Power to the pelvis Improve your pelvic floor for better digestive, urinary, reproductive and sexual health
Book - 2025
"The pelvic floor is often overlooked, misunderstood or even considered taboo--so let's talk about it! Focusing on your pelvic floor can be the solution for tons of symptoms like lower back pain, peeing when you sneeze, finding it hard to have a bowel movement, pain during sex and more. In this comprehensive guide for people with any anatomy, pelvic floor expert Dr. Alicia Jeffrey-Thomas will finally answer the age-old question 'Should I be doing Kegels?' and more importantly, empower anyone to heal and prevent pelvic issues at home"--Amazon.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- self-instructional materials
Self-instructional works - Published
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Salem, Massachusetts :
Page Street Pubishing Co
2025.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 192 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (page 179) and index
- ISBN
- 9798890031884
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. How to Get Started and Take Charge of Your Pelvic Health
- What Is Your Pelvic Floor?
- What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy?
- Take Charge of Your Pelvic Health
- Learn What's Happening with Your Muscles
- Chapter 2. Everyday Practices for a Healthier Pelvic Floor
- Don't Just Do Kegels
- Close the Easter Egg
- When in Doubt, Breathe Out
- Stretch Your Pelvic Floor
- Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor
- Keep Your Hips Happy
- Chapter 3. Bladder and Bowel Issues and How to Treat Them
- Learn What Your "Normal" Is (Bladder Edition)
- Train Your Bladder
- Limit Bladder Irritants
- Squeeze Before You Sneeze
- Avoid Going "Just in Case"
- Don't Hover
- Don't Push Your Pee
- Learn What's "Normal" (Bowel Edition)
- Get Your Poop in a Group
- Toileting Posture
- Moo When You Poo
- Remember the "Ins" Affect the "Outs" (Nutrition for Stool Type)
- Chapter 4. Revitalize Your Sex Life
- Harness the "Big O"
- It's Not as Simple as "Just Have a Glass of Wine"
- Switch Things Up
- Chapter 5. Chronic Problems and How to Treat Them
- Don't Accept Pain as "Normal"
- Don't Neglect Your Nerves
- What Happens in Vagus
- Motion Is Lotion
- Mobilize Your Scars
- Connect to Your Core
- Take the Pressure Off
- Don't Be Afraid of Tools
- Let It Roll
- Be Your Own Advocate
- Additional Resources
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index