27. Supporting the Pelvic Floor with Jeanice Mitchell, PT

What the heck is a pelvic floor and why should you care?

The pelvic floor is a collection of muscle and connective tissue forming a hammock at the bottom of your pelvis. Hypermobile people should be especially aware of their pelvic floor, as connective tissue disorders can cause ligaments and tendons to stretch and weaken, creating problems in this crucial area of the body.

Jeanice Mitchell, a pelvic floor physical therapist and worldwide educator on the topic, joins Bendy Bodies to share her wisdom on common pelvic floor issues with hypermobility. She takes us through ways to recognize pelvic floor issues and warning signs of pelvic floor dysfunction. She also touches on pelvic organ prolapse and why this is relevant in hypermobile folks.

Jeanice discusses when someone might seek out a pelvic floor PT, how hormones can affect pelvic floor tissue, and how pelvic floor health is important for all ages, and for men as well as women. We touch on common dysfunctions in the hypermobile population such as constipation, pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction, as well as dysfunction of the pupic symphysis and sacroiliac joints.

This episode is packed with tips for improving your own pelvic floor health, and Jeanice’s passion and enthusiasm for pelvic floor health shines throughout the interview. As she said, Jeanice is “happy to connect people with hope and help.”

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Creators & Guests

Host

Hypermobility MD: Dr Linda Bluestein

🩺 Pain & inflammation specialist 🦓 EDS, HSD & MCAS 🎙Founder Bendy Bodies Podcast ⚕️@mayoclinic trained 📲More on IG. 🚫Not medical advice.

What is Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD, Dr. Linda Bluestein?

Connective tissue disorders, like Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS), have far-reaching consequences. Multi-systemic symptoms affect quality of life -- with pain, frequent injury, joints “giving way," fatigue, headache, gastrointestinal problems, and insomnia being common. Welcome to Bendy Bodies with the Hypermobility MD, with your host and founder, Linda Bluestein, MD. Learn from specialists with diverse areas of medical and scientific expertise. Conversations cover topics relevant to everyone with symptomatic joint hypermobility (EDS, HSD, Marfan's). Learn to optimize your hypermobile health!