There’s a certain amount of comfort around traditions. They build expectations; they feel comfortable; and most importantly enable a culture to build and thrive. In Australia we have the Boxing Day Test, the Sydney Fireworks display broadcast on TV and our most favourite ones of watching Chevy Chase in the movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation […]
Traditions, Rituals and Onward to 2019 Read More »
Did you know that even the Queen has to deal with bowel motions? I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way at all- I am reminding us all about that fact because many women (and men) are very reluctant to discuss their bowel problems until they are almost at the Calamity Stage on the Bowel
Bowel function and pregnancy with a Royal touch Read More »
Many physios who go down the pathway of women’s health and pelvic health physiotherapy, do so after the birth of their own child/children. Some do so because their experience has opened their eyes to the magic of understanding more about the birth process and the changes, many positive to their bodies and to their lives
A personal story from a pelvic health physio: Nadine Brown Read More »
Today’s blog has been written by one of my physios Alexandra (Alex) Schafer who not only sees our pelvic health patients and musculo-skeletal patients but also teaches at my studio- Studio194. Even though we are closing the studio at the end of the year, Alex, Megan, Martine and Jane will still be conducting one-on-ones, two-on-ones
Benefits of regular exercise Read More »
I saw a delightful patient today who came in full of apologies for not adhering to all the strategies we mapped out at our first meeting a month ago. Now I am totally understanding about time pressures, changes in circumstance, things that unexpectedly crop up to throw a spanner in the works of life. It
“I’m committed but not always compliant” Read More »
I am a great believer in empowering women (well everyone) with knowledge. Knowledge is very important-particularly knowledge based on evidence. For example- the world is not flat, climate change is real (just ask any farmer and those living in Greenland) and being kinder to refugees will give us more back than they take. There is
Levator Avulsion: It doesn’t have to be the end of the world as you know it! Read More »
I sometimes feel like my brain is a bit like my linen cupboard. It’s a bit small for the amount of linen I have acquired over my lifetime and sometimes when I try and squeeze another towel or three into it, the door doesn’t quite shut and it pops open and something falls out. As
Learned helplessness and some other key words Read More »
Healthcare in the Transgender Community Katherine McGregor Recently I attended an excellent talk put on by the Australian Physiotherapy Association’s Women’s, Men’s and Pelvic Health Group by Jess Hopkins on Healthcare in the Transgender Community. I had decided I would write about this wonderful talk as Blog Number 3 in the series this week on World
Health care in the transgender community Read More »
Here it is again- June and we’re heading into yet another World Continence Awareness Week 18th-24th June. (Seriously are we on ‘life double time’ these days? Next thing it’ll soon be Christmas again!) The theme for this year is Incontinence is No Laughing Matter and one of our incredibly articulate patients has penned a great
World Continence Awareness Week: Incontinence is no laughing matter. Blog 1 Read More »
Even though International Women’s Day (IWD) has come and gone, it doesn’t mean I am not going to finish posting all the blogs I had earmarked for this great day. Over the past few months, I have been busy helping to organise the 5th CFA State Conference called Women’s Health Through the Life Stages (Friday
#IWD International Women’s Day Series: Yoga Read More »