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Know-how: Pelvic Floor Muscles
By Laura Lee Davies on 01/05/2007 00:39:04
You'll hear lots of ante-natal talk about pelvic floor muscle exercises, but what are they and why are they vital?
The vast majority of women are completely unaware of their pelvic floor muscles, until they get pregnant. Unless they have tried the fitness regime pilates – in which core muscles and engagement of the pelvic floor is the basis for all strengthening
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Kegels: Working out your pelvic floor
By ThinkBaby on 03/12/2006 02:03:18
Whether you call them Kegel or pelvic floor exercises, they're a must-know for pregnant women and mums
that exercising the PC (puboccygeus) muscles, or muscles of your pelvic floor, gave women better bladder control.What the pelvic floor is & why it mattersYou pelvic floor muscles are those muscles supporting the bladder, uterus and rectum and keeping them all
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What is Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD)?
By Maria Muennich on 28/02/2009 08:23:12
Now known as Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) Pelvic pain and mobility problems are two common symptoms of this increasingly recognised pregnancy complication
Many pregnant women find walking and other weight-bearing movement difficult or uncomfortable at some time during pregnancy, but some pregnant women experience recurring pain and mobility problems caused by a condition known as Pelvic Girdle Pain
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What are Kegel exercises?
By Laura Lee Davies on 10/06/2008 01:14:33
Keeping your pelvic floor muscles toned is important for birth and afterwards. Plus it has long term benefits.
Pelvic floor muscle exercises are otherwise known as Kegel exercises, so named after the doctor who developed them as a way of improving the performance of the set of muscles between the pelvic bones. Why are Kegel exercises important?The pelvic
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Review: Athena Muscle Toner
By Laura Lee Davies on 15/05/2007 01:41:19
Exercising your pelvic floor muscles is important but not easy to get right. Now this handy device can do it for you.
If you have started ante-natal classes or already had your baby, you will know how much importance is placed on you doing your kegel exercises in order to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. But these exercises are not always easy to get right
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Having an epidural could prevent muscle damage in labour
By Kimberley Smith on 26/08/2010 12:21:43
Epidurals help protect pelvic muscles during birth and reduce chance of incontinence, finds study
Choosing to have an epidural for pain relief while giving birth may help protect your pelvic “levator” muscles. A study of nearly 400 mums has found that there is a lower risk of these muscles being damaged for women who chose to have an epidural
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Helen Bonham Carter on wearing nappies post-pregnancy
By Sophie Westnedge on 23/04/2012 17:43:19
Harry Potter and King's Speech star reveals childbirth left her with a weakened pelvic floor
childbirth had weakened her pelvic floor muscles. "I really couldn't jump up and down and scream without losing all my bodily liquid. They had these air dryers, these huge things- that's where I would dry myself off," Helena told The Sunday Times Style
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Review: Body Clock's Femme Elite TENS tiny toner
By Maria Muennich on 16/11/2006 01:41:07
Dinky package offers drug-free pain relief, pelvic floor stimulation and muscle toning all in one for those post-natal black and blues
Femme Elite 3 in 1: Pelvic Floor Stimulator, TENS and muscle toner Easy-to-use, discreet, extremely lightweight and flexible: works well for back pain and effective in stimulating muscles. Cut-off after it has not been in use for five minutes
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The Femme Elite
By ThinkBaby on 02/02/2007 12:14:52
The Femme Elite is designed for all your feminine needs. Using the latest technology, this 3-in-1 pre-set unit can be used for pelvic floor stimulation (PFS), pain relief (TENS) and muscle toning (EMS).
The Femme Elite 3 in 1 unit - a product designed just for women The Femme Elite is designed for all your feminine needs. Using the latest technology, this 3-in-1 pre-set unit can be used for pelvic floor stimulation (PFS), pain relief (TENS
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10 things you should never say to a pregnant woman
By Daniella Delaney on 01/11/2011 11:51:20
When you're bursting ready to give birth, the last thing you need are any of these phrases coming your way
You feel like you've been carrying your baby around for an eternity, your back is aching, your ankles are swollen and you're exhausted all the time. In short, you're not a happy bunny. But you're just about managing to cope with pregnancy. That is until some idiot utters one of t...
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