Pelvic floor muscles play an important role in our bodies, and we may not realize how important until we have incontinence, pain, and/or prolapse. A common concern is the root cause of a dysfunction might not be properly addressed causing issues down the line such as the need for surgery or repeat surgery.

Kim Vopni, author of Your Pelvic Floor, is a self professed pelvic health evangelist and is known as The Vagina Coach.She is a certified fitness professional who wants to end the suffering associated with pelvic floor dysfunction.

Kim speaks with Fempower Health on the following about pelvic floor health and surgery:

• Which are the 3 types of pelvic floor dysfunctions?
• What are the signs of a weak pelvic floor and how do you fix pelvic floor dysfunction?
• What are pelvic floor dysfunction treatment options and which pelvic floor dysfunctions might require surgery?
• How do you optimize pelvic floor surgery recovery time and outcomes?
• How successful is pelvic prolapse surgery, and what can you do post surgery to optimize results?
• How do you find the right pelvic floor surgeon?
• Which questions should you ask the pelvic floor surgeon?
• What if you can’t afford a pelvic floor specialist or surgeon?

“I do see a lot of people after the fact who say “I had surgery for this and then I still have this problem or the problem came back” or “I have another problem and then I had another surgery.” People will chase the problem with surgery or pharmaceuticals and aren’t getting to a root cause.” - Kim Vopni

Resources:

• Resources and episodes on Pelvic Health

• Resources and episodes on Pregnancy & Motherhood

• Resources and episodes on Perimenopause & Menopause and sign up for the Perimenopause and Menopause newsletter

• Follow Kim Vopni on Instagram
• Buff Muff App
• Free Pelvic Surgery Webinar
• Kim’s Book Your Pelvic Floor
• Study on lower back pain and association with pelvic floor issues
• Watch the Below the Belt film

 

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More about Kim Vopni

Kim Vopni is a self professed pelvic health evangelist and is known as The Vagina Coach. She is a certified fitness professional who wants to end the suffering associated with pelvic floor dysfunction.

She is a published author, a passionate speaker and women’s health educator. Kim is the founder of Pelvienne Wellness Inc - a company offering pelvic health programs products and coaching for women in pregnancy, motherhood and menopause. She also co-founded, grew, and sold a company called Bellies Inc where she created the Ab System – a revolutionary birth prep and recovery system for pregnant women. Her annual event Kegels & Cocktails™ has helped hundreds gain knowledge about pelvic health and her Buff Muff app is ensuring everyone knows how to do kegels and actually does them!

Kim also certifies other fitness and movement professionals to work with women with core and pelvic floor challenges through her Core Confidence Specialist Certification.

You can find her on-line at www.vaginacoach.com and on social media @vaginacoach

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