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WHEN IS A LEAK NOT A LEAK? The short answer is never but you would be forgiven for thinking that little leaks or "LBL 's" are not really leaks, going...

What is your current position? Private practice physiotherapist at: Lisa Yates – Continence & Women’s health Physiotherapy What led you into women's health physio? Even as an undergraduate physiotherapy student...

It never ceases to amaze me when my male patients look a bit surprised when they hear they have a pelvic floor too …most men seem to think that the...

There is a lot of research evidence describing the co-contraction of your CORE MUSCLES pelvic floor (PF) and transversus abdominus (TrA) in unison with your diaphragm (D) and Multifidii (MF)....

Goodness me there have been a lot of media reports of late with stories linking “celebrities” and incontinence….. hopefully in some bizarre way , this may raise the profile of...

I recently caught up with an old friend for coffee when she was visiting from interstate and as we were sitting chatting away bringing each other up-to-date on family events...

Last time we talked about the importance of the pelvic floor muscles and their role in supporting the pelvic organs and helping to prevent or reduce pelvic organ prolapse. This...

Pelvic floor exercises in 1931 were somewhat different to those described today ….but in many ways not much has changed!I chanced upon a delightful book called “Restoration Exercises for Women” by...

3 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT PELVIC FLOOR HEALTH MYTH 1:   I have a weak bladder The weak bladder fallacy is interesting and one I suspect finds its roots in our vernacular...

When first faced with a diagnosis of breast cancer the uppermost thought is treatment, not consequences. Initial treatment and ongoing management are the most important considerations but what happens once you are...

World renowned researcher Kari Bo from Norway and associates have just epublished their latest research , ahead of print publication , in the World Journal of Urology .

The aim was to present and discuss the evidence for “Pelvic floor muscle training in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and sexual dysfunction.”

Data sources for the review are from many of the world’s leading resource files such as the Cochrane Review and Pub Med and only RCT’s ( randomly controlled trials) in English were reviewed .