| TX - Hips, Legs and Feet, TX - Pelvic Floor, TX - Scars
It’s not just the ladies which suffer pelvic floor issues, or scars in that region for that matter. A client was recently referred to me for general leg pain, although it typically focused around his knee. In the initial consultation, we discovered that his intrinsic core had virtually shut down. As I explained in session,…
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Episiotomy – a surgical cut made at the opening of the posterior vagina down into the perineum during childbirth, to aid a difficult delivery and prevent rupture of tissues 😷 These procedures are becoming more and more frequent, unfortunately because people’s intrinsic core, breathing patterns and pelvic floors aren’t ready before they get pregnant –…
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Most people would agree that, even with problem free births, the forces a baby is exposed to can be traumatic. As a result of contractions and / or compression through the pelvis and birthing canal the bones – particularly in the skull – move, and whilst they are designed to do just that, they don’t…
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Another great result for remote sessions 🤩 A mum I’m working with, who’s just entering the third trimester, had been having trouble breathing. A scan confirmed the baby’s head was sat under their ribs. We did some alignment work, looking specifically at the four main diaphragms and ran through some drills to do at home….
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Client presented with severe coccygeal pain. No trauma, falls etc, woke with it one day, and had got progressively worse ever since. Was now unable to sit comfortably, and laying down could only be done on their side. In clinic we discussed their recent and distant history. We investigated, prioritised and treated. We created space…
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Pelvic instability, symphysis pubis dysfunction, or pelvic girdle pain, can occur when the physical strain from by the unborn child and / or relaxin levels during pregnancy cause the ligaments which normally stabilise the pelvis to become too relaxed and stretchy in the run up to the birth. It is surprisingly common with some experts…
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Symphysis Pubic Disorder #SPD often referred to as Pelvic Girdle Pain #PGP affects an estimated 25-30% of women through pregnancy. In clinic we have a great level of success in the management and reversal of symptoms during pregnancy. Birth can, on occasion, cause the symptoms to return however. The baby passing through the birth canal,…
Continue Reading Pelvic floor trauma and / or assault doesn’t get talked about enough in my option. It is still a subject which is often clouded in guilt and shame. Pelvic floor trauma can also occur in a consensual interaction too. I see a lot of pelvic trauma clients in clinic, both male and female, often with…
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Diastasis recti is more common than people realise. It can happen in both men and women, and may occur in those with breathing and or circulatory issues, those who have had abdominal surgery or in those with acid reflux (GERD). Diastasis recti – the partial or complete separation of the rectus abdominus (6 pack) muscle…
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If you’ve had a pregnancy, it’s always worth getting checked for any dysfunction in your Breathing / movement control. It’s all too easy to reinforce compensation patterns with daily movements, which can eventually result in aches, pains or restrictions. Resolving the compensations means you can breath more easily, having more energy for the things you…
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