Why Releasing the Pelvic Floor After Birth Isn’t Enough

What if persistent pelvic floor tension, heaviness, or pain postpartum isn’t primarily a muscle problem – but a stability problem the muscles are trying to solve? In this short but powerful clinical reminder, Lynn Schulte challenges pelvic health therapists to rethink how they assess and treat the postpartum pelvis. She explains why working with pelvic bones and pelvic floor muscles together can dramatically improve outcomes and why releasing muscles alone can sometimes make symptoms worse. This episode highlights a critical but often overlooked relationship that can transform how you treat the postpartum pelvis.✨ Key Takeaways for PractitionersPelvic floor muscles often compensate for unstable or malpositioned pelvic bones, especially after birth.Releasing pelvic floor tension without addressing the pelvic bones first may worsen pain or heaviness.Muscle tone patterns can reveal what the pelvic bones are doing biomechanicallyCombining external bone work with internal pelvic floor treatment can rapidly restore strength, function, and symptom relief.This episode will challenge practitioners to start listening to the bones, not just the muscles, when evaluating postpartum pelvic dysfunction. Learn more at https://instituteforbirthhealing.com/treating-postpartum-pelvis/.Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.comVisit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE