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Real pelvic health education for your real clinical situations. 

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Vulvovaginal Hygiene: Critical Insights to Share with Patients

 In this week's video, we talk about vulvovaginal moisturizing and hygiene.

Vaginal moisture

Care of vulvar skin

Vulvovaginal care and exercising

 

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Vaginal pH: Important Insights for Practitioners and Their Patients

In this week's video, we talk about vaginal pH and its impact on the pelvic floor muscles.

 

We chat through:

How to quickly assess vaginal pH in clinic

Why an alkaline vaginal pH matters

 

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Perineal Massage for Pregnancy: Help your Patients have an Easier Delivery

In this week's video, we talk about perineal massage and how you can empower and educate patients to incorporate this procedure into their home care routine.

 

We chat through: 

 

When patients should start doing perineal massage at home

The benefits of perineal massage

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Pudendal Neuralgia: Overview and Treatment Information for Practitioners

In this week's video, we talk about pudendal neuralgia and why you should consider the pelvic floor muscles.

 

Review of the pudendal nerve and its functions

Overview of pudendal neuralgia symptoms

Risk factors and treatments for this pelvic dysfunction Watch our video for all the...

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Bimanual Exams and Pelvic Floor Assessments: Critical Insights for Practitioners

Today we’re taking another deep dive into the bimanual exam with a focus on pelvic floor assessment.

 

Here’s what we cover in this video

Review of introitus anatomy

What normal tone of pelvic floor muscles should feel like

How to assess for pelvic floor motor control

 

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The Pelvic Floor and Pregnancy: How to Keep your Patient’s Pelvis Healthy

Today we’re talking about the prenatal pelvic floor. 90% of our patients do a Kegel when asked to bear down, but doing a Kegel won’t help you deliver a baby. Educating your patients on how to push during delivery is one of the best and most empowering ways you can help them prepare...

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Vaginismus and the Pelvic Floor: How to Better help Patients with this Condition

This week, we’re talking about vaginismus and why you should consider the pelvic floor muscles.

 

If you ever wondered, “What is vaginismus exactly???” 

 

Here’s your answer! When patients have vaginismus, muscles around the introitus tighten in response to...

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The Effects of Osteoporosis on the Pelvic Floor

May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month. It’s estimated that around 10 million Americans suffer from osteoporosis. While osteoporosis is most often associated with broken bones, did you know that this condition also has a negative impact on pelvic health?

 

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Vaginal moisture: Why it matters and how practitioners can help with special guest Dr. Anna Cabeca

This week we talked with the fabulous Dr. Anna Cabeca. She is Triple Board Certified in OBGYN, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine and is known to her fans as the girlfriend doctor.

 

She has two bestselling books, The Hormone Fix, a groundbreaking holistic...

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Pelvic Floor Exercises for Incontinence: Prescribe these to Improve Patient Outcomes

In this week’s video, we talk through pelvic floor muscle contractions, or Kegels, and when and how to prescribe these exercises for your patients.

We cover:

What it should feel like when patients are correctly performing a Kegel

A good education plan for patients experiencing...

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Recurrent UTIs: Why They Happen and How to Help

This week, we’re chatting about recurrent UTIs and how they affect the pelvic floor muscles.

We talk through: 

What defines recurrent UTIs

What to consider when patients treated with antibiotics continue to have symptoms

The importance of diaphragmatic breathing 

Why you may...

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Recurrent BV and the Pelvic Floor: Critical Insights all Practitioners Need to Know

BV is a common vaginal infection that affects women in their reproductive years. In this week's video, we will be talking about vaginitis and how it affects the pelvic floor muscles.

BV can cause pelvic floor dysfunction, especially if it's recurring

BV is characterized by a shift in vaginal...

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