by Julie Blades | May 30, 2023 | Bladder, Bowels, Exercise, Pain, Pelvic Floor, Physiotheraphy, Pregnancy and post-partum, Sex, Wellbeing
There are several ways to reduce your risk of birth injuries. This article summarises whatthey are, the risk factors and what you can do to minimise the risk of these occurring. Birth injuries Severe perineal tearing – 80% of vaginal births will result in a...
by Jennifer Touzel | May 20, 2023 | Exercise, Pain, Physiotheraphy, Sex, Wellbeing
I think it is initially worth exploring the physiology of pain – what is it, how does it work, what is the point of it? This will give us the context to then understand chronic pain better. f you have time to watch this excellent video from Lorimer Moseley, one...
by Jennifer Touzel | Apr 19, 2023 | Bladder, Bowels, Exercise, Pain, Pelvic Floor, Physiotheraphy, Pregnancy and post-partum, Sex, Wellbeing
Telling someone that they have a prolapse is often quite the deflating statement. Given the choice I’m sure we would all rather not have a prolapse, but we know that around 50% of women who have had a baby will be diagnosed with a prolapse at some point in their...
by Caitlin Fris | Feb 1, 2019 | Sex
Dyspareunia, vaginismus, vulvodynia, vestibulodynia. They’re all words thrown around to describe painful sex. Confusing right? There are many causes of painful sex, and women may feel it in different places, at different stages of their life (post-natal,...
by Caitlin Fris | Mar 2, 2017 | Exercise, Pregnancy and post-partum, Sex
Elvie: Your most personal trainer I’ve been sent a sample of ‘Elvie’ to try, and to give feedback to the manufacturer. Here’s what I think: Elvie is a device that you insert inside your vagina to give you feedback on your pelvic floor performance, via an app on...
by Caitlin Fris | Aug 1, 2016 | Pain, Sex
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...
