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Pessaries are becoming more commonly used by women to primarily control symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) but can also be used to help manage stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and can be a very effective alternative to surgery. They can be used on an ‘as needed basis’ or can be worn on a more continuous […]
Menopause is a time of huge changes for a lot of women and with that can come a lot of distressing pelvic floor symptoms. These can include: Menopause sees a decline in our oestrogen levels and this can lead to some significant tissue changes which can contribute to some of the symptoms above. Tissue Changes: Declining […]
I recently travelled to Florida to attend a Pelvic Floor course for Acupuncturists. I think like you, my first thought was “this sounds very uncomfortable” but perhaps using a few alternate words! During the course I spent three days with Acupuncturists from all over North America and it honestly blew my mind! Nothing like this […]
For a lot of women, knowing how to safely exercise during pregnancy can be very confusing. There is a lot of information out there and sifting through what is up to date and accurate versus what is out of date and inaccurate information can be difficult. Although this is an area in need of more research, […]
Knowing how and when to safely return to running or impact sports and activities postpartum can be challenging for new moms. How long should I wait until it is safe to resume activity postpartum? How long until I can return to running/impact postpartum? How can I safely return to running postpartum? Living and working as a pelvic floor physiotherapist […]
July is Diastasis Rectus Abdominus (DRA) awareness month and with so much misinformation and fear around what diastasis is and what it means in your recovery postpartum, I thought this was a good opportunity to provide some information and dispel some common myths! What is Diastasis? Diastasis is the separation of the central abdominal wall […]
For a lot of women, throughout most of our lives, we have been inundated with the negative stories of birth. We have been conditioned to believe that great pain is associated with birth and because of this, women today hold an unprecedented amount of fear around giving birth. Fear has a very predictable and powerful […]
The Pelvic Floor is a sling of muscles that act like a hammock of support at the base of the pelvis. They have 4 main functions: Support the Pelvic Organs – In men this includes the bladder and bowel while in women this includes the bladder, bowel and uterus. If the pelvic floor muscles fail to offer enough […]
I recently attended the Integrative Fertility Symposium 2019 in Vancouver BC. The speakers were international ranging from Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists, to Naturopathic Doctors and Western Medical Doctors. It was three days of an outpouring of knowledge about women’s health, fertility, pregnancy, birthing and peri-menopause to menopause. In my practice here […]