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Contents of My Pelvic Flaw

 

Introduction
My Pelvic Flaw
What is the Pelvic Floor?
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
So What Goes Wrong?
Why is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction a Problem?
The Role of Your Pelvic Floor
Horrible Pelvic Floor Habits
The Steps to Learning the Correct Pelvic Floor Action

  1. Posture
  2. Correct Breathing
  3. Correct Tensioning

Substitution
Why is Substitution a Problem?
Why is this so Difficult?
Putting It All Together
Ten Health Habits for the Pelvic Floor

  1. Change your toilet position
  2. Stop lifting heavy weights
  3. Never lift more than your pelvic floor can control
  4. Stop running if you leak
  5. Don't stop exercising
  6. Lose weight
  7. Become a Pelvic Floor athlete
  8. Back off at period time
  9. Teach your daughters
  10. Control urgency
     

The Pelvic Floor Throughout Life and Activity
The Young Pelvic Floor
Sports and the Pelvic Floor
Pregnancy and the Pelvic Floor
       Exercise During Pregnancy
Birth and the Pelvic Floor
Post-Baby Pelvic Floor
      Post-birth Rules
      Guidelines for Return to Activity
      After Caesarian Section or Pelvic     Surgery
Sex, Surgery & the Pelvic Floor
      What are Kegel Exercises?
Pain and the Pelvic Floor
Gym & the Pelvic Floor
        Exercise Guidelines for Red Flag Clients
Menopause and the Pelvic Floor

  1. Leaking when you walk or exercise
  2. Prolapse
  3. Bladder Urgency
  4. Urinary Tract Infections
  5. Changes to your Sex Drive

The Older Pelvic Floor
Pelvic Floor Therapy to Treat Incontinence
Osteoporosis
The Pelvic Floor for Life
 

Resources
To find a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist
Websites
Continence Organisations
Glossary of Terms
References
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