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Tips for Removing your Pessary

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 3, 2019
  • Post category:Uncategorized

Your pessary has been sitting in the perfect spot, high up in the vagina, supporting your organs just like it’s supposed to do. But now you have to take it…

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What is “The Knack”?

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 3, 2019
  • Post category:Pelvic Health

The knack refers to the timing of a kegel or pelvic floor muscle contraction. Not only is it important to have strong pelvic floor muscles (PFMs), but also good control,…

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Which Pessary is Right for Me?

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 3, 2019
  • Post category:Pessaries

Pessary fitting must be completed by an appropriately trained health care professional (specially trained doctors, nurses or physiotherapists). The health care professional will do an internal exam to get an…

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Pessaries and Pelvic Floor Muscles

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 3, 2019
  • Post category:Pessaries

Today we are going to discuss common questions regarding pessary use and pelvic floor muscles. A question I am often asked by clients and fellow physiotherapists alike is, “Can I…

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Prolapse Symptom Management – Rest and Recovery Positions

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 2, 2019
  • Post category:Pelvic Organ Prolapse

During the day, gravity puts downward pressure on the pelvic floor muscles and abdominal and pelvic organs, such that by the end of the day, your prolapse symptoms of heaviness,…

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Hemorrhoid and Fissure Self-Care

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 2, 2019
  • Post category:Bowel Tips

If you experience constipation, you may also experience hemorrhoids or anal fissures. This may also be the case if you are pregnant or have recently given birth. Here are some…

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I-L-U Self-massage

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 2, 2019
  • Post category:Bowel Tips

Purpose This self-massage technique can be used to help neutralize both constipation and loose bowels, as well to decrease generalized pelvic and abdominal pain. Technique “I”- form the letter “I”…

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Instances When a Pessary May Not Work

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 2, 2019
  • Post category:Pessaries

Use of a pessary can be life changing for the better when it fits well and does what it's supposed to. Studies have shown that as many as 90% of…

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What are My Responsibilities as a Pessary User?

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 2, 2019
  • Post category:Pessaries

You’ve been fitted for a pessary at your initial physiotherapy appointment, taught how and when to remove and reinsert it at your follow-up appointment, and your tissues have been checked…

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Pessary Insertion and Removal Instructions

  • Post author:toronto pessary clinic
  • Post published:September 1, 2019
  • Post category:Pessaries

So you just got your pessary- congrats! Your physiotherapist explained how to insert and remove it and you practiced a few times with her in the clinic, but you can’t…

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