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5 myths about exercise during pregnancy – busted!
1.‘I wasn’t exercising before I fell pregnant, so I can’t exercise now’ Wrong! *throws her hands up in the air in exasperation* The energy used during a ‘average’ labour is similar to the energy burnt during a half marathon. You wouldn’t go into a half marathon...
“I’m not incontinent, I just have LBL.”
Urinary Incontinence … Sorry, light bladder leakage = incontinence. And us pelvic floor physios have a bit of a grump about the term ‘LBL’. It’s a marketing strategy, coined by continence pad brands, which essentially normalises something that is, yes, common, but...
Sorry honey, not tonight, my back is too sore
Do you have back pain? Your fav sexual position may be contributing. 79% of the population have had low back pain (LBP). And sex is considered by health professionals as an ADL – activity of daily living (if you’re lucky). Therefore, the position you have sex in, may...
Water: how much should you drink?
We seem to be told constantly to ‘drink at least 2L of water a day’ or ‘8 large glasses of water a day’, so much so that I used to feel guilty if I wasn’t carrying a drink bottle with me all day, constantly sipping from it, and rating the colour of my wee on a...
7 question quiz: What does a vagina physio do?
What are other names for a pelvic floor physio? Women’s health physioContinence physiotherapistPelvic health physiotherapistMen’s health physiotherapist Answer: all of the above. The problem is that none of the above titles really explains what I do. So: 2. What does...
Your pelvic floor
The pelvic floor muscles: Why should you give your pelvic floor a bit of love? Because YOU ALL have one (even you blokes out there) and because pelvic floor dysfunction can cause: Leakage of wee or poo Painful sex or the inability to have sex Constipation Lower back,...