October 30, 2017
Q: Hi there, I was wondering if you would teach the “blow before you go” and lift the pelvic floor in pregnant women who don’t have any symptoms of pelvic floor issues? I mean if we do this to an already functional pelvic floor , wouldn’t we risk making it tighter? A: Great question. Before […]
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October 22, 2017
Three years ago this month I was celebrating my first peer reviewed publication, a telehealth study -“Web Based Treatment for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence”, in the Oct 2014 issue of the Journal of Urologic Nursing. The study looked at the use of an online course designed for women to independently perform to address their incontinence. […]
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Q: Do you have any suggestions for swimming with a pelvic organ prolapse. A: I really love swimming for my female athletes as they work to recover from prolapse and return to some movement and fitness and get their heart rate up. Generally, the lack of impact makes it a great place for ladies who […]
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September 19, 2017
So excited to share this conversation with Another Mother Runner on pelvic health and running. It was such a blast! Got to share lots of ideas to continue to first broaden our definition of what a pelvic health problem is, then link it to common postpartum running inefficiencies that may never have been considered from […]
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April 9, 2017
Check out the podcast here: https://graceandgrit.com/podcast-062/ Ep 62: Courtney Townley, a passionate, holistic women’s health coach and experienced fitness pro who speaks into ALL areas of women’s lives through her own work and her podcast! I was excited to have a convo that I hope will continue to advance the message of pelvic floor and […]
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March 13, 2017
Fitness isn’t just the goal, it’s the path. This message, fitness as the path back to health and return to play, represents the treatment approach I have taken for 20+ years with all forms of athletes….pilates, yoga, running, gymnastics, ballet, weight training, etc. Whatever your game is…I can use your fitness of choice to help […]
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March 6, 2017
Major #nerdlove for Chris Beardsley of Strength and Conditioning Research. This infographic highlights a study that compared the difference in activation patterns of quads, hams and glutes in a front squat (bar sits at the front of the shoulders) vs a back squat (bar sits on the back of the shoulders). When front loaded, the front of the […]
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February 22, 2017
It’s our final installment of Young Female Athlete month here at Julie Wiebe, PT! Julie Granger, PT of Prism Wellness Center has brought her wealth of knowledge and experience working with this population to us in this 3-blog series!! These are excerpts from her recently published e-book Young Female Athlete’s Playbook . We’ve covered growth spurts, […]
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November 28, 2016
I sat down for a chat with Marika Hart of Herasphere about all things pelvic floor, running, sports specificity, and more! Here are some of the gems we covered in this interview (from the Herashere.com blog): why some postural changes in pregnancy are NORMAL and when it becomes problematic. how posture affects breathing and the pelvic […]
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November 14, 2016
This is a question I get a lot. So I thought I would share an inquiry that grew from a water cooler conversation at a Pilates studio. Should we use a sustained light brace or as the inquirer here calls it ‘switched on’ core components at a low level throughout exercise? How does that jive with the […]
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