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ESSENTIAL MOM MOVEMENT STRENGTH 💪CIRCUIT: Exercise 5️⃣ . This pattern incorporates three of my favorite tools that have been essential in my recovery process for my diastasis and reintegrating my pelvic floor. . @powerplateusa @pelvicore_pro @viprpro . 🙋🏻‍♀️How many of you ladies are working on undoing the mommy posture...you know, bent down and forward? . Or, the driving for what seems like hours in the (sigh! 💁🏻‍♀️) minivan 🚐 posture! . 🌟As @soft_tissue_therapy teaches, there is no such thing as a bad posture. It’s getting stuck in a bad posture. . 🌟All of the mommy activities are necessary, we just want to move in ways that expose our body to better positions to give diastasis (if you have it) and pelvic floor a chance to have optimal function. This does not come from simply pulling your shoulders back! 😃 . Here I am using a light 6kg @viprpro to load a lengthened upright position of my spine at the bottom of the squat. The Pelvicore loads my pelvic floor through the resisted internal and external rotation. The powerplate accelerated and enhances the movement from the bottom up! . This is a great complement to exercise 4️⃣, the deadlift and prepares me for exercise 6️⃣tomorrow! . I hope you enjoy this pattern! Leave me a comment below and let me know what you think! 🤗❤️#moms4healthusa . . . . . . #pelvicfloor #trainlikeagirl #viprpro #powerplate #viprfit #pelvicore #functionalfitness #momfitness #posture #diastasisrecti #momhealth #consistency (at Holly Springs, North Carolina)

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This New Device Will Help Relieving Pelvis Conditions

This New Device Will Help Relieving Pelvis Conditions    

Pelvic conditions can result in bladder problems, erectile dysfunction or prostate conditions. This can change with a product named Pelvicore, ball accompanied by a set of exercises. It can address also pelvic floor problems in women. More info click here.

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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Move Over Kegals, There Is a New Exercise in Town

According to physiotherapist Dr Pauline Chiarelli, pelvic floor problems can effect as many as one in three women. If you came to see us for advice on rehabilitation and help with an injury you would quickly notice that we ask questions that are not just related to your present concern but also questions about your health in general. We do this for a number of reasons; primarily we does this so that we can put your current concern into context but also it allows us to see if you have any other problems that you might have thought were “just normal”. When we ask these questions our clients frequently mention some sort of pelvic floor dysfunction with which they have just learned to live.

Is pelvic floor dysfunction more of a female than a male problem? Scientists, Ireland and Ott, say the male pelvis is denser and the bony part of the pelvis is generally smaller in diameter allowing faster coordination between all the muscles. This denseness combined with the smaller area means that the male pelvic floor is less likely to become dysfunctional. Conversely, the female pelvis is less dense and wider, as the bony structure is designed to house and deliver a baby. This means that the female pelvic floor is more susceptible to decreased strength and coordination between the pelvic floor muscles.

How is your pelvis meant to work and why do people get problems e.g. incontinence? In normal posture the pelvis should be anteriorly tilted allowing the bones of the pelvis to provide support to the internal organs, muscles, ligaments etc. In females the bladder is supported by the pubic bone at the front, which, in turn, creates support for the uterus. A large proportion of women with problems stand with a posterior pelvic tilt and decreased lumbar spinal curve. This puts more pressure on the pelvic floor by taking away the bony support from the bladder and uterus and creates pelvic floor problems. The good news is that this can be helped learning to correctly move your pelvis…. I will discuss a little later how to correct pelvic floor problems with exercises that are much more comprehensive than Kegals.

When looking at the muscular support of the pelvic floor it is useful to look at other muscles involved in its correct function: the abdominals, the spinal muscles, the hip and the respiratory diaphragm. These muscles work as a functional group. For example, as the respiratory diaphragm contracts it lowers, drawing air into the lungs, as it lowers it causes the organs that are underneath it to move downwards. This increased pressure in the abdominal cavity gently puts pressure on the pelvic floor causing a harmonious movement between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor. The pelvic floor assists in lumbopelvic stability (Markwell 2001) along with the muscles of the lower back, hips and abdominals. Anatomically there are connections as well; one of the hip muscles, the obturator internus, and part of the pelvic floor, the levator ani, are connected by a common tendon, the arcuate tendon. This means that if there is restricted movement in one or both of the hips, perhaps from arthritis, tight muscles or even ankle injuries, part of the pelvic floor will also be affected.

