Trying to stay dry with bladder leakage? Not sure what will work best for you – incontinence pads or pants? Overwhelmed by the choices in the shops and online? This detailed post & video discusses all the options and explains the difference between them. Don’t waste money buying the wrong thing. Tips and tricks to […]
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What is “The Knack” Need a Quick Win with improving your bladder leakage? The Knack is the magical art of drawing up your pelvic floor muscles just before you cough, sneeze, laugh or pick up something heavy. Research has confirmed it works to stop urine leakage * So simple – yet not everyone knows about
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Do you wonder what pelvic floor BREATHING has to do with bladder control, prolapse support or vaginal & anal pain?? Physios are not going woo-woo Clinical research & our understanding of the body has deepened, so pelvic floor exercises are evolving. It’s no longer one size fits all. There’s still a good place for the
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HOW TO LOOK AFTER AN EPISIOTOMY OR TEAR AFTER DELIVERY Did you have a vaginal delivery with stitches? Feeling worried about how to look after an episiotomy or tear? Let me guide you through the different things you need to do at each stage following evidence based reliable guidance. What are you dealing with? Many
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How to look after a Caesarean Scar Did you have a surgical delivery? This post focuses on looking after the Caesarean scar itself. For general advice about how to get comfortable, move well, when to start abdominal exercises and why you still need to think about your pelvic floor (!) also see the post: Can
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Not sure what exercises you should do after your birth? Lost your information from the hospital or midwife? Need advice? Follow the link below to the best sound medical information put together for you by a team of specialist physiotherapists. I believe that if your body is in a good place you will cope better
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Just had your baby? How to do first aid for a sore bottom The pelvic floor needs the same love, care and attention as any other injury. What first aid should you do in the first hours and first days after delivery? How do you get the best healing and recovery? There are proven first aid
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When you are feeling sore after giving birth, the first wees really sting and it is hard to even contemplate how you are going to manage to open your bowels without pain. Postnatal poos need a bit of encouragment. Here are some tried and tested simple tips to help you have a more comfortable time.
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Many women are worried about doing any exercises after a Caesarean section. But then they find themselves becoming very stiff, hunched over and uncomfortable. You can do exercises after a Caesarean! Specialist physiotherapists like myself can guide you which ones to choose. Physiotherapists promote MOVEMENT as soon as possible after a Caesarean. It helps your circulation,
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Are you starting out on your post-baby journey – the place where you are not sure you have necessarily even got any abdominal muscles left? Or did you find them again but now you are having one of those days where you feel heavy and bloated and like you can\’t hold them in? In this
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