My oh my! It's been so long since I have last posted, and I blame it on the hectic summer schedule they have us on. All I want to do is be at the pool, Canada, or the beach, but instead I spent my Saturday studying all day long. We had tests on Friday that were hard, so I am just going to give some advice on incontinence and hopefully I will have some fun information or stories for next time!
Stress incontince = when you pee when you sneeze
Did you know a PT can fix these problems? For the past few weeks we've studied women's health PT which focuses on pre-natal, post-partum, delivery, incontinence, and sexual dysfunction. One of the big things we emphasize is Kegals. Most people don't even know they have these muscles. These are the muscles in the pelvic floor that you contract whenever you need to go to the bathroom but can't get to one immediatley. They're your "hold it" muscles. Sure enough, these muscles work just like the abdominals or biceps, the more you work them, the stronger that they'll get. Try quickly contracting your pelvic floor muscles 10 times and then hold one contraction for 5 seconds 5 times. Do this 8-10 times a day. These exercises only take one minute to do, and you will be able to see improvements in as little as two weeks. HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!
I am not too crazy about women's health, but honestly it's a great practice that can really change the lives of women, their unborn children, and their partners.
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