Events & Other – SHEFit Physical Therapy

Postpartum Health & Fitness Workshops

Join us to learn the good, bad and essential of postpartum recovery and fitness! Bladders, bellies and beyond – from diastasis recti to painful sex! We want to PREPARE and EQUIP you for the best possible recovery and swiftest return to fitness after baby!

Upcoming Community Worskshops:

Thursday June 7, 12pm at Night and Day Midwifery

Registration at Night & Day’s Breastfeeding Group Event Page

Saturday June 16th, 1:00pm at Mother to Mother Midwifery

Online Postpartum Program: Mom Body Rehab – 6 Weeks to Rebuild Your Body After Pregnancy

Can’t make it into the clinic, but want to restore your core and pelvic floor the RIGHT way after pregnancy?

SHEFit offers an online postpartum rehabilitation program just for you! Choose between the Independent Study and VIP versions to get exactly the level of care and guidance you want for your postpartum recoovery.

Click here for information on Dr. Sheri’s “6 Weeks to Rebuild Your Body after Baby: The safest, most effective way to restore strength & fitness after pregnancy!”

Online Nutrition Programs: In Partnership with the Integrative Women’s Health Institute

Nutrition plays a huge role in your health – for healing after pregnancy, injury, and with chronic pain. Your body needs the buildling blocks to restore normal healthy muscle and connective tissue, to balance hormones, to support good digestive function, and to function optimally.

SHEFit partners with the Integrative Womens Health Institute to offer 3 online nutrition programs. Click below for information introducing you to each program so that you can decide the best option for your needs.

Nourish – Nutrition for Chronic Pain and Inflammation

Learn how the digestive, immune, nervous, and other physiologic systems contribute to your chronic pelvic pain. Understand YOUR root cause, and uncover your unique pelvic pain relief “recipe.”

Hormone Balance – Nutrition for Hormone Balance

Torch the belly fat, restore your libido, and come out of the brain fog. Learn how what you’re eating (and how well it’s absorbed!), how you’re sleeping, and how you’re moving all contribute to hormonal health.

Fertility – Nutrition to Optimize Fertility

Use specific detoxification, digestive health, and nourishment strategies to prepare your body for pregnancy. Make it easier to get pregnant, and reduce your baby’s long term risk of chronic health conditions like asthma, ADHD, and allergies.

Strong Mom Online Postpartum Health & Fitness Workshops

Click here for information and registration for the STRONG MOM Health & Fitness Workshops.

Postpartum Rehabilitation & Fitness Coaching

Be smart: REHABILITATE your body after pregnancy!

40% of moms leak urine with coughing, sneezing, laughing or exercising at one year postpartum, increasing to over 50 % by age 65
60% of women have some level of organ prolapse within 6 months of childbirth
Over 50% of moms have back, hip or pelvic pain one year postpartum
Over 50% of moms are unhappy with there body and fitness level one year postpartum
These conditions often lead to surgical intervention if left unaddressed until later in life

Exercising after pregnancy is NOT like starting a new weight loss program, or returning to exercise after a period of rest. It is like going back to exercise after a major surgery or injury. No athlete would return to sport after such an event without going to rehab, yet the postpartum period is not treated with such care. In Europe, every mom does a 6 week course of pelvic physical therapy after pregnancy and birth. We need to catch up!

SHEFit Postpartum Rehabilitation and Fitness Programs provide:

60 minute sessions with a Doctor of Physical Therapy specializing in postpartum rehabilitation (recommended 8-16 sessions over 3-6 months)
Screening for diastasis recti abdominis
Full pelvic floor assessment after your 6 week postpartum check up if appropriate
Home exercise/workout planning
Injury Screening
Body mechanics training for “Mom Duties”, posture, and prevention of pregnancy related pelvic disorders
Education for exercise, nutrition and injury prevention
Biofeedback Treatment if appropriate
Massage therapy and joint mobilization if appropriate

Personal trainers and group fitness classes are great at helping you break a sweat and shed pounds, but aggressive exercise programs can sometimes cause more damage to the healing muscles and ligaments of the abdomen and pelvis. Protect your body and restore your fitness the right way. Upgrade your postpartum fitness training to a pelvic physical therapist.

Schedule your evaluation today!

Remote Coaching

Can’t make it to San Diego?

Dr. DeSchaaf is currently accepting a few select clients for her personalized online wellness coaching program. Consultations are conducted via Skype or Google Duo, and clients will receive support materials including videos of prescribed exercises and stretches, as well as PDFs with personalized lifestyle and behavior guidance.

This program is for you if:

You are a new mom
You are an “old” mom or a grandma
You are trying to return to exercise after childbirth or abdominal/pelvic surgery
You have urine leakage or bladder dysfunction*
You have Diastasis Recti Abdominis
You have Pelvic Organ Prolapse*
You WANT your BODY BACK!
You are prepared to commit to working hard to achieve your goals
You want to be empowered to heal your own body, not depend on drugs or surgery

This program is NOT for you if:

You have significant complicating factors that may need a one-on one evaluation (may still be eligible with a physician’s prescription)
You want a “quick fix”
You want someone else to fix you without much effort on your part
You do not have access to technology that allows for video consultation or computer based coaching

8 video conference sessions +PDF materials, video exercise programming: $999

*Certain examination and training techniques may not be possible via remote consultation. This may limit your results.

To register or for more information, please email Sheri@SHEFitPT.com with subject line “Remote Coaching”.