The Flow On Effect Podcast

Ep 07: Pain with sex - Dyspareunia

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PODCAST EPISODE #07

CHARLOTTE CONLON AND HEIDI BARLOW ARE WOMEN’S HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPISTS FROM FLOW PHYSIO CO, BASED IN THE SUTHERLAND SHIRE.

In today’s episode Charlotte and Heidi talk through Dyspareunia (or pain with sex), including:

What is dyspareunia? 

How common is dyspareunia? 

Is it just about pelvic floor muscle tightness? 

What is vaginismus?

What are the symptoms of vaginismus? 

What causes the muscles to be tight? 

What are the treatment options for vaginismus?  

What is vulvodynia? 

What causes vulvodynia? 

Does this make treatment harder?

What are the treatment options for vulvodynia? 

Why do some women experience dyspareunia post-partum?

Treatment options for women who have dyspareunia post partum

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Ep 02: The Pelvic Floor with Charlotte Conlon and Heidi Barlow

PODCAST EPISODE #02

CHARLOTTE CONLON AND HEIDI BARLOW ARE WOMEN’S HEALTH PHYSIOTHERAPISTS FROM FLOW PHYSIO CO, BASED IN THE SUTHERLAND SHIRE.

In today’s episode Charlotte and Heidi talk through the pelvic floor, including:

  • What is the role of the pelvic floor and why is so important?

  • The anatomy of the pelvic floor

  • How they teach women to do their pelvic floor?

  • What are the things some women are doing incorrectly when trying to squeeze their pelvic floor?

  • How can you strengthen your pelvic floor?

  • How often do you need to do pelvic floor exercises?

  • Can you get an exact measure of pelvic floor strength?What is overflow incontinence? 

  • What if someone can’t squeeze their pelvic floor?

  • What symptoms might someone experience if they have weakness in their pelvic floor muscles?

  • Can the pelvic floor muscles be too strong?

  • What can happen if the pelvic floor is too tight?

  • How can physio help with a tight pelvic floor?


Thank you for listening!

Thanks for joining us for this episode. We’d love to hear if you have any questions or feedback! Let us know in the comments section below.

If you enjoy listening to this podcast, please share or leave a review for us. We’d love to know what you think.

Materials and information shared are for educational purposes only.