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Experienced & knowledgeable chartered pelvic health physiotherapist. Speaker, educator and tutor. Cr Experienced specialist pelvic health physiotherapist

03/03/2023

The next high impact & weight lifting webinar date is set 🤩

25/02/2023

Describe the female functional pelvic floor (high impact & weight lifting) with a single word or emoji ❤️

By todays attendees

It’s great to be back 🤓 🧠

22/01/2023

Fab article out in todays Irish Mail on Sunday by Mark Gallagher

Delighted to have been asked to contribute

The tide is turning 👏🏽

03/12/2022

This 🥰😭 .burke

Posted • Hi my love, it’s me, your wife, just a little different these days but it’s still me…The one who you’d sit and stare at the sunset with for hours, chatting about the life we’d one day build together, the family we’d one day have.

The one you travelled the world with.

The one who begged you to take photos with, knowing one day we’d need them more than we know…

The one you’d sleep in with, until day became night again, binging a series without a care in the world.

The one you’d take out for lavish brunches followed by dinner plans that same night.

The one you’d play board games with, on our own or with our dearest friends, for hours on end.

The one you’d make tear laugh with your silly ways that made my cheeks hurt and gave my tummy a workout.
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The one that always pulled you onto the dance floor and made you dance, against your will, but you secretly loved ‘letting go’ for a brief moment.

The one who made you laugh with my daggy, carefree ways, on a daily basis.

The one that was so smitten by you, by us. That yes - I’d still be annoyed with you for leaving all the cupboard doors open and not putting your laundry away, but nonetheless, smitten.

The one that couldn’t wait to see you when I got home from - anywhere, that I’d be texting when I was out. You, likewise, and eagerly await your arrival back home.

It’s me…it’s still me, a little different these days, I do still eagerly await your arrival but now it’s mostly because I need your help. I don’t laugh as much as I did, or take every opportunity to dance, nor can we spend all day lounging together or long, lavish lunches…not at this time in our lives.

I’m mostly overstimulated by the days, exhausted by the nights, overtired and a little spent from being our babies’ everything. But it’s everything we’ve wanted, everything we’ve ever dreamed, that little family we always talked about and wished upon, they’re here, they found us, they chose us. How crazy lucky are we? That’s one thing, almost the only thing we have in common these days, in this season.

But it’s me, it’s still me my love, I’m still here…

Art:

22/11/2022

Stepping out of your comfort zone…..

I went to Ballyroan Library on Saturday to celebrate launching ‘On Borrowed Time’

I took my 11 week old baby on my own in the car across town (50min drive), I’d not met anyone who was there before, I hadn’t written a script for my pelvic floor talk & I didn’t know if my baby was going to be asleep/awake/need feeding during it! Also, my body is still feeling a bit unlike my own BUT I had such a lovely afternoon and really wanted to make the effort to go & step out of my comfort zone to support another woman doing what she loves 🥰

📷 .ie

I also got the honour to see and listen to these amazing women talk too:ie

14/08/2022

A few weeks ago I delivered the latest Functional Female Pelvic Floor webinar & it was the best one yet!

Titled ‘High impact & weight lifting’, we discussed all the current research and concepts in this area and specifically how it relates to the female pelvic floor. And then applied that to what it means for empowering and enabling women who are exercising with or without pelvic floor problems.

Attendees were a mixture of doctors, physios, exercise instructors, coaches, osteopaths, exercise physiologists, midwives, chiropractors & personal trainers and they were from across Europe, America, the Emirates, Australia & New Zealand! 🤩

Swipe to see what some of the attendees had to say when asked for anonymous feedback 🥰

This webinar will be back in 2023 - DM your email address if you’d like to be added to the mailing list to be first to hear of all new dates

11/08/2022

Preparing for baby number 2……. I do love a list! And actually writing down all the prep I have done so far makes me feel much more empowered that I am ready! Well, as ready as you could be with a sick toddler and heading into sleep deprived! Here’s how I’ve been preparing for baby no 2’s arrival:

Pelvic floor:
* Daily pelvic floor squeezes - every single day up until labour & as soon as I can after (or as soon as the catheter is out if I have one)
* Pelvic health physio check with
* Perineal massage every other day from 34 wks
* from 37 wks (alternating with perineal massage)

Mindset:
* Watched birth prep workshop
* Affirmations up around the house
* Frequent listening to relaxation scripts before bed by
* Reading positive birth stories daily of all types - induction, spontaneous, vaginal, c-secs

Knowledge:
* Re-read .decruz’s book
* Revised all the content in Pregnancy and Postnatal by Umi Health over on www.umi-health.com

