133. Women’s Health & Our Pelvic Floor, with Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Jessica Jenkins

133. Women’s Health & Our Pelvic Floor, with Advanced Practice Physiotherapist Jessica Jenkins

Author: Leanne Ward September 22, 2023 Duration: 44:20
In this episode, I chat all things pelvic floor with Jess Jenkins. Jess is an advanced practice physiotherapist in pelvic health, a clinical & fitness pilates instructor and an antenatal and postnatal pilates course educator                                                                  Jess treat’s a range of conditions including all pelvic floor disorders in both women and men, pregnancy-related conditions, and musculoskeletal injuries. Her special interest is anything prenatal or post natal and female pelvic pain. In today’s episode, Jess and I chat: the pelvic floor; the impact pregnancy has on a women’s body; the 6-week post-natal check; Kegel exercises; ab separation; prolapses; urinary incontinence; and constipation. You can follow Jess on Instagram @the.mama.physio and find more information on her website. Garmin Sq 2 Plus  This episode is brought to you by Venu Sq 2 – Garmin’s GPS smartwatch with advanced health and fitness features to help you better understand your body. It will spend more time on your wrist and less time charging with up to 11 days of use on a single charge! Use code LEANNE10 at www.garmin.com.au to receive 10% off your very own Venu Sq 2 and start living better with Garmin today. Please subscribe and leave me a review   If you enjoyed this podcast, please tag me and share it in your Instagram stories and leave me a positive rating or review in the purple Apple Podcast app (in the rating & reviews section underneath the episode lists). This really helps my podcast get prioritised by Apple and helps me disseminate evidence based information to the people that need it the most! Don't forget to subscribe to my podcast so you never miss an episode!  

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