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Pilates and Women's Pelvic Health Part 2: Urinary Incontinence - How Pilates can help?

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 In the previous first part of this series, we discussed how Pilates teachers can play a vital role in helping Women with their Pelvic health , providing expert exercise therapy and a comfortable environment to address the issue openly.   In this second and subsequent third parts, we will detail the individual dysfunctions and explore why Pilates is such an ideal form of exercise for the Pelvic Floor.  Starting with Stress Urinary Incontinence: What is STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE (SUI) ?:   As a generalisation, Urinary incontinence is simply the involuntary leakage of urine. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) occurs during everyday sudden physical exertion or movement such as laughing, coughing, sneezing, running, lifting, or having sex. These activities put pressure on your bladder, causing the accidental release of urine.  Stress incontinence is much more common in women than in men and this article specifically addresses women. If you suffer from stress incontinence, you may feel em

Pilates and Women's Pelvic Health Part 1: How can Pilates Teachers help?

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 The women’s health problem, suffered in silence.  How can Pilates Teachers help? The Female Pelvis In this first of a three-part series, we will discuss the importance of Female Pelvic Health in general and outline how Pilates teachers can play a vital role in helping Women with this health problem, providing expert exercise therapy and a comfortable environment to address the issue more openly.  In subsequent parts, we will detail the individual dysfunctions and explore why Pilates is such an ideal form of exercise for the Pelvic floor. Dysfunctions in women's Pelvic Health are generally both widespread and underreported.  With the right expertise, qualified Pilates Instructors can offer significant help to women, not only with the correct therapeutic exercise regimes but with a detailed academic understanding.  The client will hopefully then have sufficient knowledge and confidence to seek further support and self help. Why does Female Pelvic Health matter so significantly? 1.