Pelvic Health and Alignment

Thanks to the American Recall Centre for this fact sheet! Recently I have been asked by the American Recall Centre to write about Osteoporosis in order to help increase awareness about this all too common condition. While not directly a pelvic health-related topic, it is something I am very passionate about and you can't have health of one without the other!  The current statistics show that 1 in 2 women over the age of 50, and 1 in 4 men will experience a fracture due to osteoporosis, with 25% of hip fractures resulting in death within 6 months. Thats HUGE! And devastatingly unnecessary as there is so much that you can do to prevent, and even REVERSE osteoporotic changes.  What is Osteoporosis? Bone, despite how most of us imagine it, is not solid, rather it is made up of millions of cells that form a strong matrix able to withstand substantial forces. The words osteo (bone) and porosis (porous) refers to the condition characterised by a...

Exciting news! About a year ago, I discovered something that has now changed the way that I treat and educate my patients, as well as the way that I personally move and live.  Having seen with my own eyes the increase in young women (including teenagers) with pelvic health issues, as well as reading the literature and worrying statistics about the rapid increase of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), I became very interested in the "Why". W hy does it seem to be more common in Westernised cultures (regardless of access to some of the best health care systems in the world), why  is something as natural as childbirth so difficult, and  why are we seeing PFD in younger and younger populations.  Katy Bowman's awesome blog and her early work with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction got me hooked and helped open my eyes to the bigger picture of the human body and its environment. For a long time, treatment for pelvic floor issues (such as incontinence, prolapse and prepar...