by Sue Croft Physiotherapist | Apr 22, 2014 | Pelvic Floor Friendly Exercising, Prolapse and pessaries
Well it’s taken a while but here we are at the end of the prolapse talk – the final step in managing prolapse and boy is it important! Thankfully these days, women are understanding the value of exercise for many reasons – prevention of osteoporosis,...
by Sue Croft Physiotherapist | Mar 31, 2014 | Childbirth, Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT)
We’ve been having a discussion on Facebook in our Women’s Health group about the use of the Epi-No as a preventative strategy for Levator Avulsion and so I decided to re-blog my Levator Avulsion blog.
by Sue Croft Physiotherapist | Mar 26, 2014 | Bowel Dysfunction, Prolapse and pessaries
Remember this series of blogs relates to a talk I did for the public a few weeks ago and Part 4 of the 5 Step Plan is all about bowels. Bowels Bring Down Prolapse (and cause failure of operations): WHY? Never taught correctly as a child how to defaecate Bad...
by Sue Croft Physiotherapist | Mar 17, 2014 | Pelvic Floor Friendly Exercising, Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT), Prolapse and pessaries, Urinary incontinence
Role of the pelvic floor muscles: Support the pelvic viscera. Prevention of loss of urine, gas and faeces with increase in intra-abdominal pressure eg cough, sneeze, bending, laugh, lift. Prevent worsening of prolapse Detrusor inhibition (the smooth muscle pump of the...
by Sue Croft Physiotherapist | Mar 8, 2014 | Bowel Dysfunction, Childbirth, Gynaecological and colorectal repair surgery, Menopause and Ageing, Pelvic Floor Friendly Exercising, Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT), Prolapse and pessaries
This is a critical step in the five step plan. So many women feel helpless when they find they have a lump. Is it cancer? What will my husband think? “Oh my god, my Aunt Gertrude had one of those in hospital and that was ghastly!” So what is the definition of a...
