A Good Way to Start 2012 – Another Look at Posture!
Posture should be the subject of one out of every four blog posts I write because good posture is one of the cornerstones of successful pelvic floor rehabilitation. Your posture…
Healthy Living One Step at a Time Can Begin with a Posture Change!
This is an entry about the power of positive change. Often changing just one part of our daily routine will lead to another positive change. This may be making a…
How effective is Pelvic Floor Exercise for Prolapse?
I was recently send the article below that was just published this month. This is big information about the efficacy of pelvic floor exercise and I would argue even more so from…
Neutral Spine Posture Is Not Easy…It’s Dynamic!
Neutral spine posture is a key piece of the puzzle when working to rehabilitate pelvic floor dysfunction. It is one of the three key components of a successful rehabilitation program…
Perhaps Under-Appreciated, But Really Key: Multifidi Muscles
The multifidi muscles are some of the most underused muscles in our body. This is the reality for many of us, but the problem is that they should be engaged…
Questions from You to Me: Cystocele and Pilates
I was recently diagnosed with a cystocele. Do you feel that if I continue to work out with your DVD exercises that I will recover? I’m in good health, not…
How to Best Handle a Cough or a Sneeze
I have been asked some great questions regarding sneezing and coughing and the pressure these sometimes violent actions can put on our pelvic floor. I don’t pretend to have all…
Go Aneaerobic for Better Health!
I was re-watching the 2010 Hawaii Ironman yesterday morning and one story of an 80 year-old competing in his 20th ironman stuck with me. At 80 years old, to still…
Questions from You to Me: The TA vs. the RA Muscles
Is there a difference (in terms of which muscles are activated) if you pull your belly up and in as opposed to just pulling it in? In other words does…
Work Extension as You Walk
Oh how I love to talk about extension! It is so important to maintain the natural extension of our spine that I can’t help but talk about it again. What…