At Your Cervix Emma and Gráinne

Tying up Season 5 of AYC the Podcast is Dr. Christina Prevett PT, PhD.

Dr Prevett is a clinical researcher who focuses on strength training in both pregnantand aging populations. She is also lead faculty at the Institute of Clinical Excellence Physio for Pelvic Health & Geriatrics, and Creator of the Barbell Mamas. Christina helps female athletes maximize fitness potential with online programming for pregnant & postpartum CrossFitters & weightlifters.



We discuss research on female athletes, common misconceptions and myths floating around social media and where future focus should lie. Christina is a BOSS and we loved having her on the show. We look forward to following her future work.



Find Christina on Instagram @dr.christina_prevett

www.thebarbellamas.com

This week we are joined by Football legend Katie Chapman.

Katie Chapman is a former English footballer who last played for Chelsea Ladies and England’s women’s national team.  
At the age of 10, Katie began her professional career at Millwall Lionesses. Developing her skillset within the academy, she made her senior debut for the team in the 1996/97 season. Having showcased her ability in the 1997 FA Women’s Premier League Cup, Katie was awarded the FA Young Player of the Year which allowed her to sign a contract with Fulham, making the move to Arsenal ladies in 2006, then to Chicago Red Stars and her final senior team, Chelsea Ladies in 2014. 
Aside from her senior career, Katie was the Under 18 England captain before being selected to be part of the national squad in 2000. After making her international debut in the UEFA Women’s Championship, she began starting games and scored her first international goal in the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualification. She has 94 caps for England and retired from England in 2016 and from Chelsea in 2018. Katie is also a mother of 3 boys and is now woman’s ambassador for  Chelsea women’s football club. 

Katie speaks to us about her incredible footballing career and being a mother athlete.

To find out more about Katie visit:

Instagram @katiechapmanofficial
https://champions-speakers.co.uk/speaker-agent/katie-chapman

In today's episode we speak with Dr Rebeca Seagraves PT, DPT who is a Board-certified Women's Health Clinical Specialist and founder of Enhanced Recovery After Delivery - an obstetric clinical pathway that maximizes mental and physical function during pregnancy and immediately postpartum with hospital and in-home occupational and physical therapy.

She has extensive experience treating perinatal and pelvic health conditions in acute care,
home health, and outpatient settings including long-term hospitalizations for high-risk
pregnancy and following perinatal loss. She has worked with inpatient obstetrics and
gynecology teams to maximize early recovery after delivery and pelvic surgery, including
hysterectomy, prolapse repair, endometriosis surgery, cesarean section, birth-related injuries,
and following obstetrics critical care interventions.
She is the founder of Enhanced Recovery After Delivery™
, an obstetrics clinical pathway that
maximizes mental and physical function during pregnancy and immediately postpartum with
hospital and in-home occupational and physical therapy. Her vision is that every person will
have access to a qualified rehab therapist during pregnancy and within the first 6 weeks after
birth, perinatal loss, pregnancy termination, and any pelvic surgery regardless of their location
or ability to pay.

https://enhancedrecoveryafterdelivery.com/program/

Rebeca is also the CEO of the Pelvic Health Network https://pelvichealthnetwork.org/?fbclid=PAAabRhhusYmb6FqDBRe9pXYV8jGhosBaaiohYjLcFzF2T_Hb8d9Dnk5Q7BdA

In this episode we refer to the '4th Trimester Care Around the World Event' which can be watched on demand here https://youtu.be/A-_7u7IA9TY?si=EkvuIr6rRveXbXY8

Dr Giselle Aerni is a sports medicine physician and creator of the Madam Athlete Podcast. She has covered everything from the WNBA, to NCAA DI and DIII national championship-winning teams, to high-school sports and marathons. In her role as a sports medicine fellowship director, she also teaches and mentors future sports medicine physicians to prepare them for careers of their own. We discuss the importance of career and life satisfaction, not following the crowd if the status quo isn't for you and how and where to access coaching support.

You can find out more about Giselle and her podcast and courses here:

Webstite https://madamathlete.com/
Instagram @themadamathlete
Happy listening Emma and Gráinne

We are back! To open season 5 we have a very special personal experience of navigating the trials and tribulations of postpartum pelvic organ prolapse with Caoímhe Cummins - who is the founder and person behind the popular Instagram account @thebighillhouse.

Caoímhe, who is a primary school teacher turned digital creator, offers a social media window into life as a busy stay-at-home mum to FOUR beautiful kids. Her Instagram content uncovers all things involved with mum life, house DIY, fashion, beauty and current affairs. One such current affair just so happened to be the common, yet taboo, issue of pelvic organ prolapse. Tune in to see how Caoímhe discovered her pelvic floor issues and what she did about them.

This is an authentic, real life, no frills insight into the real life issues that women are predisposed to. The good news is they can be managed...but you need to listen to learn how!

**Bonus series**  Learn all about Diastasis Rectus Abdominis and what contemporary evidence informed management looks like as Gráinne busts the myths with Antony Lo and Claire Black and learns all about Claire's lived experience of Diastasis. If you have not already listened to Part 1, check it out first and then follow the discussion as Claire discusses her subsequent pregnancy with a Diastasis, conflicting messages surrounding it and how recovery went second time round. Hear evidence informed insights from Antony Lo and learn about the fun journey Claire, Antony and Gráinne have been on over the last few years...!
Claire Black is a former criminal lawyer from Scotland who experienced significant, persisting diastasis following the birth of her first baby. Not only has she been a driver in raising awareness of diastasis around the world but her personal experience has also served as a catalyst for change and development to ensure professionals around the world are implementing best practice. She lives with her husband, son, daughter and two spaniels. She has always had a love for sport and exercise and recently became engaged with Crossfit (even with a significant diastasis) and is now stronger and more capable than ever before! She has a blog capturing more of her journey called Bump, Birth and Beyond https://www.tumblr.com/mybumpbirthandbeyond. You can also find Claire on Instagram @clairemmac. 
Antony Lo is a physiotherapist from Australia and runs The Physio Detective service and My PT Education. He helps the general public and health and fitness professionals who struggle to progress women to moderate-to-high intensity exercise by cutting through the BS and thinking outside the box so they confidently assist people to achieve their goals. He earned his degree from the University of Sydney and has been in practice since 1997 (old enough to see old things come back as new things!). He completed his post- graduate Master in Manual Therapy (Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy) from the University of Western Australia and commenced his Specialization training in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. He has been involved in antenatal and postnatal education and management for his whole career (since 1997). Through participation and through his work as a Physiotherapist at all levels of sport, coaching and education, he has developed a model of treatment that utilizes the best from Sports Science, Musculoskeletal/Sports Physiotherapy, Pain Science, and Women’s Health research to provide a practical, realistic holistic model of care balancing the biopsychosocial model of healthcare with the best of historical assessment and management approaches. He is privileged to teach health and fitness professionals around the world in person and online in addition to his clinical work. Antony has a wife and 3 beautiful children in the best city in the world – Sydney, Australia!  Contact: www.antonylo.com www.Instagram.com/physiodetective
If you enjoy this episode, are accessible to Dublin, Ireland and wish to learn more about diastasis, Claire and I will be joining Antony Lo on his Irish leg of teaching this month 21st and 22nd January 2023. We would love you to join! Sign up at https://mypteducation.com/learn/#upcominglive.