The Pelvic Health Podcast

Physiotherapy and Painful Sex - Research Report with Dr. Melanie Morin

Dr. Melanie Morin is a physiotherapist and top researcher from Quebec, Canada working with and researching women with pelvic floor dysfunction. She joins me today to talk about her latest project on the efficacy of multimodal physiotherapy treatement compared to overnight topical lidocaine in women suffering from provoked vestibulodynia - so essentially women experiencing painful sex, what physio can do and well it works. This was an amazing study (click on the underlined title above) and if you are not aware of her previous research, go look her up and enjoy the episode.
 
 

UR-Choice: Predicting risk of pelvic floor dysfunction with Prof. Don Wilson, Dr. Kellie Tathem and Natalie McConochie

Prof. Don Wilson (Urogynaecologist and researcher) joins Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Dr. Kellie Tathem, and physiotherapist, Natalie McConochie, to discuss the pelvic floor dysfunction risk calculator UR-Choice. See bios , links and more info at www.loriforner.com  

Helping the evidence to work: sticky health messages for men with A/Prof Craig Allingham

Associate Professor, Men's health physio, and businessman Craig Allingham joins the podcast to talk about improving communication with men to help them benefit from the evidence based treatment being recommended in physiotherapy, specifically for those recovering from prostate cancer. His website is www.craigallingham.com and his books can be found at www.prostaterecovermap.com 

Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise with physio Paula Hindle

Paula Hindle, aka Yummy Mummy Physio, has an extensive background in exercise science as well as pelvic floor and women's health physiotherapy. In this episode, Paula discusses some of the controversies surrounding exercise in pregnant and postpartum women and how she works with personal trainers and gyms to infiltrate their minds :). Check her out at www.yummymummyphysio.com.au 

Pelvic humour and PelvicRoar with Elaine Gusset Grippers Miller

Pelvic health physio and stand up comedian, Elaine Miller (better known as Gusset Grippers), discusses how she is using humour to increase global awareness and support of pelvic floor dysfunctions, including the new collaborative campaign called PelvicRoar. These smart women are going to change things!

Research Review on Patron-only episode #1

To thank the patrons of the podcast, I review a study on Inter-rater reliability of the modified oxford scale and the Peritron in assessing pelvic floor muscle strength. If you are interested, download the Podbean app, find this podcast and click "be a patron" to donate to support the podcast and access these patron-only episodes. 

Graded Exposure with Drs. Sandy Hilton and Bronnie Lennox Thompson

Sandy and Bronnie join the podcast today to discuss graded exposure for musculoskeletal issues, including (of course) sexual pain. We discuss what it is, why it is useful and how we can go about implementing it in a variety of pain conditions.

Australasian Birth Trauma Association with Amy Dawes

Amy is an advocate for bringing women, clinicians and researchers together to support women affected by birth trauma. In this episode, we discuss the role the Australasian Birth Trauma Association is playing in supporting women with psychological and physical trauma, as well as briefly touch on ABTA’s other goals in advocacy and professional partnership.
 

Redefining Masturbation with sexologist Jodie Dunne

Jodie Dunne, a sexologist (counsellor, coach, and educator) joins me to discuss the basics of self-touch and redefining our ideas about masturbation. This episode was sparked by my patients who have painful sex but is great for anyone with genitals.

Prolapse in Nepali Women with Delena Caagbay

Physiotherapist and PhD candidate, Delena Caagbay, joins us to discuss her research on pelvic organ prolapse in women in Nepal, interesting findings and the joys of a PhD journey.

An IVF Journey with personal trainer Sarah Bradford

Sarah Bradford, mom, personal trainer and founder of The Luna Method, shares her experience with IVF and how she now helps women through the mental and physical journey

Boobs with physiotherapist Cath Willis

Re-release of Cath Willis, who is here to discuss the role physiotherapists play in dysfunctions of the breast, including lactation. Enjoy

Adapting our Mindset in Exercise and Sport with Brianna Battles and April Wheeler

Brianna and April both join me today to discuss mindset around exercise, training and competition. This is for anyone who strives to do better than the day before. Often this comes at a price, especially when we push beyond the boundaries of our bodies.

Accepting Pelvic Organ Prolapse with Haley Shevener

Haley Shevener shares with us her motivating story of her journey on accepting pelvic organ prolapse and her return to fitness. Haley is a mom, pre and postnatal fitness professional, educator and supporter and I am so happy she could share her story

Special: How to help women get the coaching and care they deserve with Molly Galbraith

Girls Gone Strong's Coaching & Training Women Academy bring us this special episode today. Molly is back to teach us how we can all be coaches, the importance of a professional's role in body embracement and empowerment in childbearing women and more

It's Not All About the Wand with physio Jilly Bond

Jilly Bond, unbelievably smart clinical specialist physio and creator of The Happy Bladder Course, discusses HOW the wand works for pelvic floor muscle tension and pain. Spoiler alert - it's not trigger points.