What should Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Include?
The pelvic floor has a significant responsibility to help support our 3 pelvic organs and to hold enough tension to help control our bladder. The muscles that run from our…
Pelvic Floor Muscles Depend on Your Multifidi and Transversus Abdominus Muscles
If I could make a recording for you to play in your head throughout your day to help your pelvic floor symptoms, it would simply say, “Stick your buns out…
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…
Women’s Health Physical Therapy Makes a Big Difference in Pelvic Disorders!
It’s ironic that one year ago I was blogging about the benefits of women’s health physical therapy http://hab-it.com/blog/?p=199 . Here I am again, this time triggered by a great article…
Supplements: Know What You’re Putting In Your Body
Following a previous blog entry, one of our Hab It subscribers posted an insightful comment. With her permission, I have posted it below: “Thank GOD for you, Tasha. I have…
Why Transvaginal Mesh Surgery Should be a Last Option
There are so many media outlets beginning to shed some light on the complications associated with pelvic surgery, more specifically, transvaginal mesh. Among the many articles, these are some examples:…
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…
Such a BIG Difference!
So many women have been told to “do your Kegels.” They may do hundreds each day with no results. Talk about frustration! What they need to recognize is the importance…
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…