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Category Archives: Incontinence – Women
Tight pelvic floor muscles affect bladder and bowel function
Tight pelvic floor muscles are just as problematic as weak ones but much less is written about them. We regularly hear the call to action strengthen your pelvic floor, do your exercises every day, squeeze, squeeze and squeeze again ………but … Continue reading
Teenage Pelvic Floor Dysfunction- those little leaks
When treating women, I am often asked by mums about “little leaks” their teenage girls complain of (or don’t but Mum suspects ). This will often be called “giggle incontinence” and I often hear women say to me “Oh I … Continue reading
Dear Teenage Me: Look After Our Pelvic Floor Please…. love from Menopausal You
Dear Teenage Me, I speak with great love and from years of hindsight and wisdom. As we enter our next phase of womanhood , I reflect back and see some things I wish we had known when we were your … Continue reading
Pelvic Floor Exercises – how far have we really come and the importance of native dances
Pelvic floor exercises in 1931 were somewhat different to those described today ….but in many ways not much has changed! I chanced upon a delightful book called “Restoration Exercises for Women” by Ettie A. Hornibrook (even the name delights!) published … Continue reading
Pelvic Floor :What is it? Why Exercise it and How ?
THE PELVIC FLOOR-WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES IT DO? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and elastic tissue running from your tailbone to your pubic bone and out to the sitting bones … Continue reading
Smartballs Vaginal Balls Weights for Pelvic Floor Exercises
Smartballs vaginal balls are weights for pelvic floor exercises. Research shows that vaginal balls or vaginal weights for exercises can be an effective means of building pelvic floor strength. Click here for Research backing up the use of vaginal balls … Continue reading
AQUAFLEX Pelvic Floor Exercise System
AQUAFLEX Pelvic Floor Exercise System is our bestselling vaginal weights or cones are a favourite of physiotherapists and their clients. They are an excellent option for women seeking a discreet way of doing their pelvic floor exercises to help their … Continue reading
Busting the Myths: Part 3 “I have a Weak Bladder”
The weak bladder fallacy is an interesting one and I suspect finds its roots in our vernacular language – just as the term “slipped disc” is common lay terminology but is anatomically incorrect….but we all know what we ‘mean’ when … Continue reading
Busting the Myths: part 1: Incontinence
One of the favourite TV shows in our house is Mythbusters. There is always great excitement when a myth is “busted ” and the more spectacularly the better. Personally I could watch it just for the moustached guys – they … Continue reading
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Pelvic Floor and Exercise : Haemorrhoids from the Gym ?
I recently caught up with an old friend for coffee when she was visiting from interstate and as we were sitting chatting away bringing each other up-to-date on family events I noticed she was fidgeting in her chair,switching her weight … Continue reading