Pelvic Floor Health
Stronger Foundations:
Pelvic floor therapy is a crucial yet often overlooked component of mens health, particularly in those preparing for or recovering from prostate cancer treatments. Engaging in pelvic floor muscle exercises both before and after treatments can significantly enhance...
Integrative Therapies in Cancer Care:
In recent years, there has been a significant shift in how we approach cancer treatment. Many patients are now embracing integrative therapies–formerly referred to as alternative or complementary therapies–to support their conventional medical treatments. This...
Breaking the Cycle:
The Weight of Life: My Battle with Obesity I think for most of my twenties, my weight was manageable and probably even in my thirties–I would gain a stone or two, then lose it fairly quickly. It was much harder as I approached 40 and beyond and have been a slimming...
The Pelvic Floor beginners guide
The pelvic floor - A beginner guideAlthough you can’t see your pelvic floor muscles, they are an important group of muscles that helpto support or hold up parts inside your pelvis.You could think of them as a hammock or even better a trampoline at the bottom of your...
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
Pelvic Floor Muscles Training: "Common mistakes that could slow down or undermine your progress". "Did you know that studies have found that when healthy women were tested on their ability to engage their pelvic floor, 30% were unable to contract their pelvic floor...
Yoga For Pelvic Girdle Pain
The Balanced Space is a Women's Yoga Studio in the Suffolk Town of Haverhill. Sarah Louise McCallum is the founder and Creator of Balanced Mamas Pregnancy Yoga and Postnatal Yoga. Pelvic Girdle Pain is one of the most common complaints during pregnancy and can be...
A Weak Pelvic Floor?
One of my favourite jobs is delivering pelvic health introduction workshops, a safe place to discuss the common problem of having a weak pelvic floor. Do you have a good pelvic floor? If you want to monitor your pelvic floor health, below are some questions to...
Men’s Health
Pelvic Floor Health for Men I guess a good question to start with is, would you like to improve your sex life? The muscles of the Pelvic Floor allow for arousal, penetration and ejaculation. When did you last train your pelvic floor muscles with specific exercises...
Should Men Train Their Pelvic Floor?
The short answer is yes, they should. If you want to know why, read on.The image below shows the anal sphincters What is the function of the pelvic floor? The 5 S's of your pelvic floor. Sphincter Control. These muscles allow you to pee and poo and prevent leakage of...
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 81% of women...