Pelvic Health

Pelvic floor physiotherapy does not equal Kegels. It also involves teaching each patient how to manage the increased pressure in the system when they cough, sneeze or move, and also learning how to...

Let’s face it—giving birth is trauma to the body, and it takes time to heal before returning to anything even remotely athletic. Several authors established the guidelines below based on the...

Symptoms of urinary urgency or frequency are very common and can be incredibly disruptive to your life. It is not a good feeling to have to run your life by where your next bathroom is. A...

Safe Return To Exercise After Baby Exercise is good, right? But how soon is too soon after giving birth? If you had an uncomplicated vaginal birth, you can start gentle exercise (walking, stairs,...

It’s fair to say that most people never give their pelvic floor muscles any thought at all until they have a problem. The pelvic floor group of muscles work like every other muscle in the body, but...

There has been plenty of conversation lately around doing plank exercises after age 50—is it safe? What is the effect of estrogen depletion of skeletal muscles? Can doing planks to strengthen the...

Elevation-physiotherapy-keep-calm The pelvic floor group of muscles work like every other muscle in the body, but they are generally fairly ignored until someone has a problem. The muscles sling...

Prostate Do Men Need to Work Their Pelvic Floor Too? Both men and women have biceps, quads, and most other muscles, so why would working this very important group of muscles be important only to...

Prostate Issues are Not just for your Grandpa Prostate cancer is often diagnosed in men in their 50s and 60s, but younger men can experience this as well. About 40% of men diagnosed with cancer are...

It is really common for women to have some descent in their bladder, uterus or bowel, and it is not just women who have had babies—this condition can be an issue for women who have never had kids as...