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Dr. Laurel Proulx DPT, OCS
Where do you start in postpartum rehab? ⁠⠀ ⁠ Where do you start in postpartum rehab? ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Breathing. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ I know it sounds too simple, but using the relationship between the diaphragm, pelvic floor, and our deepest core muscle the transverse abdominis is the first step in regaining core function.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Check out this preview of a short video a shot for my email list. What is "Core Connection?" Why do we focus on it? and How do we "activate" our deep core?⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Sign up for my FEM Collective Newsletter (link in bio) going out this weekend with more about where to start in core rehab.⁠⠀
\\Monday Modification//⁠ ⁠ Too many patients h \\Monday Modification//⁠ ⁠ Too many patients have divulged, "I'm really grateful for what they're trying to do, but I don't think they are listening." or "They didn't even ask me about that."⁠ ⁠ 🙋🏻 Let's talk about speaking up and being vocal in your short 15 mins (max) with a physician or any health care provider.⁠ ⁠ Add layers of age, gender, race and economic inequality to the power dynamic and this can lead to silence from you, the patient, not listening from the provider, or an environment of judgement and a real gap in evaluation and care.⁠ ⁠ 1. Shop around for a provider that makes you comfortable and listens - call the front desk to ask if they have worked with anyone with your condition/symptoms/experience before.⁠ ⁠ 2. Write down some questions or top 3 concerns you would like to address in the appointment. This will help you remember your biggest concerns and make sure they are addressed.⁠ ⁠ 3. If your issue has been going on for a while, create a one-page timeline of symptoms, lab results, imaging or diagnoses for them to look over.⁠ ⁠ 4. Bring an extra set of ears if possible! Having someone else who isn't as emotionally invested in every word can help remember details and next steps the provider offers, as well as, remind you of concerns you may have forgotten to bring up!⁠ ⁠ 5. If you are there for a specific test or treatment that you know is best and they refuse to provide you that care, ask them "please write in my record that you refused X,Y,Z" and then ask to see it. They will gladly write it if they know the decision to not provide that test or intervention is best practice. If it's not best practice, then asking for documentation will hopefully change their mind. ⁠ ⁠ 🤓 Pelvic health concerns can be a sensitive topic, emotional, embarrassing, and confusing to patients; for health care providers these topics are our bread and butter! Don't be afraid that we haven't heard it before; believe me, we have. Plus, that very specific information is probably helpful!⁠ ⁠ What other tips do you have for people seeking our healthcare who may have a history of gaslighting or medical anxiety?⁠ ⁠
\\Sunday Unfolding// \\Sunday Unfolding//
This platform is generally a place for movement mo This platform is generally a place for movement modifications, pelvic health Q+A, medical advocacy, talks about pelvic pain and pictures of my puppy, but a major part of my life right now is research, and statistics just don't photograph well.⁠ ⁠ 🙋🏼 I'm taking a step outside of my comfort zone and asking if you are a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Pelvic Health to please consider voting for me as the Director of Research. Link is in my profile until July 31st.⁠ ⁠ 💫 I already identify as a "connector" and this position would allow me to facilitate collaboration at a national level to raise the bar on pelvic health research, in turn improving the access to and level of care that we are able to provide as a profession to ALL pelvises.⁠ ⁠ Since realizing the whole pelvic health field is under-served, and then realizing that those who hold the dollars want data to support increased spending, hiring and resources to help "woman's issues" I've made it my life's work to provide the data. ⁠ ⁠ Yes, I want other clinicians to have evidence behind the best treatment and understanding of their clients' impairments, but I also want data to support the need for improved resources for efficient and effective management of all pelvic health resources because it's NOT just a woman's issue. ⁠ ⁠ Incontinence, pelvic pain, sexual trauma, pregnancy and postpartum preparation and care, prolapse, infertility, athletic performance and so much more play a role in the ability for all folks to interact with their family, relationships, earn a living, leave their home, and maintain their identity. ⁠ ⁠ I look forward to playing a larger role in improving representation in pelvic health research as my research and teaching career continues to grow.⁠ ⁠ 🧐 Curious about my background in research? DM me, let's chat! I won't bore the rest of IG with project management and grant writing details.
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