I went to pelvic floor therapy for 12 weeks about 4 years ago. After my first kid I was told to do Kegels by a urologist and then after my second I found out my muscles were too tight. I also had painful scar tissue from both pregnancies and they helped me. My therapy room felt like a spa, I loved that we used low lights and music to help me stay relaxed. I’m also glad I still have my list of home exercises.
Thanks so much Melinda for giving such great detail to such an important topic! I loved our conversation and am so grateful to be able to continue to spread the word about how pelvic floor PT can help everyone 🥰
I did some pelvic floor therapy after my son was born, and it was so helpful. Also very helpful was that the PT let a postpartum exercise class, which was such a great way to get back to exercising without worrying that I was going to do the wrong thing and cause damage — instead, a lot of the exercises were explicitly aimed at strengthening the pelvic floor. And when a woman came in whose first question was when she could get back to doing crunches, she got a very gentle, informed explanation of why that was the wrong goal…
I went to pelvic floor therapy for 12 weeks about 4 years ago. After my first kid I was told to do Kegels by a urologist and then after my second I found out my muscles were too tight. I also had painful scar tissue from both pregnancies and they helped me. My therapy room felt like a spa, I loved that we used low lights and music to help me stay relaxed. I’m also glad I still have my list of home exercises.
Thanks so much Melinda for giving such great detail to such an important topic! I loved our conversation and am so grateful to be able to continue to spread the word about how pelvic floor PT can help everyone 🥰
Thank YOU, Stephanie!!! This was so illuminating!
I did some pelvic floor therapy after my son was born, and it was so helpful. Also very helpful was that the PT let a postpartum exercise class, which was such a great way to get back to exercising without worrying that I was going to do the wrong thing and cause damage — instead, a lot of the exercises were explicitly aimed at strengthening the pelvic floor. And when a woman came in whose first question was when she could get back to doing crunches, she got a very gentle, informed explanation of why that was the wrong goal…
I’m doing virtual PFT and I’m shocked at how quickly it’s been helping. Learning to contract while exhaling was/is one of the hardest parts tbh!