Why Am I Always Told to Work on My Core?!
As a therapist I love giving analogies, probably because this is the way I like to learn. Common sense, applied to other scenarios and easy to understand. The body is not so easy to understand but some of the basic principles are when you break it down. I am always asked about low back pain, […]
Pelvic floor health: Urinary incontinence
What is urinary incontinence? It sounds pretty straightforward, but here are the five classifications: 1. Stress: This is urine leakage that occurs with an increase in intra-abdominal pressure such as coughing, sneezing, laughing, lifting. 2. Urge: This urine leakage that occurs with an uncontrollable need to urinate and inability to delay the urge. This type […]
Pelvic floor & core control: more than just kegels
When it comes to training the core, the pelvic floor muscles may not be the first set of muscles that come to mind. Kegels are isometric holds of the pelvic floor muscles, meaning a static contraction of the muscle. However, the pelvic floor is part of a dynamic system that needs to allow change in […]