Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Comprehensive Guide to Natural Healing

Are you tired of living with pelvic floor dysfunction? Do you avoid trampolines or yoga classes due to fear of urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse? This book is for you. As a certified pelvic floor physical therapist, Dr. Amanda A. Olson has helped numerous women overcome common women’s health issues, and she’s here to guide you too.

If you’re struggling with pelvic pain, dyspareunia, vaginismus, vestibulodynia, vulvodynia, lichen sclerosis, endometriosis, androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS), MRKH, or tailbone pain (coccydynia), this book offers natural remedies and solutions. You’ll learn how to manage conditions related to the pelvic floor, bladder, uterus, and bowel with ease.

What You’ll Learn

• How to cure urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse using different types of Kegels
• Which foods to avoid if you’re prone to urinary urgency
• How to solve constipation
• The importance of pelvic floor muscles and how they can be too weak, too tight, or have poor coordination
• How to find a pelvic physical therapist in your area for one-on-one help and personalized treatment

Chapters Overview

• Introduction to the Pelvic Floor, Organs, Kegels and Women’s Health
• Urinary Incontinence: Why Do I Pee When I Sneeze?
• Urinary Frequency and Urgency: Why Do I Have to Pee Every Time I Turn Around?
• Bladder Irritants: Why What You Eat and Drink Can Be Irritating
• Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Why It Feels Like Your Organs are Falling Out of Your Body
• Kegels, Pelvic Floor and Core Strengthening
• Constipation
• Pelvic Pain
• The Importance of Breathing
• To Infinity and Beyond: Thoughts on Women’s Health for the Future

With this book, you’ll discover the power of natural healing and how to overcome common women’s health issues without surgery. You’ll learn about breathing, down training the pelvic floor, vaginal dilator training, and specific pelvic exercises that can help with pelvic pain. Plus, you’ll find out which exercises are most beneficial to women’s health and how to progress from beginner to advanced kegel exercises.

Dr. Olson also covers kegel exercise products, including the best kegel balls for beginners and pelvic floor strengthening devices for women. With her expertise, you’ll be able to heal pelvic pain and achieve your goals.

Each chapter ends with real-world, anonymous examples of patients Dr. Olson has helped with her techniques. If you’re struggling with pelvic floor dysfunction, this book will teach you the pelvic floor therapy necessary to feel results.