In this Guest Expert episode, Gina talks pelvic health with Registered Physiotherapist Erin DeGagne.

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Topics covered:

• Introducing Erin Degagne @ Intro
• Pelvic health and weight loss @ 0:58
• Explaining what pelvic health is and why we should care about it @ 1:40
• Frequent urination and incontinence in both men and women@ 3:00
• What is the cause behind different pelvic health issues? @ 6:05
• How not drinking enough water can irritate your bladder @ 6:55
• Substances that can irritate your bladder lining @ 8:40
• Reasons for waking up in the middle of the night to use the washroom @ 9:20
• Bowel issues are pelvic health issues @ 11:50
• How do you know if you have pelvic health issues? @ 13:34
• How bloating ties into pelvic health @ 14:30
• How breathwork plays a role in your pelvic health @ 16:26
• Should everyone be proactive and work on their pelvic health? @ 16:45
• How sitting can affect your pelvic health and exercises you can implement at your desk @ 17:40
• How do you know when you need to see a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist? @ 18:45
• The impact of weight loss on your pelvic health @ 20:20
• How often should we be using the washroom? @ 21:58
• Using a bladder diary: what to log and what to look for @ 23:00
• Why do you feel like you need to use the washroom when you don’t actually have to? @ 26:30
• Tension in your pelvic floor: why your bladder is not fully empty @ 28:14
• The length of your urination and what that indicates @ 29:48
• What can weaken your pelvic floor? @ 30:31
• What can we do to strengthen our pelvic floor? 31:32
• How to find a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist: pelvichealthsolutions.ca  @ 32:40
• Things you can do to address your pelvic health at home: how to retrain your bladder @ 34:53
• Physical things you can do to retrain your bladder and strengthen your pelvic floor @ 38:20
• Should everyone be doing Kegels? And how to do a proper Kegel @ 39:35
• How diaphragmatic breathing can help and how to do it @ 43:04
• Is there hope for improvement with pelvic floor prolapse? What can be done to stop symptoms from worsening?  @ 44:35
• You don’t have to live your life dealing with these issues, it is all fixable! @ 48:17
• Where to find Erin Degagne @ 49:10

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