by Liz | Feb 20, 2021 | Blog
What are you doing this year to ensure you look after your pelvic floor and help prevent future problems? The pelvic floor muscles are in an awkward place – you can’t see them and they often get forgotten about! But they are a very important group of muscles and when...
by Liz | Feb 20, 2021 | Blog
Good pelvic floor muscle function is important – but how do you use these muscles? And how do you know if you are doing it correctly? How to contract the pelvic floor: You can do the exercises lying, sitting or standing. When you first start it’s easier to do...
by Liz | Sep 20, 2020 | Blog
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Globally more than 1.3 million men are diagnosed every year, including around 3,400 in New Zealand. Many men start to have problems with their prostate as they get older, and bladder problems are common. This is mostly...
by Liz | Jul 11, 2020 | Blog
Pelvic floor problems are common in women, and one of the main risk factors is vaginal delivery. There is a growing awareness of the damage that can occur to the pelvic floor muscles and the perineum (the skin between the vagina and the anus) during a vaginal birth....
by Liz | Jul 9, 2020 | Blog
For many people, childbirth is a wonderful experience. Everything goes well, and there are no issues. However there are some who experience trauma to the pelvic floor muscles, sustained during vaginal delivery. How many does this affect? We know that around 90% of...
