Are you peeing when you laugh, sneeze, jump or run? This is more common after carrying a baby for 9 months and delivering your baby. And yes a pelvic floor physiotherapist can help! But what I am to expect in my first pelvic floor examination? First, we recommend to wait 6 week postpartum, after seeing your doctor. At your first appointment, your pelvic floor physiotherapist will talk about what is happening with your body, give a short anatomy lesson on the pelvic floor musc

What is Stress Incontinence? Stress Incontinence is the accidental leakage of urine during physical exertion, which can include coughing, sneezing, lifting or performing other workout routines. These activities increase the pressure on the bladder, which results in the bladder releasing urine. What Causes Stress Incontinence? Stress Incontinence is more prevalent in younger woman and women under 55 years. Stress Incontinence is most commonly developed by changes that happen

Overactive Bladder (OAB) is a condition in which an individual feels the sudden and strong urge to urinate frequently, which can results in nocturia (the need to urinate one or more times during sleeping hours) and urinary leakage. During urination, the brain signals the urethra and pelvic floor muscles to relax while the bladder muscle squeezes,pushing the urine out of the body. In OAB, the bladder muscle is overactive and squeezes too often. The bladder spasms that occur

Pelvic floor physiotherapy helps women rehabilitate their pelvic floor muscles. These muscles can be weakened by childbirth, surgery, heavy lifting, being overweight, constipation or menopause. If the muscles are weak, this can affect bladder and bowel control, resulting in incontinence (leakage) or prolapse. For other women, their pelvic floor muscles may be overactive; it switches on involuntarily when they should be relaxing. Overactivity can cause difficulty with having s