Symptoms Worsen after exercise

[Carol]

Hi Tasha,
I have been doing the exercises on the DVD for about 6 months. The first months I had great success and my prolapse was rarely a bother. In the last month the prolapse has gotten significantly worse so that it is restricting my activity. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong or should I stop the DVD exercises or what should I do. I am 55 and post menopausal so I am wondering if the exercises and posture will actually help at my age.

[Tasha]

Carol,
This may just be a bump in the road. I have great confidence that you can see significant improvement at any age. Take a strong look at your posture and read through the Posture section of the Educate Yourself box on this page. Often we get lulled into bad postural habits, so take a close look and “re-set”.

tasha

[Carol]

thank you Tasha. Actually the symptoms have gotten a little better in the last couple days so I will continue with the program and yes I have been paying more attention to my posture. I have been wondering about sitting in lawn chairs / lounges and also I have a hammock swing which I love to sit it but now I’m afraid it is not good posture-wise as it has my body leaning backwards rather than in neutral spine. What do we do in these situations?

[Tasha]

Carol,
Take care to feel the correct muscles contracting throughout your day. These muscles will hold your tail bone slightly lifted and your belly button drawn in and up – it will not pull so much that your tailbone tucks under. Much like nutrition, if you are confident that you are doing this right 90% of the time, then you can relax in that hammock swing at the end of your day and it won’t be detrimental for the remaining 10% of your day.

Tasha

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