The Women’s Health Podcast

015 - Antony Lo - Lifting Weights and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction


Listen Later

Lifting Weights and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Show notes by Elaine Stevenson of The Myotherapy Reading Room - https://www.patreon.com/MyotherapyRea... - see below for more details.

Show Notes:

Antony Lo is the co-host of The Women’s Health Podcast. In addition to his degree in Physiotherapy he also holds a Masters in Physiotherapy and took part in the Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Specialisation training program – the highest form of training a physiotherapist can take in Australia. Antony’s special interests include pelvic floor issues, antenatal and postnatal, and strength-based training. In this podcast, Antony and co-host Marika introduce the topic of lifting weights, focussing on pelvic floor dysfunction in the context of some of the common myths.

Themes covered in the discussion include:

- different types of lifting, including techniques, standards, rules (for sport-related lifts)
- relationship between weight and repetitions (reps)
- strategies for lifting
- common reasons why patients seek assistance from strength-based health professionals when lifting
- physical therapy as a ‘legal performance enhancing’ intervention
- considerations for women experiencing pelvic organ prolapse
- role of a women’s health physio for return to lifting
- important information to obtain from your women’s health physio
- biomechanics and movement variability
- breathing / breath techniques
- loading strategies
- diastasis and lifting

Links:

Biography: http://physiodetective.com/antony-lo/
Website: http://physiodetective.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/physiodetec...
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9j2...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/physiodetective
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/physiodetective

Sponsored by the Myotherapy Reading Room The Myotherapy Reading Room provides a curated, keyword-indexed feed of topical peer review paper, podcasts, clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews together with links to related papers and resources, all specifically selected to support subscribing clinicians in the application of evidence-based practice with particular regard to musculoskeletal pain and injury presentations, including chronic pain. It’s rapidly growing subscriber base includes physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, exercise physiologists, myotherapists, strength and conditioning coaches, fitness professionals, massage therapists and others from Australia, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. https://www.patreon.com/MyotherapyRea...

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Women’s Health PodcastBy womenshealthpodcast

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

14 ratings


More shows like The Women’s Health Podcast

View all
Physio Edge podcast with David Pope by David Pope at Clinical Edge

Physio Edge podcast with David Pope

130 Listeners

The School of Greatness by Lewis Howes

The School of Greatness

21,187 Listeners

FoundMyFitness by Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.

FoundMyFitness

5,340 Listeners

The NAF Physio Podcast by Adam Meakins

The NAF Physio Podcast

88 Listeners

The Pelvic Health Podcast by Lori Forner

The Pelvic Health Podcast

85 Listeners

Tough to Treat by Susan Clinton and Erica Meloe

Tough to Treat

120 Listeners

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett by DOAC

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

7,698 Listeners

The Dr. Hyman Show by Dr. Mark Hyman

The Dr. Hyman Show

9,294 Listeners

The Peter Attia Drive by Peter Attia, MD

The Peter Attia Drive

8,023 Listeners

Pelvic PT Rising by Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS & Jesse Cozean

Pelvic PT Rising

179 Listeners

Physio Network by Physio Network

Physio Network

31 Listeners

We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle and Audacy

We Can Do Hard Things

41,490 Listeners

The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

The Mel Robbins Podcast

19,692 Listeners

Boob to Food - The Podcast by Luka McCabe and Kate Holm

Boob to Food - The Podcast

31 Listeners

Celebrate Muliebrity with Michelle Lyons by Michelle Lyons

Celebrate Muliebrity with Michelle Lyons

25 Listeners