Thank goodness the election is over Does anyone else feel a sense of relief and a feeling they can breathe again? I didn’t realise how much of a toll the past six months have taken on my body until it was all over. And I am not talking about COVID! The electioneering that has been […]
Managing Faecal Incontinence Faecal incontinence is soul destroying. And like everything in life – there is a biopsychosocial element to contemplate. ‘The negative impact and embarrassment related to bowel accidents is lasting and causes ongoing anxiety about the possibility of a future occurrence.’ (Christine Norton 2013). This means that the unpredictability of faecal incontinence accidents
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This Tuesday 8th March, 2022 is International Women’s Day and I am providing a platform for the video released by a group of very powerful women who are driving a new campaign to demand Safety, Respect and Equity for women. Each of these women have a story – and the stories aren’t pretty. These women,
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The dos and don’ts of correctly contracting your pelvic floor muscles when first learning them: Do not use your inner thigh muscles. Do not tilt your pelvis. Do not clench your buttocks. Do not strongly contract your abdominal muscles. Do not hold your breath. Do not flare your ribs. Do not bear down.
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A negative RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) 2022: The Year of the RATs Please note: To all my family, patients and physio colleagues, this blog is not to get sympathy or make you all worry about how things are in my camp. Do not stress about me. But I am taking it upon myself to see
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What is prolapse Vaginal prolapse (Pelvic Organ Prolapse or POP) occurs when there is a relaxation of the fascia and other ligamentous supports of the vagina and pelvic organs and/or muscle damage causing the organs of the pelvis (the bladder, uterus and bowel) to descend to or beyond the opening of the vagina (the hymen).
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Some of us at Sue Croft Physiotherapy As I contemplate this last whirlwind 12 months, I feel exhausted just thinking about all that has happened in 2021. I have learned about the Greek alphabet – Alpha, Delta, Omicron – nothing like a worldwide pandemic to teach us some new words. But as I continue to
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This is as close as I can get to owning a campervan at the moment We have a Climate Crisis I have always loved campervans. In 1984, we hired one for 9 weeks around the UK and Europe and had an absolute ball driving into dream locations and having a baguette with some delectable deli
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Overactive Bladder This is not so much a blog about how to treat an overactive bladder, as a short quick blog to alert people using anticholinergic and antimuscarinic medications for OAB to discuss their continued use with your GP or specialist. The role of the adult bladder is to store urine to around 350 to
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Sexual Dysfunction Today I am posting two book reviews done for me by one of my valued colleagues Megan Bergman. Megan is one of the fantastic pelvic health physiotherapists at my practice who has been doing some reading of two new books on sexuality. It is opportune that these books have arrived into the pelvic
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