I love pessaries for prolapse management. I wear a pessary for my own prolapse (perhaps oversharing a bit there) and fitting pessaries have been a great adjunct to all the other things (pelvic floor muscle training, engaging your PF muscles prior to increases in intra-abdominal pressure, lifestyle changes, excellent bowel management -correct position, defaecation dynamics […]
The forgotten pessary Read More »
The 12th September is RUOK ? Day. A day which Gary Larkin began in 2009 after his own father died by suicide. Soon after his father’s death, Gary himself started to have suicidal thoughts. As an advertising executive, he used his marketing skills and high-profile contacts to create a national day of awareness to encourage
RUOK Day and Faecal Incontinence following a 3rd or 4th degree tear Read More »
Half the problem with pelvic health dysfunction is that people become secretive about it and don’t disclose it to their partner, their best friend and strangely not even their doctor. Yes that’s right – 65% of women and 30% of men sitting in a GP waiting room report some type of urinary incontinence, yet
Every day, every week and every month of the year seem to be designated days, weeks and months recognizing associations, health messages and groups so that their special theme can be imparted, spruiked and disseminated. This past week – 7th to the 14th July – has been an important week as it is the
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The sacrifices I make in the name of health prevention – plastering a photo of me in my pj’s ready for my sleep study on the internet! It’s taken me over two years to write this blog on my own sleep apnoea diagnosis and subsequent treatment. I’ve been keen to do it but other blogs
The Sleep Apnoea and Dementia link: Get yourself checked pronto! Read More »
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
World Continence Awareness Week is approaching: First Aid for Bladders Read More »
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
Return to running after childbirth Read More »
This is another one of those blogs where my close family members need to look away, if me talking frankly about sex is embarrassing for them. But I want them to remember that the silence around sexual dysfunction is massive and it is important that, as a health professional working with women and men with
Metaphors that ruin your life Read More »
Who are those two cutie-pies with me? (No Dior for me, that’s my mother’s top I’ve borrowed!) I feel so sorry for Meghan at this stage of her pregnancy. I remember that in the last few weeks of my pregnancies, I was definitely not up for one or two photos of me and my
DRAM Part 2: Exercises to do post-partum Read More »