Pelvic floor function (yep, sometimes people with DRA benefit significantly from a specific pelvic floor exam if they’re on board with it!) Scar tissue mobility Myofascial mobility at the abdomen and the back Abdominal, hip, and pelvic motor control/strength Each of these components can actually...
if my husband and I had decided to have a child, it would have been virtually impossible in the 1980’s and 1990s to avoid a lot of these things, the first ante natal appointment included a breast exam, Pap test and bimanual exam. I...
Foot/ankle: The foot and pelvis share some real estate in the brain and we typically see aconnectionbetween foot control and pelvic control. So if the pelvis is stuck in one position and cannot rotate to adapt, the foot/ankle complex is also negatively affected. So, what can we do about...
There’s a male gyn (American) on You Tube who recommends women continue with routine pelvic exams, we see the young woman sitting on the exam table saying “my doctor felt something during my yearly routine pelvic exam, tests confirmed it was nothing to worry about” but then she says:“...
There is SO much that can be done to help the pelvic floor and bladder leaks that can be done without an internal exam! If you want to learn more, give us a call. One of our doctors of physical therapy will be happy to do a virtual consult with you and get you started! Ok, off...
Perhaps request a different position for the exam? If you have pain with sex, could you alter the experience? Maybe this means a different position, different location, different warm-up? After that,aim to build new, positive neurotags for your brain.How do we build positive neurotags? It...
or would prefer not to have an internal exam. If that’s the case, be sure to let me (or your pelvic PT) know, and we can offer some other options.Also, remember that our exam should not be a painful experience for you.Your pelvic PT should tailor the examination to your needs, ...