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

Leanne Ward Nutrition

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.

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