Peeing, Pleasure & Pain: Pelvic Floor 101 With Emilee Van Hoven

Listen to the expended episode in the Looli app (Free 7 day trial): https://socieaty.app.link/PelvicFloor_ExtendedPod

Pelvic floor therapy isn't just for pregnancy. Learn how it affects peeing, pleasure, pain, and core function at every stage of life with pelvic floor therapist Emilee Van Hoven.

What we cover in this episode:

• What is pelvic floor therapy?
• What is the pelvic floor?
• Why is it important?
• How does the pelvic floor itself/what it needs change throughout life?
  • Children Early
  • Adulthood/Pre-pregnancy
  • During + Post Pregnancy
  • Peri + Menopause
  • Elder Years
• How it's ties to the bladder, sex and joint pain
• Simple tips to try today

In the app exclusive extended Q&A we cover:

• What are the best pelvic floor exercises and why?
• What are the best pelvic floor stretches and why?
• What is a pelvic floor massage and is it helpful?
• What is internal VS external pelvic floor therapy?
• What is a "hypertonic (or overactive) pelvic floor"?
• What are signs of an overactive pelvic floor?
• What is a pelvic floor wand? (Intimate Rose, the product line Emilee recommends)
• What are signs of a weak or uncoordinated pelvic floor?

View the blog post for the episode here: https://withlooli.com/pelvic-floor