You know I love getting some other perspectives on this business of pelvic floor dysfunction and it isn’t just because I’ve run out of things to say (even though it has been a while since I have posted a blog!) The Christmas rush has definitely taken its toll and hence the lack of recent communication. […]
Cultural differences post birth: an interesting perspective Read More »
What really? You’re saying it’s free? WCW 2014 consumer forum flyer FINAL On Thursday 26th June commencing at 6.30pm there will be a free lecture presentation at Coorparoo for World Continence Week with Clinical Nurse Julie Westaway and myself. So to all the girls considering having a baby, those pregnant, those who have just delivered and anyone else
Managing the Motherload: A free education opportunity Read More »
The box of tissues is always close by in my treatment room. There’s often tears of sadness- a loss of a favourite exercise that’s not ‘pelvic floor safe’ and therefore has to be dropped from the daily routine. There’s often tears due to high anxiety when the diagnosis of prolapse is made – damage to my vagina? Can
What They Don’t Tell You!: A Patient’s Story Read More »
I received an email from a guru in the Physio world and thankfully I have a bad habit of never deleting emails so it will be there in my inbox for eternity! Professor Paul Hodges, a wonderful Australian Physiotherapy researcher, is doing a pilot study on Rectus Diastasis measurement and is looking for participants. I
Call Out for Rectus Diastsis Research Participants: Professor Paul Hodges Read More »
I mentioned in a previous blog Annie’s Story about the use of recovery shorts/ support pants for helping in the immediate and longer term recovery from birth, particularly with respect to Rectus Diastasis. I have always recommended early support for the abdominal muscles and the pelvic region through strong support undies, but it wasn’t until my
SRC Recovery Shorts Read More »
Well everyone in the whole world is thrilled for Kate and William on the birth of their beautiful baby and so I decided to join the celebration and wish them well and offer a more practical gift than the usual booties and nappy service. I thought I’d revise the key things one must always do
Hopping on the baby band wagon Read More »
Today I am going to take you on a journey- a patient called Annie’s (*) journey. One with sublime highs and some horrible lows, but I can tell you now, it has a happy ending. Annie is 41, has quite a small frame and has always been slim and fit. Annie has collagen issues. She had her first
All About Rectus Diastasis – Annie’s Story. Read More »
I recently read some research (BMJ Open 2013:3:e002789) looking at the Caesarean rate in public and private hospitals in Western Australia. It looked at births to nulliparous women during 1996-2008 (155646). The study looked at the Caesar rate depending on the source of funding (private versus public hospital) and found 29% ( 45903) in total were performed. 24803 were performed in-labour
The Bladder and Caesars Read More »
Every week, when assessing patients who have come for help with pelvic floor dysfunction, I find women who have significant muscle or nerve damage to their pelvic floor. This results in either a very weak muscle contraction or a sensory deficit such that they cannot ‘feel’ a pelvic floor muscle contraction even if they may
Contact your local Continence and Women’s Health Physio Read More »
You may remember the joke email trail Mum sends me regularly. One of my most favourite was titled Zen Teachings and the blog I wrote back in November was Zen Teachings No 3 ‘No one is listening until you pass wind’. Now it s time for more Zen Wisdom. (Sincere apologies to the real
Zen Teachings No 2 : Sex Read More »