So it’s more than just the pelvic floor muscles then? Due to the interconnected nature of the pelvic floor and the muscles of the low back, hips and abdominals we always look at the “pelvic core neuromuscular system” or PCNS for short. This term was originally coined by my friends and colleagues, Christina Christie and Rich Colossi, physiotherapists specializing in pelvic floor dysfunction. By taking this approach we can determine if the current pelvic floor problems are actually being maintained by other things like poor posture, faulty breathing patterns or even by some thing as far away as an old ankle injury! Physiotherapist Gary Gray argues that in order to get the pelvic floor functioning optimally all the structures of the PCNS should be integrated subconsciously. For example, you don’t have to think about bracing your leg muscles to stop you from falling over, it just happens, and that should be the case for the pelvic floor as well. You shouldn’t have to consciously tense your pelvic floor to prevent leakage – it should just happen.

What is pelvic floor dysfunction?

It can take many forms, including but not limited to, pelvic pain, pelvic-organ prolapse, anal incontinence and urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence can be subdivided into three categories:

Stress incontinence– involuntary loss of urine with an increase in intra-abdominal pressure e.g. a sneeze or a hop causes a small leak of urine.

Urge incontinence– the urge to empty your bladder with only a small production of urine.

Frequency incontinence –urinating more than eight times in twenty four hours.

So what is normal? Generally you should be urinating every two to four hours during the day and zero to once during the night (although pregnancy does temporarily increase the incidence of urinary incontinence).

Are there any other problems I may have due to pelvic floor dysfunction? When we are talking about urinary incontinence it is worth noting that the loss of control and coordination of the pelvic muscles puts strain on other structures in the body. Many people do not realize that their back pain, sacroiliac dysfunction, sciatica, knee pain and ankle sprains could all be coming from dysfunction of their PCNS, and visa-versa.

What is an effective way to correct these problems?

Due to the PCNS’s highly integrated nature with the rest of the body it doesn’t make sense to continually isolate it and rely on exercises like Kegals. That would be like treating a sore knee that was caused by limping due to a sprained ankle. The ankle should be treated first, otherwise the knee pain will just keep coming back. Having said that, there are circumstances where specific pelvic floor work such as Kegal’s are useful, but if you are able to, it is more beneficial to strengthen the pelvic floor in an integrated way.

So what do we recommend to strengthen it? In order to create an environment where the pelvic floor and it’s functionally related muscle groups (diaphragm, low back, hips and abdominals) are working subconsciously we need to exercise the body in all three planes of motion using both the arms and legs to ‘drive’ or move the body to create a specific load to the whole complex of functionally related muscles.

Move over Kegals! Introducing the Pelvicore Exercise Ball…This simple device was developed by physiotherapists Christie and Colossi to help their patients get faster and better results from exercises they were doing. It consists of a small inflatable ball that fits between the knees and an elastic strap that goes round the thighs holding the ball in place. Strengthening the hip muscles becomes easy when wearing the pelvicore ball because if you step out to the side all the lateral hip muscles have to work against the resistance of the elastic strap and when you step back all the medial/adductor muscles work against the pressure of the ball. Depending on your level of ability exercises with the pelvicore ball can vary from simply sitting and slowly moving your legs apart and then back together to exercises that involve squats, lunges and alternate hand drivers. These are whole body exercises that involve all aspects of the PNCS right from the ankle up to the neck.

Try this exercise suggested by Christie and Colossi:

The Pelvic-Hip Complex Pivot Shift Matrix

See if you can balance on one leg for about 10 seconds, if you can continue, if you can’t then practice that before you try this.

Start with the more successful side, in this example we will stand on the right leg and move the left leg through space

Sagittal Plane:Stand on your right leg and swing your left leg forward and back, do it with control, repeat 10 times.

Frontal Plane:Still on the right leg take your left leg as far to the left as you can and then lightly touch your toe to the floor, taking care not to put weight on it. Then return to the middle, pause and take your left leg to the right across the body in front or behind, gently toe touch a the end of range, repeat 10 times.

Transverse Plane:Again, on your right leg rotate your whole body to the right pivoting on the right hip, once you have gone as far as you can rotate to the left gently touching your left toe to the ground if you loose balance, repeat 10 times.

Repeat all the above on the other side.

What Next? If you thought you were resigned to doing Kegals for the rest of your life you now know there are alternatives that may work better for you. Clients often ask us what they can do at home to help prevent problems returning. The pelvicore ball provides a simple, easy to use exercise program that can be done at home to exercise the

PCNS properly. We are the only suppliers of the pelvicore ball in western Canada. We are confident that for the one in three women who suffer from pelvic floor problems this offers a chance for them to get stronger and more flexible. What a relief to not be in fear of the familiar accidental leak that can happen all too easily when the pelvic floor is not working properly!

References

Chiarelli, P. 2002. Women’s Waterworks: Curing Incontinence. Wallsend, NSW; George Parry. Christie, C., & Colossi, R,.2010. Paving the way for a healthy pelvic floor: Turn on the Pelvic Core Neuromuscular System with triplanar movement and functional education. Idea Fitness Journal. Gary, G., & Tiberio, D. 2010. Seminar. Chain reaction transformation. The Gray institute. Ireland, M.L., & Ott, S.M. 2004. Special concerns of the female athlete. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 23 (2), 281-98. Markwell, S.J. 2001. Physical therapy management of pelvic/perineal and perianal pain syndromes. World Journal of Urology, 19 (3), 194-99.

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More amazing women showed up today! We focused on engaging our core (abs, pelvic floor, back muscles, diaphragm, and hip muscles)! We elongated our gluts, hamstrings, and inner thighs. We stretched our the upper backs and shoulders. We integrated our muscles, to work together, to function in harmony. #restorativemovement #grayinstitute #3Dmovement #pelvicore

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Week 3 Post Abdominoplasty: Movements to rebuild your core

Week 3 Post Abdominoplasty: Movements to rebuild your core

Twenty one days ago today I had a full abdominoplasty. I am just about 75% pain free with improving function. I have had a few hurdles this week both mentally and physically. The skin breakdown in the center of the incision, which is apparently pretty normal, is healing and not at all painful. There is an inflamed and swollen area to the right side of middle that the surgeon said is a mild…

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Tools for Returning to Function: Reintegrating the Pelvic Floor and Core

Tools for Returning to Function: Reintegrating the Pelvic Floor and Core

Tools for Returning to Function: Reintegrating the Pelvic Floor and Core

After spending 38 to 40 weeks carrying one or more babies, our bodies have some relearning to do as it relates to movement quality. We grew another human or two humans and things have been shifted around a bit! Our organs have been moved, center of gravity shifted and compensatory strategies learned to deal with our new…

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Another beautiful integration by my colleague and friend. Having a diastasis means smart, integrated training!! . #Repost @626fitness with @get_repost ・・・ Julia has a rectus diastisis (though she has never been pregnant) and a small belly button hernia with 2 small stitches holding it together; on top of that, she had her gall bladder removed 4.5 months ago. Needless to say her core has a lot going on and a strong core and pelvic floor is crucial for her to be able to train clients throughout the day. Here is a recent progression to help her heal and strengthen her core & pelvic floor, both safely and effectively: She is performing the 3 common lunges with push/reaches at ankle, waist/chest and overhead with the @viprpro and using the @pelvicore_pro. The ViPR created some resistance and healthy tensioning of the core while, the Pelvicore creates both resistance and the very important subconscious contract - relax of the core and the pelvic floor. #trainlikeagirl @giovanniroselli @vipr_global * * * #pasadena #pelvicore #pelvicsolutions #altadena #losangeles #sangabrielvalley #pasadenafitness #grayinstitute #3dmaps #3dmovement #626fitness #trainforfunction #viprchallenge #vipr #viprpro #aktivsolutions #gymrax #rectusdiastase #diastasisrecti #incontinence #pregnancy #seniorfitness https://www.instagram.com/p/BuOASHvhx9u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hiqhc75huryi

