The Tummy Team works with prenatal and postpartum women to prepare the core and pelvic floor for a strong pregnancy and delivery and healthy birth recovery. One of the conditions we specialize in is diastasis recti. We get tons of questions about diastasis recti and pregnancy and hope to help expecting moms everywhere have the…
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Mothers are working all the time. Whether you are a working mom or stay at home mom, you are always working, and it often involves a lot of compromised postures. These compromised postures and body mechanics usually lead to pain and dysfunction. Because mothers are excellent at powering through pain, oftentimes many years go…
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Have you ever considered the physical demands of motherhood? We focus so much on that workout we can squeeze into nap time or after work, yet we often underestimate the invisible workout we are doing all day, every day. The Tummy Team focuses on supporting and strengthening women for all the different seasons or motherhood. Let’s examine…
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Motherhood leaves a mark…and it is beautiful! From Pregnancy to childbirth, caring for newborns to wrangling toddlers, carting around school-age kids to guiding teenagers… Motherhood is hard work. No matter who we were before we became a mother, once we become a mother we are forever changed. We think differently. We feel differently. We…
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Congratulations on your baby! This is going to be a time of wonder, a time of joy…and a time spent mostly sitting down. That’s right. Mothers of newborns can spend up to 11-14 hours a day in the nursing position! During our core rehab programs at The Tummy Team, we will focus on all the aspects of your life. What…
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This month, I turned 45. I have lived 45 years of life. Some of those years were great, some were hard. But all of them put together is what got me where I am today. My journey to healing and restoration – both physically and emotionally – is completely woven together with my journey to…
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Our pelvic floor specialist and dear friend, Gillian Sukachevin shares her story of transformation from brokenness & pain to healing & hope… My name is Gillian Sukachevin. I am a physical therapist at The Tummy Team. I received intensive training from Kelly Dean, the founder of The Tummy Team, to be a core rehabilitation…
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A question we asked for a long time was… can you really achieve core rehab through an online program? Rehab is personal and specific, and people have the best results when we can see them and treat them specifically. But the reality is there are a limited number of therapists who do what we do…
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The Wrong Questions to Ask… Although the question “are you pregnant” can seem innocent on the surface, it actually has a big impact. Here is what we need to consider… I write this post as a public service announcement to help everyone involved in this awkward situation. I have personally experienced the pain of poorly…
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