The Role of Mindfulness in Pelvic Organ Prolapse Recovery
By Lara Desrosiers, MSc, OT One major challenge that often comes alongside the Pelvic Organ Prolapse experience is something that I like to call the “POP Hijack”. This describes the many ways that prolapse sensations, activities to manage or control…
Addressing the Trauma in Persistent Pelvic Pain
By Kathleen Pratt, MSW, RSW, Trauma Sensitive Yoga Instructor Pelvic pain and trauma. Three words that typically aren’t used together. However, the more I delve into and think about the topic of pelvic pain, the more I am convinced that we need…
Helpful Tips to Prevent Recurrent UTIs
What is more annoying than a UTI? You guessed it, a cycle of recurring UTIs. As many as 40% of women who have one UTI will get another. If you have persistent symptoms of urinary tract infections, it’s very important…
Types of Incontinence (Yes, there are more than one!)
By Brittney Legere, Corelife Wellness After years of silence around pelvic floor health, the stigma is slowly but surely being erased. Finally, women who experience leakage or “peeing a little” have materials to educate themselves and they’re learning that incontinence…
Taking a Biopsychosocial Approach: Does it Matter?
By Carolyn Vandyken, Pelvic PT, Educator, Author There are two camps in treating pain: Tissue-based Camp of Treatment Providers treat the tissues alone believing that there must be something bio-medically wrong with the tissues; if they can only mobilize, zap…
How Meditation Can Help Relieve Chronic Pelvic Pain
By Sarah Elspeth, Psychotherapist, Nutrition and Health Coach, Yoga Instructor Pelvic pain is debilitating and relentless, often dramatically affecting one’s quality of life. Treatment of this challenging illness is complicated, and health professionals’ understanding is limited. Interestingly, it can often…
Learn to Cough with Confidence
By Lara Desrosiers, MSc. OT Reg. (Ont.) Lara’s Top 4 Coughing Tips When you are dealing with leaking, pelvic organ prolapse or both, bouts of illness that involve a lot of coughing are no fun. One thing that can be…
The Effect of Diet on Urine pH
By Callie Krajcir, Registered Dietititan, IC Warrior Did you know that the foods and beverages you consume have a direct effect on your bladder symptoms? The human body is an amazing thing. It has the ability to break down the nutrients…
Constipation: What Can We Do About It?
By Katie Ruebush PT, DPT What is Constipation? Bloating Abdominal pain Rectal pain Pelvic pressure Hard, small stools that require pushing and straining to eliminate If you’ve ever been constipated, these symptoms might sound familiar. Nothing feels good when you…
How To Be Intimate With IC Without Causing a Flare
By Callie Krajcir, Registered Dietitian, IC Warrior One of the most common things I get asked from IC sufferers is, “How can I reduce the risk of flaring after having sex with my partner?” IC affects many aspects of a…
What Can Happen When a Nervous System Gets TOO Sensitive?
By Kathleen Pratt, MSW, RSW When we have pain, the tendency is to focus on trying to find out what’s wrong in the tissues. With persistent (chronic) pain lasting more than several months, it can be more helpful to look…
Vulvodynia: A Complex Pain Syndrome
By Keri Martin Vrbanac, Pelvic PT The vulva is the external part of the female genitals, and it is made up of the labia, the clitoris, the vaginal opening, and the urethral opening. Many people refer to the vulva as…
