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When Can I Exercise After Prolapse Surgery? Feb 16, 2023

What exercises are safe after a prolapse repair surgery?
When is it okay to start?

The answer is a little more complicated but lets dive in...

So to understand when it's safe to get back to exercises, its first important to understand how the pelvic floor works when we are exercising. When they...

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2 (Surprising) Things you need to Stop Incontinence Feb 09, 2023

My 2 favourite things to stop your bladder leaks are…

1. A Pelvic Floor
2. A body
 
There are lots of expensive things out there- Kegel trainers that you insert and play games with on your phone, Kegel balls that you can insert, leg squeezers, chairs that do your pelvic floor...
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Can you Lift with a Prolapse? Feb 02, 2023

Your Lifting Questions with Prolapse- Answered!

Can you lift?
How much weight can you lift?
How should you lift?
These are always popular questions!
 
They are also all very hard questions to answer- because it very much depends! But let’s go through these one by one
 
1. Can...
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Why You Have Incontinence Without Having Kids Jan 26, 2023

Bladder leakage is actually quite common in women who have not birthed any children. 1 in 5 women, or 20% of women who have not birthed a child will experience some incontinence.
There was a research study that was done trying to look at birth of a cause of incontinence post menopause. They did...

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What Exactly is a Prolapse? cystocele pelvic organ prolapse prolapse rectocele Jan 19, 2023

So what exactly is a prolapse? That is such a common question I get, and also a common question google gets! I’m going to explain to you what it means, so let's dive in. Either read below or watch the video at the bottom for a quick and easy to understand explanation. 

There are 3...
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How to Stop Incontinence/Leakage with Double Unders - 6 Tips to start today! Jan 12, 2023

Try working through these tips one by one so you can see which helps you most. Grab a skipping rope and lets get started! Keep reading below or watch the video for more detail! 

First, let's talk about our body position while we are jumping. It helps to just first take a moment and look...

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4 Exercises for Prolapse Jan 05, 2023

There are 4 types of exercises that you need to resolve your prolapse. Let’s face it, Kegel’s are just not enough, but this video is going to show you the exercises you need to actually get results. Imagine living without aching, bulging, heaviness or leakage? Pelvic Floor exercises...

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Can you Resolve Prolapse with Exercises? Dec 11, 2022

Ever wonder what you need to do to resolve a prolapse with exercises? Watch this video to learn what you should be doing! 

Don't forget to follow me on Instagram for more tips, tricks, exercises with a dash or humour ;)

https://www.instagram.com/carlywallacepelvichealthphysio/ 

Do you...

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Your Pelvic Floor Explained Nov 26, 2022

This is a MUST WATCH video for anyone wanting to learn more about their Pelvic Floor.

Have you ever wondered where your Pelvic Floor is? What it is supposed to do? If it's tight or weak? If you are doing a Kegel correctly? This video is for you!! I am going to explain everything you need to know...

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How to Know if you have Prolapse Nov 26, 2022

If you are feeling symptoms such as:

  • Heaviness or aching in your vagina or lower abdomen

  • Feeling as if something wants to fall out

  • Bulging in vagina

  • Leaking urine with cough, sneeze, exercise

  • Pain with intercourse 

  • Difficulty peeing or pooping 

You may have a prolapse! In...

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