A lot of women coming to our practice with backaches or dizziness, tingling in their legs are surprised when I ask them if they had a Caesarean section. Where did you get that question from?
Unfortunately, after delivery, no one informs them that the cesarean scar should be taken care of, that you should go with it to a physiotherapist. When it is left to heal itself, adhesions may form, e.g. around the nerves (hence numbness of the limbs) or blood vessels (hence fainting or dizziness and headaches), sticking to the bladder (hence the loss of subsequent pregnancies, or frequent cystitis tract). Even a scar that looks nice and aesthetic from the outside can be thickened and stuck on the inside. Often, right after the cesarean section, women slouch so as not to irritate the scar, and even if they don’t hurt or they don’t experience the feeling of pull anymore. The abnormal movement pattern remains, hence the backache.
You can start working with a scar after four or five weeks after delivery. The longer you wait, the harder the scar becomes and the harder it is to work with it. However, it is not said that if you had a cesarean eight years ago, nothing can be done about it.
Remember that no scar (whether external or internal, which we can not see) should be left alone. You have to take care of it, you need to properly massage and mobilise it so that it does not pull, does not limit the range of movement and does not disturb us with the proper work of organs.
If you have similar symptoms or you don't have them yet, but you have had a cesarean, don't delay. Make an appointment with a physiotherapist who will assess the condition of the scar and prescribe appropriate therapy. Let’s get going!
