Birth Recovery
Caesarean Section Recovery
Recovering from a Caesarean is about more than healing your incision — it's helping your whole body recover with confidence.
- No referral required
- Evidence-based care
- Individual recovery plan
- Albany, WA
About this condition
Recovery after a Caesarean
A Caesarean is major abdominal surgery. Even when the skin looks healed, deeper muscles, connective tissue and nerves keep healing for months. Physiotherapy helps you reduce pain, restore strength, improve scar mobility and safely return to what you love.
Signs & symptoms
Common concerns
- Pain or numbness around the scar
- Core weakness
- Difficulty getting out of bed
- Lower back pain
- Pelvic floor weakness or leakage
- Abdominal separation
- Pain with lifting
- Low confidence returning to exercise
Your recovery timeline
A staged return
- First 6 weeks: gentle movement, walking, scar healing
- 6–12 weeks: core strengthening, Pilates, light lifting
- Beyond 12 weeks: running, gym, sport-specific rehab
- Guided by your body, not just a set number of weeks
How we help
How physiotherapy helps
There's no single 'right' timeline — we guide you safely from early healing to a full return to activity.
Scar care
Massage and mobility to ease tightness and sensitivity.
Core rehabilitation
Rebuild deep strength and pressure control.
Pelvic floor recovery
Address leakage and support.
Return to exercise
A graded plan back to lifting, running and sport.
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