General Resources : Blogs, Podcasts and Links We Recommend
Blogs, Podcasts and Links We Recommend
Blogs we recommend
Sue Croft : Sue Croft Physiotherapist Blog is based on Sue's extensive knowledge and many years of private practice experience in the treatment of men, women and children with continence and pelvic floor disorders. Sue has a lovely conversational style of writing and her passion for helping others shines through in each blog.
Michelle Lyons : Celebrate Muliebrity is Michelle's blog aimed at "Empowering Women through Pelvic Health Education" . An internationally known educator in men's and women's physiotherapy , Michelle blogs and has a Youtube channel where she interviews health orofessionals involved in all areas of pelvic health.
Alyssa Tait: EQUILIBRIA blog is an excellent resource for pelvic health, combining Alyssa's phyisotherapy back ground and her Masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine. Alyssa's knowledge in this area is second to none.
Podcasts we recommend
The Pelvic Health Podcast with Lori Forner
Pain Science and Sensibility with Sandy Hilton and Cory Blinckenstaff
At Your Cervix with Emma Brockwell and Grainne Donnelly
The Aus Physio Association Podcast
IUGA International Urogynecological Association Podcast
The Penis Project with Dr Jo Milios and Melissa Hadley Barrett, a podcast for those with a penis!
ICS Podcast the official podcast of the international Continence Society
Anatomy Animations
Anatomy Zone Pelvic Floor series
Part 2 : Perineal Membrane and deep perineal pouch
Introduction to Female Reproductive Anatomy
Part 2 : Introduction to Female Reproductive Anatomy
About Medicine
3D Ischioanal (Ischiorectal) Fossa
Websites we recommend for great information
Your Pelvic Floor An excellent patient and clinician resource on all thngs pelvic floor by IUGA ( International Urogynecology Association) with links to downloadable leaflets on various topics
Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia an excellent resource also for both clinicians and pelvic pain sufferers
Squeezy App Not only is this the home of the Squeezy App for pelvic floor muscle training, created by physiotherapist Myra Robson, it also has a fabulous section 'How to Squeeze' with some great short little videos of different ways to find your pelvic floor muscles. These featrue Myra and another two of my favourite pelvic floor physios, Jilly Bond and Elaine Miller.
International Pelvic Pain Society Professionals Engaged in Pain Management for People of All Gender Identities
NOIGroup The home of Explain Pain. Not only is this where you can buy your Explain Pain resources and apply for courses, they have a great blog called Noijam with articles written by some of the best minds in pain research, such a sLorimer Moseley
Australasian Birth Trauma Association A collaboration between Professor Peter Dietz Amy Dawes and Elizabeth Skinner , the Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) was established in 2016 to support women and their families who are suffering postnatally from physical and /or psychological trauma resulting from the birth process as well as the education and support for the range of health professionals who work with pre and postnatal women. It is an excellent resource for women seeking information and support for pelvic floor trauma associated with birth. Educating women on the possible pelvic floor issues they can face and helping them make an informed decision for their birth process is vital.
Continence Foundation of Australia A government funded initiative, the foundation aims to represent the interests of Australians affected by, or at risk of, bladder and bowel control problems and act as an advocate for their interests. The website runs the Continence Helpline, a free telephone advisory service staffed by a team of continence nurse advisors who provide information, education and advice to callers. There are many other resources on the webiste as well as the sister site Pelvic Floor First
Pain Chats I have just discovered this excellent resource aimed at those experiencing persistent pain. 20 world-renowned pain specilaists in their field write blogs and give information about living life with persistent pain. HIghly recommend a scroll through.
Research Databases
PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database) "a free database of over 43,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. For each trial, review or guideline, PEDro provides the citation details, the abstract and a link to the full text, where possible. All trials on PEDro are independently assessed for quality. These quality ratings are used to quickly guide users to trials that are more likely to be valid and to contain sufficient information to guide clinical practice. PEDro is produced by the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, School of Public Health at the University of Sydney and is hosted by Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)."
PMC Pubmed Central "PubMed Central® (PMC) is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM)."
Google Scholar A great place to search for research papers!