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Lactation/Infant Feeding Physiotherapy

Lactation Support

Mastitis: early management

Clogged ducts: prevention of mastitis, prevention of recurrent clogged ducts

Nipple damage/ pain: pain management, tissue assessment, latch optimization

Postural pain: pain management for postures associated with feeding, finding pain relieving positions

Infant Feeding

Oral ties - assessment, referrals and post frenectomy therapy

Oral motor dysfunction in infancy 

Inefficient or painful breastfeeding

Orthopedic Conditions

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: wrist and hand numbness and pain due to inflammation of the tendons and their sheaths within the carpal tunnel.

Dequervein's Tenosynovitis (Mummy thumb)

Neck and back pain

Types of Treatment

What can I expect during assessment and treatment for these conditions?

Breast Manual Therapy

Therapeutic breast massage, milk expression, range of motion, PRICE education Latest evidence based treatments as per ABM Mastitis Protocol 2022.

Caity Barrett, PT

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