Sparking Difficult Conversations

Sparking Difficult Conversations

“If we always do what we always did, we always get what we always got”.   The members of all the forums promoting pelvic health physios are aware of the importance of the Pelvic Health Physio in Pelvic Health!   Perhaps we need to change our approach. If...
The Pelvic Bowl

The Pelvic Bowl

Like the song goes, “Words don’t come easy to me”.   However, how we use words can be a powerful part of our treatment strategy for our clients   Bowl – An open, rounded container for holding things. The six bones of the pelvic girdle fuse as...
To Stretch Or Not To Stretch

To Stretch Or Not To Stretch

I included a stretch and relax session in my programme every Friday for two years. It always has the fewest participants, and a common comment is, “you are not really doing anything”. Every movement we make is dependent on the range of motion we have...
The Sacroiliac Joints And The Auricular Surface

The Sacroiliac Joints And The Auricular Surface

Pilates Therapy and Bodyworks The auricular surface is located on the ilium and articulates with the same ear-shaped space on the lateral sides of the sacrum. The sacral surface comprises hyaline (the weakest type of collagen) cartilage, and the iliac surface is...
Obturator

Obturator

Obturator from the latin obturare to obstruct. Obturator; to close up, the word was invented by Ambroise Pare.   The obturator foramen is the opening formed by the margins of the pubis and ischium and is then closed by the obturator membrane. There is just a small...