Practical:
* Washing, cleaning, sorting through & preparing our old baby clothes & equipment
* Got TENS machine ready - check out the blog I wrote if you’re keen to know more about the miracle machine that is TENS
* Hospital bag packed
* Filled car with Petrol
* Checked out parking around hospital
* Got husband to ensure parking app up to date/working etc

Sentimental:
* Pregnancy/family shoot with

Body & optimal fetal positioning:
* Morning stretches for optimal fetal positioning from 35 wks
* Robozo
* Plenty of bouncing on ball
* Attending workshop
* 75g dates/day from 36 wks

Breastfeeding:
* Online workshop with

Preparing toddler:
* Regulating emotions workshop with
* Reading stories that introduce the concept of being an older sibling/new baby coming into house
* Baby equipment up & around house from 37 wks so L can play with & explore
* Present from baby to L wrapped & ready to go
* Bought L his own baby that he’s been taking care of & we can practise with him

How did you prepare for any subsequent deliveries?

14/07/2022

Perineal prep in the last few weeks for a vaginal delivery. I started mine again this week 🙌🏽

Just leaving this here for anyone who’s pregnant and wants to know more about how to physically prepare their pelvic floor and perineum for a vaginal delivery in the last few weeks - this is key especially in first time vaginal births (eg VBAC or first time mums)

Pelvic floor exercises throughout pregnancy help too, but the advice in this video demo here is what we can do in the last few weeks to help reduce our risk of tearing, episiotomy and pain.

For more info on pelvic floor & tons more for pregnancy, delivery & recovery head to www.umi-health.com

In this video I also demo the which I believe was integral to keeping my pelvic floor & perineum intact the first time round as well as helping to mentally prepare for some of the sensations of delivery whilst practising hypobirthing breathing techniques from at the same time 🙌🏽

Did you do any perineal prep? What did you do? Would love to hear how you got on!

11/07/2022

So delighted and honoured to have contributed to this article published today in the .ie Link to fill article in stories.

Packed full of info and tips on how best to look after, improve & future proof your pelvic floor before, during & after menopause. What’s not to love?!

The biggest of thanks to for shining a light on such a crucial part of female health 💫

If you’d like to learn what else you can do on the build up to, during or after menopause then don’t forget to check out the amazing Menopause by Umi online resource over at www.umi-health.com

Women deserve better and are finally getting better!

09/07/2022

What is it?
* TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
* It is an effective pain relief method
* It is a small, handheld/portable electrical unit that connects to 4 pads
* The 4 pads are sticky on one side in order to stay on the skin & are applied to the back of your pelvis & middle back, either side of your spine (swipe to see).

What does it feel like?
* TENS feels like a tingling/buzzy sensation on the skin under where the pads are.

Why consider it?
* TENS is a very safe pain relieving choice meaning it can used by nearly everyone & pretty much has nil side effects
* TENS is very reasonable to buy or rent if you can’t borrow one from a friend or your maternity provider & it can be used alongside other pain relief methods such as breathing, hypobirthing, staying mobile/changing positions, medications, massage, gas & air etc making it a perfect adjunct for managing labour especially whilst at home.

How does it work?
* TENS works by sending electrical impulses to the pads on your skin that your brain then picks up.
* TENS immediately helps by activating what’s called the Pain Gate Theory - simply put, the brain’s attention is drawn more so to the TENS sensation (as it travels very quickly to the brain) rather than the labour sensations (which relatively travels slower).
* What’s more, once TENS has been worn for longer than around 45mins, it also activates endorphins to be released. Endorphins are the body’s natural feel good & pain killing hormones. The longer its worn, the more these accumulate.

……Continued on the blog (www.umi-health.com/blog - link in bio) for more detail & much more information (as can’t fit it all into 1 post!) including;
* when to apply it to ensure it’s as effective as possible
* where to get a TENS machine from
* how to test it out before labour
* what you need to be fully prepared
* how to use it during labour to ensure it’s the most effective it can be
* when is best to take it off

I LOVED using TENS in my 1st labour. I found it such a helpful distraction & really helped focus my mind alongside with the Freya app from . I’d love to know what you think of TENS!

29/06/2022

I am now no longer seeing clients face to face this side of maternity leave number 2! A bit earlier than originally planned but all for the greater good 😊

If you would like a face to face appointment then I’d highly recommend my colleagues - simply ring 01206 4364 and, also from personal experience I can also say that and are incredible pelvic health physios too. You’re in great hands whoever you chose!

I’ll still be doing online bits and speaking, tutoring and education pieces, so you’ll still see me around ☺️ Also don’t forget to sign up to over at www.umi-health.com for so much easy to follow information and great tips you can implement straight away on all things pelvic floor & pelvic health

19/06/2022

Happy Father’s Day to the best Dada around. So lucky to have you .burke ❤️

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