42 min
EP61 // Expert Series: Pelvic floor health and your fertility with Chana Ross Day 1 Podcast
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- Society & Culture
If pelvic floor health is something you assumed doesn’t need to be considered until you are postpartum or experiencing discomfort, think again!
Emily is joined by Chana Ross, the clinic director and pelvic health physiotherapist at Vital Physiotherapy & Wellness in midtown Toronto. Chana is a passionate women’s health advocate providing prenatal and postpartum physiotherapy and rehabilitation for all forms of pelvic pain and dysfunction. She loves to empower her clients to take the lead in their health and lifestyle. She is also the host of She Has the Audacity, a podcast about women who are entrepreneurs, leaders & mothers who want to leave their mark on the world.
In this episode Emily and Chana discuss why many women experiencing infertility often avoid a conversation around their pelvic health along with how the fight or flight response and a busy lifestyle impact the pelvic muscles and what steps you can take to combat these effects.
LISTEN TO HEAR:
✨ What exactly is being referred to when speaking about the pelvic floor (spoiler alert, it’s more than what you think)
✨ Why pelvic floor care is important when trying to conceive and navigating your fertility journey and NOT just postpartum
✨What the 5 functions of the pelvic floor muscles are
✨The role your brain and nervous system have in ensuring your pelvic floor muscles are functioning as they should
✨The importance of pelvic floor relaxation and some tips for how to start achieving this at home
Day 1
Instagram: @day1fertility | @egetz
TikTok: @day1fertility
Website: Day 1 Fertility
Chana Ross
Instagram: @chanarosspt & @vitalphysiotherapyandwellness
Website: https://vitalphysiotherapy.com/
Sponsor
Twig Fertility
If pelvic floor health is something you assumed doesn’t need to be considered until you are postpartum or experiencing discomfort, think again!
Emily is joined by Chana Ross, the clinic director and pelvic health physiotherapist at Vital Physiotherapy & Wellness in midtown Toronto. Chana is a passionate women’s health advocate providing prenatal and postpartum physiotherapy and rehabilitation for all forms of pelvic pain and dysfunction. She loves to empower her clients to take the lead in their health and lifestyle. She is also the host of She Has the Audacity, a podcast about women who are entrepreneurs, leaders & mothers who want to leave their mark on the world.
In this episode Emily and Chana discuss why many women experiencing infertility often avoid a conversation around their pelvic health along with how the fight or flight response and a busy lifestyle impact the pelvic muscles and what steps you can take to combat these effects.
LISTEN TO HEAR:
✨ What exactly is being referred to when speaking about the pelvic floor (spoiler alert, it’s more than what you think)
✨ Why pelvic floor care is important when trying to conceive and navigating your fertility journey and NOT just postpartum
✨What the 5 functions of the pelvic floor muscles are
✨The role your brain and nervous system have in ensuring your pelvic floor muscles are functioning as they should
✨The importance of pelvic floor relaxation and some tips for how to start achieving this at home
Day 1
Instagram: @day1fertility | @egetz
TikTok: @day1fertility
Website: Day 1 Fertility
Chana Ross
Instagram: @chanarosspt & @vitalphysiotherapyandwellness
Website: https://vitalphysiotherapy.com/
Sponsor
Twig Fertility
42 min