Aquacare/Fitness Forum Physical TherapyPelvic floor
What is “Dyssynergic Defecation?” As a pelvic floor therapists, we really understand, just how difficult “pooping” or having a bowel movement can be! It may embarrass people to talk about it, but bowel problems really impact people’s lives. “Pooping” or having a bowel movement is a super basic human activity–so when it’s not working the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]