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[Physio Discussed] A practical guide to exercise & pelvic health during pregnancy and postpartum with Dr Silvia Giagio and Gráinne Donnelly


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Introducing our new, longer form podcast, Physio Discussed, where 2 expert guests and our host explore everything you need to know about your favourite topics!

In this episode, we discuss exercise during pregnancy and postpartum. We explore: 

  • Pelvic floor screening and assessments
  • Return to sport after pregnancy
  • Pelvic floor rehabilitation
  • Creating training programs for pelvic floor dysfunction
  • Compression garments in pelvic health

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Silvia Giagio is a PhD physiotherapist and researcher at the University of Bologna. Her research primarily focuses on pelvic floor health within the field of sports medicine. She has applied her personal and clinical experiences in sports, along with her passion for pelvic floor rehabilitation, to this research area. Currently, she collaborates with World Athletics as research consultant, promoting worldwide initiatives for élite athletes' pelvic health.

Gráinne Donnelly is an Advanced Physiotherapist in pelvic health, doctoral research student at Cardiff Metropolitan University and the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pelvic, Obstetric and Gynaecological Physiotherapy. Her research focuses include i) postpartum return to sport and pelvic floor dysfunction and ii) diastasis rectus abdominis.

Link to the screening tool discussed in this episode (open access) - https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/14/899 

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Our host is @James_Armstrong_Physio

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