It is normal to feel nervous about your first pelvic health physiotherapy appointment. Here is what you can expect… Your pelvic health physiotherapist will greet you in the waiting room and take you to a private room where others can’t overhear. Most initial pelvic health physiotherapy appointments take one hour which allows enough time to…
Worried about having an internal vaginal exam? I totally get it. Pelvic health physiotherapists learn to do vaginal examinations on each other so we understand just how daunting they can be! Knowing in advance what is involved in a internal exam will help you feel more prepared. The exam usually goes something like this… First,…
Not sure if you are doing your pelvic floor exercises right? Here are 5 ways you can check you are contracting your pelvic floor muscles correctly. 1. Feel your lower tummy One of your deep abdominal muscles, transversus abdominis, has been shown to contract at the same time as your pelvic floor. To feel this…
Know you should be doing ‘Kegels’ or pelvic floor exercises but not sure how? Then this is for you! I’ll show you how to find and contract your pelvic floor muscles. You may recall from my previous blog post, there are two layers to your pelvic floor muscles: a superficial and a deep layer. The…
“How much do you know about your pelvic floor?” When I ask most clients this question, the answer is generally, “Not a lot!” I didn’t either, until I started my women’s health training and discovered just how important these muscles really are… What is the pelvic floor? If we start with the pelvis which is…
If you have been following my blog posts, you will know there are four hormonal phases or ‘seasons’ in the menstrual cycle. I’ve been guiding you through the benefits, challenges and feelings each phase may bring but how you experience your seasons may be different. That’s why it is important to get to know your own…
“Muuuum!” I yelled as I stared down at the blood. She came running in. “What? What?” I showed her the toilet paper. She looked at me with sympathy, “You’ve got your period.” Like most girls, my mum taught me how to use a pad and eventually a tampon and sent me on my way. There…
In my previous blog post, we covered all of the external lady bits. Now let’s talk about the internal bits… Vagina The vulva is often called the vagina but as we cleared up before, the vulva refers to all of the external lady parts. The vagina is an internal tube approximately 8-10 cm long that…
Did you know that when we talk about our vagina, we are often referring to our vulva? The vagina is actually an internal structure, like a sock that sits inside us. Everything we can see on the outside is our vulva. It’s a good idea to get to know your vulva and what is normal…
If you have never heard of a pelvic health physio before or not sure exactly what we do, you are not the only one! When most people think of a physio, they think of someone you go to for a sore back or a sports injury. I did too until I did my physio degree…