Stressed? So is your pelvic floor!
Relaxing and lengthening the pelvic floor is just as important as strengthening! A lot of women feel their pelvic floor is weak and they need to strengthen it. However, I often find that they have tightness of the pelvic floor which doesn’t allow the muscles to fully contract, leading to weakness. If we only focus on strengthening, we’re not going to get the benefit we’re hoping for. Symptoms of possible tightness of the pelvic floor: *And if you often feel stressed (like many moms I work with), you’re holding tension in your pelvic floor. When we work on reducing pelvic floor tension, we have to address the nervous system and help calm…
Low Back Pain and Bladder Leaks
There is a significant correlation between low back pain and pelvic floor dysfunction, so much so, that one study even reported that 95% of women with low back pain had some form of pelvic floor dysfunction!1 And many other studies have shown similar connections between the two. Pelvic floor dysfunction can present as pain, pelvic heaviness/pressure, bowel or bladder issues. If you have low back pain you are much more likely to develop pelvic floor dysfunction, such as bladder leakage, and if you have bladder leakage, you are much more likely to develop low back pain. The common factor between low back pain and pelvic floor dysfunction is…
5 Ways to Improve Postpartum Healing
This isn’t your basic advice about stocking up on pads or cold packs. These are tips that will take you beyond the first 6 weeks, when the true healing starts to take place. These are the things no one else tells you but can make all the difference in how you feel now and in the future. Make a plan with your support person to ensure self care It’s easy to put your own care on the back burner when you have a new baby. I’ve been guilty of this myself. However, you’re not only doing a disservice to yourself but also your family. Just like the…
What is pelvic physical therapy anyways? Can’t I just do kegels?🤔
This is what no one is telling you about postpartum healing!
Tips for Carrying/Wearing Baby
Tips on how to prevent pelvic floor dysfunction while carrying/wearing your baby Pelvic floor, abdominal, and low back issues are common during pregnancy and postpartum. Here are some tips to help prevent these issues from developing or getting worse.
3 Ways to Reduce Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
While pelvic floor dysfunction can arise for many different reasons, there are some factors that increase the risk of developing these issues. Taking the time to discuss these factors with patients is critical to healing and rehabilitation. Here are the 3 topics I discuss with every patient with pelvic floor dysfunction: Are you drinking enough water? People with incontinence often restrict fluid intake because it makes them more likely to leak or go to the bathroom more. However, adequate hydration is important not only for overall health but because when the urine is concentrated it can be more irritating to the bladder and cause increased symptoms. With treatment, frequency and…
Stop bladder leakage with these helpful tips!
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