by Jennifer Touzel | Feb 22, 2024 | Pelvic Floor, Physiotheraphy, Pregnancy and post-partum
A lot of women I see for pelvic health physio appointments have been told about pelvic floor exercises, or Kegel’s – often through antenatal classes, Pilates classes, or friends. A lot of these women also confess that they’re not sure whether they’re doing them...
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 Sophie Fogarty | Feb 27, 2023 | Breastfeeding, Exercise, Pain, Pregnancy and post-partum, Wellbeing
This is a common misconception we hear daily in clinic. “I don’t want a C-section as I want to recover more quickly”. The length of time it takes to recover from birth depends on a multitude of factors and having a vaginal birth doesn’t mean you bounce back quicker....
by Kendal De Besten | Feb 2, 2023 | Breastfeeding, Exercise, Pain, Pregnancy and post-partum, Wellbeing
Breastfeeding – baby is happy tucking in to their meal, you go to look up or over your shoulder and every thing hurts. Why????? Once bub arrives all of a sudden you are spending hours of your day sitting to breastfeed. Your neck is craning over to meet baby’s gaze,...
by Kendal De Besten | Feb 2, 2023 | Exercise, Pain, Pregnancy and post-partum, Wellbeing
Anterior knee pain? Patella femoral pain? Runners knee? What is going on with my knee? Looking at your knee from a front on view you have the femur on top and the tibia below creating the knee joint. There is a groove in the front of the femur called the trochlear...
