine

Two or more? Keep reading.

Why It Happens

Everyone asked about the baby. This is the appointment about you.

Pregnancy and birth change your abdominal wall, your pelvic floor, your rib position and how you carry load. None of that resolves on a calendar. Diastasis recti, scar restriction, pelvic floor weakness or tension, and the sheer mechanical demand of carrying a growing child all persist until something addresses them.

A cause-first evaluation looks at all of it together, because they are one system. And it is never too late: postpartum dysfunction that started a decade ago responds to the same work as one that started last month.

A therapist working with a pregnant patient on posture and support

The Honest Truth

Postpartum is not a window that closes.

If you keep waiting

  • Leaking and pressure that go untreated tend to persist or worsen
  • Returning to exercise on an unrehabbed core is how the next injury happens
  • Back and hip pain from carrying compounds as the child gets heavier

If you start this week

  • You know the actual cause by the end of visit one
  • Hands-on relief starts before you leave the building
  • It is never too late, including years after the birth

Nobody regrets starting too early. Every week, someone in our clinic says they regret waiting.

How We Fix It

The same four phases. Built for postpartum.

Every plan has an endpoint. Here is what the four phases look like for postpartum recovery.

Weeks 1–2

Pain

Calm things down.

Settle the pain, release the scar and the tissue that is guarding, and get you moving through a day with a baby.

Weeks 2–4

Prime

Restore coordination.

Reconnect breathing, deep core and pelvic floor so they work as one system again rather than three separate ones.

Weeks 4–8

Perform

Build resilience.

Graded strengthening and a real return-to-exercise progression, including impact when you are ready for it.

Weeks 8+

Prevent

Keep it from coming back.

What to do with the next pregnancy, the heavier toddler, and the training you actually want to get back to.

She took the time to truly listen, understand what I was dealing with, and create a treatment plan that was specific to me. I never feel rushed.

Amy W. · via Google

Every appointment was about the baby, none about you

A postpartum plan usually runs 4 to 8 weeks

Postpartum Recovery 4–8 weeks

Related Conditions

Pain rarely stays in one place.

Compensation patterns often show up nearby. Here’s what else we treat.

1

Prenatal Prep

Pelvic pain that arrived in the second trimester and keeps escalating

Learn More 2

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Heaviness or pressure that builds as the day goes on

Learn More 3

Incontinence

Leaking when you cough, sneeze or laugh

Learn More

Questions, Answered

What people ask before booking for postpartum recovery.

Most people see significant improvement within four to eight weeks, depending on symptoms and on how long it has been. You get a plan with an endpoint at the first visit, not an open-ended commitment.

Not at all, and this is one of the most common questions we get. Postpartum dysfunction does not expire. Whether it has been three months or ten years, the tissue and the coordination respond to the same work.

Yes. This is a practice built by a mother, and a baby in the room is entirely normal here. Tell us when you book so we can plan the session around it.

Book Your Visit

Ready when you are.

Request a time and a real person calls you back, usually within two business hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.

  • Hours Mon–Thu 8am–6pm · Fri 8am–12pm
  • (616) 422-7308 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
  • One-on-one, every visit

5.0 · 150+ Google reviews

Typical response: under 2 business hours

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