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Ep 7 - Joanna Prance: Challenges To Triumphs: From Childbirth Injury To Life As An Ostomate
Welcome to Table Talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimal human function. Our guest today is Joanna Prance.
Jo is a fitness consultant, personal trainer, yoga instructor, and a mother. She specialises in pelvic floor exercise and Ostomy exercise, which is designed to help individuals who have undergone an ostomy surgery to maintain their physical fitness and improve their quality of life.
An ostomate herself, Jo is also a MASIC Foundation Advocate and Women’s Health & Wellbeing Educator & Mentor.
The MASIC Foundation is the only multi-disciplinary UK charity to support women who have suffered severe injuries during childbirth known as Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries. If you would like to donate to this cause their website can be found here: https://masic.org.uk/
Jo has been raising awareness about these subjects by leading talks, including the University College of Osteopathy, which is how we first came to meet her.
She is kindly joining us to discuss life as an ostomate and her work raising awareness around childbirth injuries.
References:
01:30 - How did you become an Ostomate?
02:38 - Linking Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI) to birthing injuries
04:02 - Patient experience during the birthing process and continuity of care
11:18 - What needs to change for the patient handling in the UK to improve?
14:25 - What advice would you give to women to advocate for their own health?
16:37 - How did you become involved with MASIC Foundation - www.MASIC.org.uk
19:00 - MASIC foundation - www.MASIC.org.uk. - www.joannaprance.org.uk
20:33 - Challenges with and Overcoming resentment
22:20 - Partners and their challenges
23:10 - What are some of the problems you have experienced when working with the OASI population?
25:00 - What happened once the dots started to connect with the nature of your injuries? Surgical procedures
28:50 - Working with your body
29:30 - How can an osteopath help with OASI population?
31:32 - Returning to competitive sport
33:50 - How did your exercise habits evolve after becoming an Ostomate?
35:20 - Advice for those becoming an Ostomate
38:32 - What is a stoma and what did you know about stomas prior to recieving your own?
45:10 - Experience of getting a stoma fitted
47:40 - What tips would you give Ostomates to stay physically active?
50:00 - What support did you receive following the stoma fitting?
52:00 - What are some of the challenges when living with a stoma?
54:29 - How can partners support those who are becoming an Ostomate?
56:32 - Stoma bag access and selection
58:40 - Advice to new Ostomates
01:01:10 - What other support roles do you play in this field?
01:03:50 - Personal training and Pelvic floor exercise
01:05:42 - Women's health physiotherapists
01:08:01 - Further advice to Ostomates from experience
Following this episode, Jo successfully completed the three peaks challenge, further shaping what it means to be an ostomate! Congratulations on an incredible achievement!
If you would like to get in contact with Jo directly, she can be found at her website: https://www.joprance.com/
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By Table TalkWelcome to Table Talk, the podcast series where clinical experience informs optimal human function. Our guest today is Joanna Prance.
Jo is a fitness consultant, personal trainer, yoga instructor, and a mother. She specialises in pelvic floor exercise and Ostomy exercise, which is designed to help individuals who have undergone an ostomy surgery to maintain their physical fitness and improve their quality of life.
An ostomate herself, Jo is also a MASIC Foundation Advocate and Women’s Health & Wellbeing Educator & Mentor.
The MASIC Foundation is the only multi-disciplinary UK charity to support women who have suffered severe injuries during childbirth known as Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries. If you would like to donate to this cause their website can be found here: https://masic.org.uk/
Jo has been raising awareness about these subjects by leading talks, including the University College of Osteopathy, which is how we first came to meet her.
She is kindly joining us to discuss life as an ostomate and her work raising awareness around childbirth injuries.
References:
01:30 - How did you become an Ostomate?
02:38 - Linking Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASI) to birthing injuries
04:02 - Patient experience during the birthing process and continuity of care
11:18 - What needs to change for the patient handling in the UK to improve?
14:25 - What advice would you give to women to advocate for their own health?
16:37 - How did you become involved with MASIC Foundation - www.MASIC.org.uk
19:00 - MASIC foundation - www.MASIC.org.uk. - www.joannaprance.org.uk
20:33 - Challenges with and Overcoming resentment
22:20 - Partners and their challenges
23:10 - What are some of the problems you have experienced when working with the OASI population?
25:00 - What happened once the dots started to connect with the nature of your injuries? Surgical procedures
28:50 - Working with your body
29:30 - How can an osteopath help with OASI population?
31:32 - Returning to competitive sport
33:50 - How did your exercise habits evolve after becoming an Ostomate?
35:20 - Advice for those becoming an Ostomate
38:32 - What is a stoma and what did you know about stomas prior to recieving your own?
45:10 - Experience of getting a stoma fitted
47:40 - What tips would you give Ostomates to stay physically active?
50:00 - What support did you receive following the stoma fitting?
52:00 - What are some of the challenges when living with a stoma?
54:29 - How can partners support those who are becoming an Ostomate?
56:32 - Stoma bag access and selection
58:40 - Advice to new Ostomates
01:01:10 - What other support roles do you play in this field?
01:03:50 - Personal training and Pelvic floor exercise
01:05:42 - Women's health physiotherapists
01:08:01 - Further advice to Ostomates from experience
Following this episode, Jo successfully completed the three peaks challenge, further shaping what it means to be an ostomate! Congratulations on an incredible achievement!
If you would like to get in contact with Jo directly, she can be found at her website: https://www.joprance.com/