Kegels or Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT) There has been some recent bagging of Kegels (aka pelvic floor exercises) on Instagram and other important sources of life information and seeing as Influencers only need a good PR team and some sassy photos to extend their reach into the millions, I thought I’d post a very […]
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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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When I was at school (a very long time ago) we had a disgusting way of dealing with menstrual pads and tampons. It involved some type of incinerator in the girls toilets and smelt disgusting. If any old BGGS girls can enlighten me as to what actually went on in there and remind me, send
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The Overactive Bladder can be the bain of a woman’s existence. It can limit social activities, restrict distances that women can walk, therefore their exercise frequency and fitness is affected and make women feel anxious, therefore affecting their mental health. As with prolapse and pessaries, men’s health and pelvic pain, I have collated some blogs
Knowing where the next toilet is hiding is the bane of your life if you have an overactive bladder. Especially in our new #Coronvirus life where many public toilets are locked off to the general public – women and men must be really struggling. I was reminded of this when we went for
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Treating Overactive Bladder problems involves many strategies – I liken it to the many slices in a big apple pie. I recently saw a patient who was at her wits’ end with her urge urinary incontinence – one of the symptoms of a condition called the Overactive Bladder (OAB). The other symptoms are urinary frequency,
If you follow my blog, you have heard the sad tale about me making the hard decision to close my pelvic floor inspired exercise studio (at Gladstone Road, Highgate Hill) at the end of 2018. This came about because in November 2017, there was a decree from the Australian Government that a number of complementary medicine
Bev Killick for CFA With World Continence Awareness Week (WCAW) looming on the horizon, I thought in this blog, I should set the scene with a brief overview of some quick things you can think about if you have urinary incontinence (for both women and men) and some of the first things to try to
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One of the most requested desires from women after having their baby when they see us at our clinic, Sue Croft Physiotherapy (except for ‘I wish I could get a decent night’s sleep’) is “When can I start running again?” Many women love running and use it for many reasons: recreational enjoyment; to exercise
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We take continence for granted until we don’t have it any more. Many people don’t even know what we mean by the word ‘continence’. I was reminded of this the other day when I went into a restaurant and I asked could we hire their restaurant for a meeting for the Continence Foundation of Australia
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