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Real pelvic health education for your real clinical situations.
A knot in my pelvis... ouch
Such a good question! And one that we get asked all the time! Here’s a definition from the American Academy of Family Physicians,
“Trigger points are discrete, focal, hyperirritable spots located in a taut band of skeletal muscle. They produce...
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In today’s episode, Melissa and Kathy will chat about the cisgender male pelvic floor; muscles, dysfunctions, and an alternative to those long-lasting antibiotics therapies that don't seem to work.
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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...
In this week's video, we will be talking about the bimanual exam and how to start thinking about the pelvic floor. Here's what we cover:
Overview of bulbospongiosus anatomy
How to do a bulbospongiosus release
Best practices for the internal exam
The...