Don’t be an avoidable statistic - treatment for incontinence is available and evidence based. It works! #kegel8 #wcw20

Juneteenth is a commemoration of the day, years later, when on June 19, 1865 thousands received the message from Union General Gordon Granger. He arrived in Galveston with more than 2,000 troops and issued an order officially enforcing the end of slaver... austinmoms.com/2020/06/10/end…

Texas born, and surrounded by black and brown people in all my schooling, I still had to look up what exactly Juneteenth was on my own, at an embarrassing age. I did so because the Juneteenth parade in my… instagram.com/p/CBntg1DlLum/…

Join Mother Well Doula Service and I for a Lunch and Learn this Thursday about Pelvic PT and barriers to getting it. facebook.com/events/6477559…

Educate yourself! So many women are completely out of touch with their vulva, vagina, "down there". We need to understand our bodies to help them function properly and so we know to get help when something is not right!

More hopeful forward progress right here! This study intends to help us grow our understanding of a new mama’s experiences with child-birth related pelvic floor injuries in the first year of motherhood. Led by… instagram.com/p/CB3iuodH5_r/…

Universities make a lot of money from international students, so does DHS. This is red meat to a base he believes lives for moments like these. Many international students are refugees. Many of their families sacrificed EVERYTHING to get them here. I hope @APTAtweets speaks out!

This Black doctor is exposing the #racist history of #gynecology. Here's how 👉 buff.ly/3ibPfIl

This history should not be forgotten as it informs medical care for Black women today. This was new information to me and it is horrifying.

I feel so badly for those patients who are now struggling with their vision. Four Federal filed lawsuits so far. We must educate clinicians around the world about this now serious risk of retinal damage and vision loss. Please share!

"It is sad and unfortunately, it's not surprising but these results are a call-to-action to be honest. We have two lives at stake -- a mother and a baby. We have to protect the most vulnerable within our communities of color." abcnews.go.com/Health/latinas…

You. do. not. need. to. clean. out. your. vagina.

Did your IC/BPS symptoms begin after you started oral contraceptives? A new case study gives validity to thousands of women who have wondered, and continue to wonder, if birth control pills have triggered their IC! ic-network.com/could-birth-co…

1 of the most striking lines: ‘The women taking in part in the study had not given their consent to be judged for their attractiveness & did not know this was happening as part of their medical consultations’ Study retracted. Which took years. Read it. theguardian.com/society/2020/a…

Also as your #pelvicPT, same

"The question is: how is it possible that [this study was] conceived? It was 2012, not 1912"

COVID-19 has increased the number of Americans who need physical therapy. Medicare wants to pay less to support their care. Congress must act to stop these cuts. Take 2 minutes to make your voice heard. Then get others involved. apta.org/fightthecut #PTAdvocacy

Continence is a global problem. Stigma around it allows this kind of behaviour to continue. Leaking women in other countries at mercy of those pushing potentially dangerous treatments.

If you are a #birthworker - OBGYN - Midwife - anything to do with labor and delivery with a patient with 4th degree tear -PLEASE refer to a pelvic floor therapist ASAP. A woman shouldn't have to suffer with pain and incontinence for a year due to a wait and see approach.

Promising new research for those dealing with fecal incontinence...