Pfilates

“I’m afraid to leave the house since I never know when I’ll have to use the restroom.”

“Every night I get up to urinate 2 to 3 times.”

“It feels like I have no control over my bladder.”

These are just a handful of comments women share with me each and every day. As they struggle to cope with the consequences of Stress Urinary Incontinence, most women feel broken and alone.

Usually the result of one or more vaginal deliveries, these women have been left with a pelvic floor that no longer properly supports their bladders. The result is an almost constant need to urinate.

Coughing, sneezing, exercise and a host of other normal daily activities often lead to urine leakage.

And due to the state of their pelvic floor muscles, these women also experience less than satisfying sex lives as well.

But the worst part is they almost always feel lost as they look for ways to treat these conditions.

The first step is usually Kegel exercises. And unsurprisingly, these do not work for many of the women that try them. Sometimes it is because they are being done incorrectly, were never taught proper form or simply want another option.

Pfilates is an excellent advancement on the normal Kegel routine. By adding the emphasis that Pfilates puts on pelvic strength and alignment, Pfilates is able to help women build a greater amount of strength in their pelvic floor muscles either in place of surgery or following surgery.

For years now, I have provided advice to women dealing with urinary incontinence issues through my website. 1 in 3 women interested in vaginal rejuvenation surgery are suffering from SUI. Many of them have been suffering with symptoms for 15-20 years.

Incontinence impacts millions of women worldwide. It can be a normal result of the vaginal trauma endured during pregnancy, weight gain or genetics. Women should not be ashamed or embarrassed to discuss these issues with their physicians.

And if your doctor is not responsive to your concerns, then find a new doctor!

If you are currently coping with urinary incontinence, you owe it to yourself to explore all the options available to you. And since not everyone wants to have surgery unless it is absolutely necessary, the Pfilates program is an excellent place to start and can even help women after vaginal surgery.

As a vaginal surgery consultant, Vanessa Scott provides women with information to make the choices that are best for them.

We were in the VESy Lab from 4:30 am to 7 am this morning doing live “cut-ins” during the morning news broadcast on KOLO News 8. In between segments we shot individual interviews with a patient, a certified Pfilates instructor, and myself. These interviews were aired later in the day. KOLO 8 did a great joy getting our message across: 1. Stress Urinary Incontinence is a fitness issue 2. Surgery can usually be avoided 3. Pfilates is an excellent way to recondition the pelvic floor 4. The VESy Lab is an excellent way to perfect the Pfilates Method. It was a great day today…. I look forward to getting the video clip up on vesylab.com (launched yesterday!) and pfilates.com. I have been getting calls all afternoon from individuals interested in Pfilates classes and PTs interested in taking our Jan 28th Certification course here in Reno. If you have not yet seen vesylab.com please visit the website. Tons of info for providers and patients. Lab owners will have administrative access to the site so they can upload their patient videos and use the online report generator. Patients that take a lab will be given a user id and password so they can log in and watch their own videos for 30 days.

Look alive everyone. I need to start getting all those interested in attending our Jan 28th Pfilates Certification. Registration will soon (like within a week) available on line through the Pfilates.com site. Just head to Pfilates products and select the certification button. We will be filming this certification for educational and promotional purposes so hopefully everyone attending will be willing to participate. We have moved to a larger studio space suitable to filming. If you need more info send me an email at info@pfilates.com

Jan 28th 2012 Reno Nevada, 10a – 3P. This is a physician led intensive pelvic floor workshop and Pfilates certification course offering PTs 5 hrs. CEC. This Certification is designed for the rehab community and will focus on special modifications of the Pfilates Movements for individuals with physical limitations. We have 18 spaces remaining for this course so contact us quickly to reserve your spot.

Overactive bladder (OAB) and urinary incontinence affects greater than 50% of the elderly population in the United States. The problem is under reported, under diagnosed, and under treated. While OAB is clearly related to urinary incontinence, a key quality indicator for CMS, it is less well appreciated that OAB symptoms also increase an individual’s risk of falls, a second important quality indicator. Urgency and symptoms of urge incontinence increase the risk of falls in women aged 40 or older. Early diagnosis and proper treatment may prevent falls and improve quality of life in OAB patients. It is not clear that the use of medications such as anticholinergigs to treat OAB has the beneficial effect of fall prevention.
Implementation of pelvic floor fitness training using a program that also focuses on “core stabilization” may reduce fall risk by 50% or more.

A new program of pelvic floor fitness training exists that may greatly improve outcomes. Dr. Bruce Crawford of the Center for Pelvic Floor Medicine, has created a program of 10 movements that induce a major pelvic floor workout. Dr. Crawford’s program, called Pfilates (pelvic floor Pilates) can be done by anyone and without the need for any specialized exercise equipment. T achieve the best results these movements are best taught by a certified Pfilates Instructor

Pfilates certification has been available since 2009. Presently there are more than 20 certified instructors in the Reno/Sparks/Carson City area.
Pfilates certification is a one day course led by Dr. Bruce Crawford. This intensive pelvic floor workshop focuses on the neuroscience of pelvic floor function. Participants also learn how to teach the 10 Pfilates movements, with modifications to individuals and groups.

The Pfilates Method is the only scientifically derived plyometric pelvic floor conditioning program. Using the principals of plyometric training Pfilates improves pelvic floor performance and consequently symptoms of urinary incontinence, and fecal incontinence. Reduction of OAB symptoms alone reduces the risk of falls, however, because Pfilates involves core stabilization this benefit may exceed the degree of risk reduction reported in the literature

June is POP Awareness Month, June 16, 2012 is the Global Squeeze Please Chick Ride. We encourage all those who ride to participate; we’d encourage the ladies to lead the pack! Please pass this on to all you know who like to ride no matter what their bike choice is. Here’s a link to the page on the APOPS site with the promo-send your questions and I’ll get back to you with info!

http://pelvicorganprolapsesupport.org/events