20: Pelvic Floor In-Depth with Stephanie Prendergast, MPT

Описание: Welcome to Episode 20 of the Movement Logic Podcast! In this episode, Sarah interviews Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Stephanie Predergast, co-founder of the Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation Center, about everything and anything pelvic floor related. Stephanie also answers your questions from Instagram! Here’s what we cover:


• Understanding the mechanics and function of the pelvic floor and how it’s different than other muscles in the body

• Why strengthening your pelvic floor is not always the goal and how it might make your incontinence symptoms worse

• The difference between stress incontinence and urge incontinence

• Why dyspurnia (painful sex) and vulvodynia (vulvar pain) are treatable but might get misdiagnosed as an ‘incurable disease’

• When pelvic floor muscular dysfunction gets misdiagnosed as a UTI, depending on which kind of practitioner you see

• The efficacy and safety of hormone therapy for menopause symptoms according to NAMS (North American Menopause Society) 

• What is GSM (Genitourinary Symptoms of Menopause) and how is it treatable

• Pelvic floor concerns for people with male genitalia, a chronically underserved population

• Why people with low back or hip pain very often have an underlying pelvic floor issue

• What are some signs that a movement teacher can look out for with their clients to indicate they may need to see a pelvic floor specialist (and a screening questionnaire included below)

• What is the female pelvic triad and how teenage athletes may need help 


Reference links:


As the Pelvis Turns Newsletter (https://pelvicpainrehab.com/newslette...)


NAMS position paper on hormone therapy (https://www.menopause.org/docs/defaul...)


Pique Health (https://www.piquehealth.co/) for online care for pelvic floor and sexual health (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...)  


Poise Impressa (https://amzn.to/3yx7YXE) for incontinence support


Speax by Thinx (https://amzn.to/3yUMANB) for incontinence support


Quick Screen for pelvic floor PT (https://movementlogictutorials.com/wp...)


PHRC YouTube page (   / pelvicpainrehab  )


Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation Center (https://pelvicpainrehab.com/) (they’re hiring PTs!)






Watch the video of this conversation at: www.movementlogictutorials.com/podcast (http://www.movementlogictutorials.com...)







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