Understanding Pelvic Floor Health After Childbirth
Please stop believing those commercials. You know which ones I’m talking about. There is the one that opens with the very educated and polished appearing woman stating rather definitively something like, “We all know as women bladder leakage is normal…” Or the one in which the famous comedienne/actress is shown on stage as though she […]
Written by D3 Support on April 1, 2022
What and where is my perineum? This is the area between your vagina (the birth canal) and the anus/rectum (where stool exits). This area stretches during labor to allow your baby to exit during childbirth. As the baby’s head is exiting the canal, this area gets stretched. Sometimes tearing can occur, particularly with your first […]
Written by D3 Support on May 6, 2020
Pelvic floor physical therapy can assist in decreasing urine leakage during a sneeze, with the KNACK technique. What is the KNACK? The KNACK is a strong and well timed contraction of the Pelvic Floor Muscles (PFM), also known as the Kegel. It involves the PFM contracting immediately before and during any increase in downward pressure […]
Written by D3 Support on April 1, 2020
Seeing A Physical Therapist After Delivery Should Be the Accepted Standard of Care Post- Partum Changes During pregnancy, women see their physician for a 6-week checkup. However, most women are not told about the unexpected things that may occur following pregnancy. These problems may include urine leakage, pain at their episiotomy scar or C-section scar, […]
Written by D3 Support on June 14, 2019