Happy Friday! Today’s Five Bullet Friday: 1. Is it Time We Started Treating Endometriosis as if it Were Cancer? 2. The First Road-map for Ovarian Aging 3. How do you Explain to Someone How Muscle Imbalances Can Lead to Acute, Unexpected Pain? 4. Exercise has the Same Effect on the Brain as Coffee 5. Patient HANDOUT: All About Pessaries Five Bullet Friday: Women’sContinue reading “Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health January 31, 2020”
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Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health January 26, 2020
NB** Sorry friends – I emailed this out on Friday but forgot to post it here… enjoy! Happy Friday! Today’s Five Bullet Friday: 1. Are Women Getting Incorrect Treatment When it Comes to Their Heart? 2. Why Can’t We Talk About Periods? 3. Patient HANDOUT: Common Food & Drink That Can Worsen Incontinence 4. Our Biological Clock PlaysContinue reading “Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health January 26, 2020”
Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health January 17, 2019
Happy Friday! Today’s Five Bullet Friday: 1. A Clarification of Use of Mesh in Gynecological Surgeries from the President of the AAGL 2. NEW Guidelines for Recurrent UTIs, 2019 3. Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Common in Teens and Requires Multidisciplinary Care 4. Weight & Major Psychiatric Disorders Genetically Linked 5. Improve Sleep by Losing Fat fromContinue reading “Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health January 17, 2019”
Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health January 10, 2019
Happy Friday! Today’s Five Bullet Friday: 1. Fragmented Sleep May Trigger Migraine 2 Days Later 2. Patient RESOURCE: Back to Basics: 10 Facts Every Person Should Know About Back Pain 3. Pelvic Pain-Focused Interventions Worthwhile after Vaginal Mesh or Mesh Sling Removal 4. The Fuzz Speech: Explaining Fascia and the Importance of Movement 5. Women’sContinue reading “Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health January 10, 2019”
Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health – January 3, 2020
Happy Friday! Today’s Five Bullet Friday: 1. The Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging and Disease – NEW Article in NEJM 2. Explaining Pain to Your Patients – A Physio’s Favourite Resource 3. Urinary and Gynaecological Dysfunctions Common with EDS and Associated Hypermobility Disorders 4. Global Consensus Guidelines on Use of Testosterone in WomenContinue reading “Five Bullet Friday: Women’s Health – January 3, 2020”
Are you always Kegel-ing during exercise? Find out two reasons that may not be the best idea
If you are someone who is constantly thinking about what your pelvic floor is doing while you workout then this article is for you! The goal should always be that your pelvic floor works as it should WITHOUT you thinking about it!
Splints and Orthotics of No Benefit for Achilles Tendinopathy
A recent systematic review with meta-analysis (for those non-science folks reading one of the highest quality studies you can have!) looked at a common treatment options for Achilles tendinopathy: exercise, orthotics and splinting. What they Measured: Researchers measured function, pain and quality of life for managing Achilles tendinopathy, and analysis 22 studies with over 1100Continue reading “Splints and Orthotics of No Benefit for Achilles Tendinopathy”
Should you exercise during pregnancy? Yes!
Pregnancy is an incredibly exciting time of life, but it can also be a time where you feel unsure about all of the things you should and should not do. A lot of women who have always been active wonder if they can continue to train the way they have previously, while others who haveContinue reading “Should you exercise during pregnancy? Yes!”
Remember, it’s OK to Walk Before You Run.
Today I just wanted to remind you that its okay – in fact not just okay, but necessary – to walk before you run. To slow things down and master the basics before trying to get to the advanced stuff. To recognize that just because you aren’t achieving your end goal at this moment inContinue reading “Remember, it’s OK to Walk Before You Run.”
What to Look for in a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Your pelvic health is such a huge part of your overall well-being and quality of life, and I’m so happy to see that this critically important aspect of our health is starting to get some more attention in mainstream media and news as of late. Women have long since suffered from pelvic floor dysfunctions includingContinue reading “What to Look for in a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist”