Pelvic Girdle Pain [also known as PGP and formerly referred to as Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction or SPD], is a common musculoskeletal condition in pregnancy. Research has shown it can affect up to 84% of pregnant women and 20% of these women will experience significant, debilitating pain, which has the capacity to affect their movement and…
Pelvic floor exercises have been shown to be important and effective for treating pelvic health conditions, such as Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Incontinence. If you have been told to exercise your pelvic floor, you may be unsure about how to connect with these muscles, in order to exercise them effectively. Furthermore, different clinicians and practitioners…
We all know that exercise is good for us and that ideally, we should be exercising on a regular basis. However many pregnant women are unsure about how they should start or continue with exercise throughout their pregnancy, to ensure their own health and that of their baby, is optimal. So, what is ‘safe’ and…
We all know that exercise is good for us and that ideally, we should be doing it regularly, but does this apply during pregnancy? As a Women’s Health Physiotherapist frequently working with pregnant women, I come across ladies who are unsure or sometimes even fearful about partaking in exercise during pregnancy. However, for most women,…
If you have a pelvic health condition, have had a baby, are postnatal or are going through the peri/post menopause, you may already be undergoing treatment with a Women’s Health Physiotherapist and it’s quite possible that you have been instructed to regularly exercise your pelvic floor as part of this. But many women find…
Women are frequently told to “Exercise your pelvic floor” or “Do your Kegels” during various life stages and for different pelvic health conditions. Often, women are given a leaflet by their health provider about pelvic floor exercises and are expected to continue them without further instruction or advice. However, are pelvic floor exercises as simple…
As a Physiotherapist working in Women’s Health, I talk about the “Pelvic Floor” with most of the clients I see. However, many of the ladies I treat are unsure about where their pelvic floor is and what it does. But if a muscle can’t be seen or visualised, how can we expect women to connect…
It’s New Years Day and I’m not sure about you but we are feeling a tad jaded, generally unhealthy and as though we have taken the food and drink to beyond excess over these past few weeks… Well this stops now! I personally love New Year – it’s the perfect time to get things into…
Reformer Pilates is very different to ‘Pilates on the Mat’ and I see many clients who try the Reformer and never go back. But why is it so popular, what are its benefits and how can it be used in Women’s Health? What is the Reformer?
What does it mean to have a ‘Prolapse’? 🔊 Listen to this “I was told I ‘probably had a Prolapse.’ I had to look it up on Google” Rebecca sat on the toilet seat and positioned the hand mirror in between her legs. She gave birth 6 weeks ago and has had a feeling of…