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Patient information: Videos

The Pelvic Floor Centre team have created a suite of videos to help patients educate themselves about pelvic floor issues they may be experiencing.

The six-part video series covers a variety of topics relating to the pelvic floor and the Pelvic Floor Centre. You can view the videos as a series or you can pick and choose one that is more relevant to you.

Each video highlights a different issue and further information can be found in the patient information leaflets.

Video 1: Welcome to the Pelvic Floor Centre

Video 2: Bladder 101

Video 3: Protecting your pelvic floor and managing a pelvic organ prolapse

Video 4: Bowel 101

Video 5: Your dynamic pelvic floor

Video 6: Your next steps

Video 1: Welcome to the Pelvic Floor Centre programme

 

Length: 06:20

Description: Watch Video 1 to find out more about the Pelvic Floor Centre in St. Michael’s Hospital, pelvic floor dysfunction and factors that contribute to it, and how you can get started to make the most of the Pelvic Floor Centre education programme.

What you will learn:

  • A healthy bladder and bowel
  • Pelvic floor anatomy
  • Factors of pelvic floor dysfunction

Patient information leaflets:

Video 2: Bladder 101

Length: 04:26

Description: Video 2 addresses symptoms related to your bladder. If bladder symptoms are affecting your quality of life, take a look at Video 2 to get started. These include symptoms of bladder leakage, increased urgency to pass urine, increase frequency or lack of control of your bladder.

What you will learn:

  • How the bladder works
  • Types of bladder irritants
  • What you can do to start to manage your symptoms

Patient information leaflets:

Video 3: Protecting your pelvic floor and managing a pelvic organ prolapse

Length: 05:42

Description: Have you ever felt pressure in your vagina passage or a feeling of ‘something coming down’? This might be a vaginal prolapse. Video 3 explains what a prolapse is, different types of prolapses and first steps in what you can do to manage a prolapse.

What you will learn:

  • The pelvic floor organs
  • What is prolapse?
  • Factors contributing to prolapse
  • Types of prolapse
  • Recommendations to help prolapse

Patient information leaflets:

Video 4: Bowel 101

Length: 05:55

Description: Do your bowels manage your life? Do you plan your day by knowing where the nearest toilet is? Bowel control can have a big impact of quality of life and how to start to manage this is addressed in Video 4.  This includes symptoms of bowel incontinence, difficulty passing a bowel motion and incomplete bowel motions.

What you will learn:

  • Common bowel symptoms
  • Factors contributing to bowel control
  • Correct defecation position demonstration
  • Recommendations for bowel habits

Patient information leaflets:

Video 5: Your dynamic pelvic floor

Length: 15:36

Description: Video 5 explains how to correctly do your pelvic floor exercises and develop a pelvic floor exercise programme suitable for you.  This is important whether you have bladder, prolapse or bowel issues. A good technique and understanding can help you get the most out of your pelvic floor.

What you will learn:

  • How to identify your pelvic floor muscles
  • How to make your pelvic floor muscles work for you
  • Anal sphincter muscle contractions
  • Setting reminders for your exercises
  • Relaxing your pelvic floor

Patient information leaflets:

Video 6: Your next steps

Length: 06:11

Description: Once you have completed the relevant parts of the education programme above, you will understand how to complete a ‘Bladder and Bowel’ diary, what lifestyle modifications would be beneficial to make and how to start your pelvic floor exercise programme to meet the demands of your life. Depending on your symptoms and progress, it may be necessary for you to have some testing procedures or consultations within the clinic.

What you will learn:

  • The role of different team members in the Pelvic Floor Centre
  • The aims of the Pelvic Floor Centre programmes
  • Steps in the multidisciplinary approach

Patient information leaflets: