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Core Exercises after Prolapse Surgery and Prolapse Safe Exercises

Unfortunately for many women the potential forpelvic floor injury with intense core exercise is not well recognised within fitness circles. After prolapse surgery, some women even get the go-ahead to return to their regular gym exercises with little understanding of the potential risk of recurrent prolapse with the wrong kind of abdominal core exercise.

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How to Manage a Prolapsed Bladder and Avoid Recurrent Bladder Prolapse

Being diagnosed with a bladder prolapse comes as a shock to many women, even though bladder prolapse (also known as cystocoele) is a common occurrence in women. Bladder prolapse is commonly referred to as “dropped bladder” or “fallen bladder”. Read on to learn the answers to these commonly asked questions about bladder prolapse:

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Prolapse Exercises – Pelvic Floor Safe Strength Exercises for Prolapse

Many women are fortunately becoming aware that inappropriate strength training (or resistance training) has the potential to strain and injure their pelvic floor. Performing strength exercises using the wrong technique can increase your risk of incontinence and contribute to or worsen your pelvic organ prolapse (uterine prolapse, bladder prolapse and bowel prolapse).

Prolapse Repair – What Every Woman Needs to Know After Prolapse Surgery

There are a number of key steps you can take to avoid recurrent pelvic organ prolapse, and this includes after vaginal surgery for uterine prolapse, prolapsed bladder (cytocoele) and bowel prolapse (rectocoele). The same protective principles apply to women after rectal prolapse surgery. This 6 minute video outlines the short and long-term practical strategies you can use to reduce your risk of repeat prolapse and further pelvic sugery.

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Prolapse Exercise for Fitness – 5 Pelvic Floor Safe Exercises

Get set to learn some of the most effective fitness exercises for protecting your pelvic prolapse. This information applies to women with; uterine prolapse, prolapsed bladder (cyctocoele), rectal prolapse (rectocoele) and also after prolapse surgery (when you have your specialist’s approval to commence general fitness exercise).

5 Proven Bladder Control Training Tips and Techniques

Practical tips for decreasing bladder urgency for bladder control training. Learn 5 simple strategies and bladder control exercise to help you reduce bladder urgency, retrain your bladder and get to the toilet without bladder leakage

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Successful Pelvic Floor Exercises After Vaginal Surgery

Expert physiotherapist insructional video with step-by-step guidance for improving long-term pelvic floor support and preventing pelvic floor dysfunction after pelvic floor surgery including hysterectomy and prolapse repair. Exercise instruction to help prevent and overcome bladder/bowel and repeat prolapse after a hysterectomy or prolapse repair.