Episode 13-Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and our Pelvic Floor with Women’s Health Physio Cat McArthur

Something I wish I had of been taught as a Midwife and as a Woman is about my Pelvic Floor and all the things that can contribute to Prolapse. This episode is a big and personal one for me as I share my own experience of having a Prolapse. I am joined with an incredible Women’s Health Physio who has helped me in my own personal journey with a prolapse as well as countless other women.

Cat Mc Arthur

Cat is a Gold Coast based Physiotherapist with additional training in Pelvic & Continence health. Drawing on her own experience as an Olympic athlete, Cat strives to work with her clients to ensure they are working towards their own goals and providing them with the tools in which they need to prevent injury throughout all stages of life. Educating and empowering others in order to become the master of their own bodies and health is how Cat practices as a physiotherapist. Cat loves to work in all settings – practicing out of two clinics in Robina and Tweeds Heads, taking community-based exercise classes and offering home visit physiotherapy appointments as well as telehealth to ensure patients can access good quality healthcare in any environment they choose.

This episode is a big and long one but you’ll want to hang around for the whole thing believe me!

In this episode we discuss;

• My own personal journey with a prolapse and the emotional, physical and psychological aspects of this
• What is our pelvic floor?
• How to do our pelvic floor exercises and why we need an individualised approach to this
• Why it’s equally important that we know how to relax our pelvic floor as well as tighten it
• What is POP -Pelvic Organ Prolapse?
• What are the contributing factors that contribute to prolapse
• How to decrease your risk of developing a prolapse
•  Diaphragmatic breathing and it’s implications on your pelvic floor
•  How our Glute’s and posture affect our pelvic floor
• Coached pushing and it’s affects on our pelvic floor
• Symptoms of prolapse
• How to manage prolapse symptoms
• Pessaries
• What should we be doing/not doing during our postpartum to protect our pelvic floor?
• Preparing for our postpartum

And so much more…

Books and Links Mentioned in Show

James Clear – Atomic Habits- Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

Peta Wright- Healing Pelvic Pain

Colleen Hoover- Ugly Love

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Please note; all information shared on this Podcast by myself or guests is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice.