Much of what pelvic health physiotherapists do each day relates to educating women and men in a variety of topics related to the pelvic floor. So people start with varying degrees of knowledge about say, urinary incontinence. Their current knowledge may have been acquired from their mother- “I have a weak bladder, my mother and […]
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Forty years ago Blondie’s first ever hit, “In The Flesh”, reached number two on the Australian Singles charts after it was played by mistake (instead of “X-Offender”) on the music show “Countdown” in 1977. (Well done Molly!) Tonight on the 7.30 Report there was an interview with Blondie, as she is touring Australia at present. She
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I have had plenty of family and friends undergoing joint replacements over the last couple of years and I wish I had had this great blog that I am re-blogging from NOIJam to refer them to and ask them to read. If you are undergoing a joint replacement in the future please add the suggestions
Knee replacements in the brain – the patient’s side Read More »
Yoga is wonderful for decreasing anxiety and hypervigilance Another of the Nuggets associated with our pain relaxation class. Hypervigilance is an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviours whose purpose is to detect threats. Hypervigilance is also accompanied by a state of increased anxiety which can cause exhaustion.(1) It is commonly associated with
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Who isn’t feeling a bit anxious lately? Between the political landscape worldwide and the ever-distressing weather, amongst other things, there is plenty to be anxious about. (BTW if you live in Brisbane and are feeling a little whingy about our day-after-day unrelenting heat and humidity, then take a moment to check out Birdsville’s temperature- yes
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My family are always very helpful when looking for “the” Xmas present for me. This year we had a different version of Secret Santa called Bad Santa – where you have a price limit (which almost nobody appeared to pay any attention to) and you buy a present that might suit quite a lot of
Social anxiety in dogs and cats: Who would worry more about the speech they had to give? Read More »
We are well and truly into December and they don’t call it The Silly Season for no reason! It’s hot in Australia, so everyone is sweaty (unless you have solar panels and you leave the air on 24/7) and a little tesky. And the main topic of conversation is “It can’t possibly be Christmas already, I
Christmas Nuggets: Some thoughts to minimise your stress and anxiety Read More »
Yet another gem from the brilliant Albert Einstein If I can’t explain the complexities of bladder, bowel, pain science and pelvic floor dysfunction simply to patients then basically I haven’t done my job very well. One of my sayings when doing talks to health professionals and the public is: “What we teach is science-based but it’s
Analogies, Metaphors and How to Keep Pelvic Health Simple Read More »
You may remember that I took over the pain relaxation class a couple of months ago. I want to report to you about this class. Monday has become a long day – with me now starting the day at 7.30am and rocking home by 7.30pm. If I didn’t love the concept and content of this
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In a few weeks I will be presenting again to the general public on prolapse and every time I do one of these talks and I put that stat in and “50% of women over the age of 50 who have had a vaginal delivery will develop prolapse” it still really impacts on me. Because when
Global Pelvic Health Facebook Group Tackles Prolapse Rate!! Plus Amy Dawes’ Story Read More »