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Hypertonic Pelvic Floor Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
I thought I’d summarise what I discussed with Jane Garvey on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour about how and why hypertonic pelvic floor muscles can lead to excruciating pain. Hypertonic pelvic floor symptoms develop when your pelvic floor muscles spasm. The … Continue reading
Posted in bowel problems, childbirth, gynaecology, menopause, obstetrics, painful sexual intercourse, pelvic floor, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual health, vaginal delivery, women's health
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Sensible advice for new mums about pelvic floor exercises
There’s a lot of good evidence which recommends pelvic floor muscle (pfm) training to avoid incontinence during and/or after pregnancy. Yet not many women know about it, and not many are doing them! A recent survey by health professionals revealed … Continue reading
Posted in bladder irritant, childbirth, forceps, frequency, gynaecology, incontinence, instrumental delivery, long second stage, Mothers, obstetrics, pelvic floor, Pregnancy, rectus diastasis, sexual health, vaginal delivery, ventouse/vacuum extraction, women's health, Womens Health Physio on twitter
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Squeezy – the new physiotherapy App
Struggling to remember to do your pelvic floor muscle (pfm) exercises? What you may need is the Squeezy App. It’s been specially designed by a Women’s Health Physiotherapist to help increase the regularity with which women do their pfm exercises. … Continue reading
Posted in cystocele, enterocele, gynaecology, incontinence, obstetrics, pelvic floor, pelvic organ prolapse, Pregnancy, rectocele, urge incontinence, urgency, urology, uterine prolapse, vaginal delivery, women's health
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Even more reason to do your pelvic floor exercises!
Some research published last November* makes alarming reading if you’ve had children. Its results show that women who have had a normal vaginal delivery: • are at double the risk of developing a pelvic organ prolapse (that’s where the womb, … Continue reading
Posted in childbirth, cystocele, enterocele, forceps, gynaecology, incontinence, instrumental delivery, long second stage, male health, menopause, Mothers, obstetrics, pelvic floor, pelvic organ prolapse, Pregnancy, prostatectomy, rectocele, TURP, urge incontinence, urology, uterine prolapse, vaginal delivery, ventouse/vacuum extraction, women's health
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Urine smells like sugar puffs? Find out what could be causing it!
It’s not just bad bladder habits* or weak pelvic floor muscles that can cause problems with your waterworks. If you’re more thirsty than usual, have sweet-smelling wee, are losing weight (but not on a diet!) and feel tired and irritable, … Continue reading
Posted in bladder infection, bladder irritant, cystocele, dehydrat*, diabetes, frequency, incontinence, pelvic floor, urge incontinence, urgency, urinary infection, women's health
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Wanted! Good Women’s Health Physiotherapist
How do you find a good women’s health physiotherapist? It’s hard, given how reluctant women are to discuss their bladder problems. In practice women are unlikely to make personal recommendations telling people they’ve seen a good private women’s health physiotherapist … Continue reading
Posted in Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Womens Health, bladder irritant, frequency, incontinence, menopause, pelvic floor, pelvic organ prolapse, urge incontinence, urgency, women's health
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The pros and cons of electrical stimulation
I think it’s such a shame when I treat women who’ve spent months using an electrical stimulator (elec stim) in the hope it will stop them leaking, when they’d have done so much better by simply doing pelvic floor muscle … Continue reading
Posted in bowel problems, cystocele, enterocele, frequency, incontinence, male health, pelvic floor, pelvic organ prolapse, rectocele, urge incontinence, urgency, uterine prolapse, women's health
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Physiotherapy helps male pelvic floor problems
It’s not just women who benefit from pelvic floor muscle training, as men can also suffer from problems with their waterworks. In fact, up to 1 in 10 men may develop problems with bladder control and/or sexual function. The risk increases … Continue reading
Posted in after dribble, bowel problems, erectile dysfunction, frequency, incontinence, male health, pelvic floor, premature ejaculation, prostatectomy, TURP, urge incontinence, urgency
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Make prolapse symptoms better or even go away
Recently I’ve had a number of patients who have done really well with women’s health physiotherapy to treat their prolapse symptoms. They’re always surprised that it works, but they shouldn’t be – as there’s good evidence to show that strengthening … Continue reading
Posted in back pain, bowel problems, cystocele, enterocele, incontinence, menopause, pelvic floor, pelvic organ prolapse, rectocele, sexual health, uterine prolapse, women's health
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Pelvic floor exercises
I’m always surprised to meet pregnant women who admit they are not doing their pelvic floor muscle (pfm) exercises, despite the risks they run if they don’t. This post aims to motivate you to start doing your pfm exercises, wherever … Continue reading
Posted in antenatal class, incontinence, menopause, Mothers, pelvic floor, pelvic organ prolapse, Pregnancy, urge incontinence, urgency, women's health
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