Podcasts Get to know your pelvic floor with Physiotherapist Sue Croft
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Get to know your pelvic floor with Physiotherapist Sue Croft

Sue discusses:
- pelvic floor muscles are capable of being rehabilitated
- bladder issues are driven by habit, not only pelvic floor weakness
- hormones encourage the muscles to stretch in preparation for birth
- age does affect the recovery of the pelvic floor
- risk factors for prolapse
- spontaneous improvement is possible
- breastfeeding affects the tone of vaginal tissue
- prolapse isn’t a devastating diagnosis
- the younger you have pelvic floor surgery, the more likely it is to fail
- only 15% of women will need surgery
- how to access women’s health physio through the private or public system
Topics Discussed
Pelvic floor, pelvic floor physiotherapist, Pelvic instability, Physiotherapist, Women’s health physio
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