04: Getting To Know Your Pelvic Floor with Lizanne Pastore

Can you locate your pelvic floor?

 

In this episode, host Susan Fox is joined by Lizanne Pastore, a California-based physical therapist specializing in pelvic floor health. In her practice, Lizanne incorporates the tenets of somatic psychology to provide her patients with an integrative approach to pain management and recovery.

 

Tune in to discover exactly where your pelvic floor is located, its critical functions, and ways to support the health of your pelvic floor. Additionally, Lizanne discusses common pelvic floor risk factors and issues such as pelvic organ prolapse after childbirth.

 

If you’ve experienced issues with your pelvic floor or are curious to learn more about this powerful area of the body, you won’t want to miss this episode!

 

Key Topics and Takeaways:

1. What is the pelvic floor, and how to locate it?
2. The functions of the pelvic floor
3. Risk factors that contribute to poor pelvic health
4. Causes of painful intercourse
5. Pelvic floor pain: Pudendal neuralgia
6. Pelvic floor pain: Causes of chronic constipation and treatment approaches
7. Exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor
8. Demystifying pelvic organ prolapse after childbirth

 

Where You Can Find Lizanne Pastore PT, MA, COMT:

https://www.lizannepastore.com/

 

Memorable Quotes:

 

“The pelvic floor is a really amazing part of our body that sits at the bottom of our abdominal canister and has relationship

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