Inside the Box
A podcast for women and professionals alike, hosted by mums and Women's Health Physiotherapists, Kat, Tash, and Caitlin. Established and driven by our desires to share our passion for educating and empowering women to better understand their bodies, in particular - what's inside their 'box'. Amongst ourselves, real-life patients and leading industry experts, we’ll unpack a variety of topics including pelvic floor dysfunction, pregnancy, exercise, birth, postpartum, sexual pain, endometriosis, leakage, prolapse and beyond.
Inside the Box
Botox for the pelvic floor - What is it and who is it for with Dr Emma Readman
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Kat, Tash & Caitlin
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Season 2
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Episode 5
Associate professor Emma Readman is a specialist gynaecologist from Melbourne. Emma has special interest in menstrual disorders, endometriosis and pelvic pain. Her holistic approach to pain management is one of the main reasons we decided to have her on the podcast.
In this episode we cover:
- What is the difference between pelvic floor myalgia, vulvodynia and dyspareunia?
- How is are these diagnosed?
- What treatment methods are available for chronic pelvic pain?
- How would treatment differ for someone experiencing vuvlodynia and burning at the entrance of the vagina vs someone with deep pelvic floor pain?
- Botox for the pelvic floor, what's involved, how is it accessed and how much does it cost?
- Future research and scope in chronic pelvic pain
Resources:
Change your brain, change your pain - Ebook by Carolyn Vandyken