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Two of my favorite tools and one of my favorite people! @pelvicore_pro and @viprpro have been essential tools for helping Susan recover her mobility after fighting cancer and suffering a traumatic head injury which left her partially paralyzed. * The Pelvicore ball creates a subconscious activation of all the muscles around her pelvic ring. Her gait improves significantly after using it. Her single leg stance is better and stride length improves. * ViPR tilting patterns offer support and a slight overload for her posterior chain. * Combining the two into a mini pattern adds resiliency to the tissues around her hips and trains her body to recover from a potential fall. * Susan’s gift is her determination! I am fortunate to witness her recovery! . . . . #pelvicore #pelvicsolutions #vipr #fallprevention #determination #hipstrength #nevergiveup #ilovemyjob (at Raleigh, North Carolina)

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|| NEW BLOG POST || Training for the postpartum demands This photo was taken when the girls were 10 months old. I️n my second twin pregnancy I️ trained using #pelvicore and #vipr throughout. I️ had a significantly better recovery of my core and pelvic floor after delivery. We often forget about the physical demands that moms face in the postpartum period. There is no vacation or days off for moms. Taking great care of yourself is not optional. It’s a great feeling to have the strength and energy to play with your kids. Join me in encouraging great movement for all moms! #moms4healthusa #trainlikeagirl #pelvicorepro #pelvicfloor #womenshealth #prenataltraining #postparumfitness #viprfitness #prenatalvipr #viprglobal #pregnancyfitness

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The Pelvicore is an amazing tool created by Christina Christie to functionally train the pelvic floor. It’s unique design allows for loading of the pelvic floor in all three planes of motion. Couple that loading with an authentic diver via a lunge or squat and you have a winning combo. A couple months ago, my beautiful client, Susan, could not walk following a traumatic brain injury. She persevered and has progressed to a cane and ankle brace. Here we are working to strengthen her hips via a frontal plane lunge along with the pelvic floor with the #pelvicore. A functionally strong pelvic floor is directly related to enhancing gait...which is our ultimate goal with Susan. #pelvicorepro #grayinstitute #afs #femalechainreaction #authentictraining #pelvicfloor #womenshealth #fitnessmotivation #dontevergiveup #gaittraining #functionalexercise #pelvicfloortraining #moms4healthusa

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I have a diastasis and it's OK!

I have a diastasis and it’s OK!

I have had two sets of twins. My first set was born via C-Section and my second set was a vaginal delivery. With both sets I had a very large diastasis following the birth of the babies. After my first set, I did not have my diastasis assessed until the boys were almost three years old. My doctor did not check for diastasis or pelvic floor dysfunction at the six week check up. He simply said, “do…

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Going Backwards to Go Forwards: Time to reboot in week 18 post abdominoplasty

Going Backwards to Go Forwards: Time to reboot in week 18 post abdominoplasty

  This series of movements was inspired by my friend, mentor and creator of the Pelvicore Pro. Fortunately I have the privilege of being able to learn from the absolute top minds in the field of movement science, soft tissue work and women’s health. Through these connections I have been able to carve a purposeful path towards healing, recovery and reintegration.

Most people think the best…

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Week Four Post Abdominoplasty: All about reaching!

Week Four Post Abdominoplasty: All about reaching!

With increased ability in week four of my recovery comes increased responsibility. The responsibility comes from me handling more household duties AND the responsibility of me staying within my boundaries of ability.  The kids are still home for the summer and I am VERY fortunate to have my mother and mother-in-law helping me hugely with the kids. When my husband is traveling, I try to not have…

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Week 3 Post Abdominoplasty: Overcoming Hurdles

Week 3 Post Abdominoplasty: Overcoming Hurdles

Twenty one days ago today I had a full abdominoplasty. I am just about 75% pain free with improving function. I have had a few hurdles this week both mentally and physically. The skin breakdown in the center of the incision, which is apparently pretty normal, is healing and not at all painful. There is an inflamed and swollen area to the right side of middle that the surgeon said is a mild…

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Training Beyond the Gym!

Training Beyond the Gym!

Training beyond the gym to me means performing movements that translate into improved function outside of the gym! Of course we want to look great too so finding movements that both improve function and create a metabolic demand is a double win!

Here I use some of my favorite functional tools that have helped me recover my function after two twin pregnancies! Having them accessible in my garage,…

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Essential Mom Movement Series

Essential Mom Movement Series

One of the biggest challenges for me going into motherhood was the shift in my fitness. I was very use to being able to easily go out and train hard. Ugh!! After having babies that was a whole lot different! My mindset was still there. I was ready to train and still am, but I must respect my new shell and do what I need to do to maintain great life function everyday.

I no longer have the option…