

Miracle Physical Therapy's perineal preparation techniques ARE A COMFORTABLE WAY to empower women in their birthing experience.


During vaginal birth, the muscle and tissue of the perineum is required to stretch more than ever before in order to allow the passage of your baby. The most current evidence shows that the body's flexibility depends primarily on the brain's perception of stretch and not a muscle's physical length (Holzman 2010). We apply the same principles to the muscles of the perineum, gradually and gently increasing your comfort with a greater degree of opening at the vagina. Perineal preparation should never be painful. Its goal is to increase your ability to relax into stretch with greater comfort and ease. 

Holzman Weppler C, Magnusson SP. Increasing Muscle Extensibility: A Matter of Increasing Length of Modifying Sensation? Phys Ther 2010; 90:438-449.