In this episode, we talk with Physical Therapist and Women’s Health Specialist, Marianne Ryan.

Marianne is the Owner and Clinical Director of MRPT Physical Therapy in Midtown Manhattan

She is Board Certified as an Orthopedic Specialist (Only one in 10 physical therapists are certified by the APTA), andsits on the APTA panel of experts for high risk pregnancies.

She has over 20 years experience in treating Prenatal and Postpartum patients and has developed a successful treatment program to help women restore their pelvic floor and flatten their tummies. Her experience as an educator includes Columbia University  School of Nursing, Nurse Midwifery Program where she taught Prenatal and Postpartum PT treatment and Exercises.

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• How to strengthen your pelvic floor, even while on you are on the go
  
  
  
• The importance of setting realistic goals
  
  
  
• Why you must take care of your joints during pregnancy
  
  
  
• Having a 2nd child later in life: what steps should you take?
  
  
  
• Exercise after childbirth
  
  
  
• The pros and cons of having a baby after 40
  
  
  
• How modern technology has made it possible to have children
  
  
  
• How to have realistic expectations when losing weight after a baby
  
  
  
• The importance of understanding intra-abdominal pressure during pregnancy
  
  
  
• The pregnancy hormone, and how it impacts your joints regarding exercise
  
  
  
• The importance of proper breathing during exercise
  
  
  
• Common exercise injuries (that are totally preventable)
  
  
  
• Core exercises the right way (You may be creating imbalances if you are doing it wrong
  

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• MRPT Physical Therapy, NYC
  
• MRPT Facebook Page
  
• MRPT Twitter Profile
  
• Pelvic Floor First
  

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