I received a newsletter from HealthEd with an overview on Vaginal Atrophy and Sexual Function. If you have been prescribed local oestrogen please take note of the Take Home Messages below. I will attempt to get permission to post the whole document as it is very interesting with video inks from a variety of experts […]
Update on local oestrogen use Read More »
From time to time I have guest writers on my blog and someone (who is an actual writer but wishes to remain anonymous) has submitted this article to me. I read it and found it interesting and decided to post it as it serves as a nice lead into a topic which I haven’t addressed
Secret Women’s Business: The Big One Read More »
As the title says- it’s International Women’s Day tomorrow on Wednesday 8th March and as the title instructs me to – I am going to #BeBoldForChange! That is the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day and being bold for change is a refreshingly demanding theme for us women. Change is one of my favourite
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2017: #BeBoldForChange Read More »
There’s nothing like remembering it’s World Physiotherapy Day on the 8th September at 11.55pm on 7th September. What do you do – ignore it and lie awake wishing you’d realized earlier and posted some masterpiece to commemorate your beloved profession and your mates who do good stuff around the world every day changing lives (hopefully
September 8th: World Physiotherapy Day Read More »
Recently I had a patient lament that because she had been forced into early menopause due to treatment for an oestrogen dependent/driven breast cancer she would no longer be able to achieve her goal of running or even walking a marathon as her prolapse would not tolerate the pressure/effort. When I spoke to her (via
Women’s Health Week: Let’s think differently about Menopause Read More »
I am getting many questions lately about nocturia and so I thought I would post a quick blog about it. As I have been snowed under with work, I decided to do the quick easy blog and this information has been taken directly from the Cleveland Clinic website. (hence some words which are Americanised).I recommend if
Nocturia – Really you are going to wake me again bladder? Read More »
For well over 25 years I have been specifically treating pelvic floor dysfunction and I have encountered many women who have suffered with anxiety and depression due to their bladder, bowel and prolapse problems. It is very confronting to discover that you have these very personal problems and often surreal that it can be associated with
Mental Health Week: Can prolapse and incontinence cause depression? Read More »
Now for the past few weeks my every spare moment has been taken up with writing quite a number of presentations that are coming up in August and September. (I am soon to enroll in the latest online course on how to say no). So you may have noticed that the blogs have been a
Lazy blogging? Or we all could do with a good laugh? Read More »
Peg’s been at it again – sending joke emails to all her friends. They mostly all have a theme – aging and its drawbacks – that aging ain’t for sissies!! I’d thought I’d share this one with you because it’s relevant to all my usual themes…prevention, act now don’t wait for the problems, be pro-active and prevent the problems.
Welcome to my Nightmare: NOT!! Read More »
Over the past year I have talked alot about incontinence, but not really ever touched on a type of incontinence that is going to become increasingly prevalent as our aging population explodes in the next few decades. Functional incontinence occurs when problems getting to the toilet are caused by environmental, physical or mental difficulties. For Alzheimer’s
Functional Incontinence Read More »