For the boys…Do I even have a pelvic floor?

I was recently referred to this magazine article in an American digital mag. Pelvic floor dysfunction is often thought of as a ‘woman’s thing’, but as this article explains, men can suffer from the range pelvic floor troubles too, from incontinence to pain in the testes and deep pelvis to poor sexual function. Again and as with the women, these are not normal and warrant further investigation. There are even a handful of male physiotherapists specialising in men’s pelvic floor dysfunction in Sydney who are out there to help. Check out Stuart Baptist in the CBD.

http://www.voxxi.com/pelvic-floor-dysfunction/

Further Reading for ‘discovering’ Your Pelvic Floor

On the topic of all things women (sorry boys), I’ve found you a great website and book worth checking out from Queensland women’s health physiotherapist, Mary O’Dwyer. Her experience managing all things women and pelvic floor make for a fun, yet sensitive approach to managing and treating pelvic floor problems such as stress or urge incontinence and pelvic girdle pain.

I found the book easy to read. Following her ‘exercises’ and ‘explorations’ were, I’d admit, a little confronting, yet very useful and insightful.

Subscribe to her newsletters or facebook for weekly reads. Share it with your girlfriends.

http://www.holditsister.com

‘Hold it Mama: The Pelvic Floor and Core Handbook for Pregnancy Birth and Beyond’ by Mary O’Dwyer (2011)

ABC’s Tonic Program – Exercise and Neurological Disease

There is recent evidence out there that only 150 minutes of exercise per week of cardio vascular exercise can halt the decline in cognitive ability as is seen in Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and dementia. This exercise only needs to be aimed at an intensity level of a brisk walk or higher. There are several factors that could explain this finding, from increased oxygenated blood levels to the brain as a effect of exercise or changes in enzyme levels in the brain that are known to cause dementia. Watch the first story in this episode of Tonic to learn more.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-14/tonic-series-5-episode-1/4367170