A Q & A on Prolapse and our Pelvic Floor with Women's Health physio Cat McArthur

Nov 30, 2023

In episode 13 of the podcast we chatted with Cat McArthur on "Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and our Pelvic Floor" and we received a tonne of feedback from this episode! So we opened up the doors for any questions anyone has related to their pelvic floor and prolapse and suffice to say we got an entire episode worth, so here they are. Your questions answered. 

If you haven’t already heard episode 13 I invite you to listen. In it we discuss what POP is, symptoms, contributing factors to developing POP, our pelvic floor and so much more as well as my own personal journey with having a prolapse.

Cat McArthur

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.

 

In this episode we discuss;

• Cat’s background as an Olympian and what led her to become a women’s health physio.
• Current research findings surrounding pessaries
• Symptoms of POP and when to seek support
• If there is a degree to which a prolapse would preclude having a vaginal birth
• The affects on existing prolapse with subsequent pregnancies and births
• How a tight pelvic floor affects birth
• Abdominal separation, when it becomes an issue and how to manage
• Does doing our pelvic floor exercise make sex better?
• Do yoni eggs and other devices help our pelvic floor?

And so much more…

For full show notes and links mentioned in this episode head over to www.thepregnancycollective.com.au/podcast

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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.