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 3: Protecting your pelvic floor and managing a pelvic organ prolapse
Video 5: Your dynamic pelvic floor
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:
- ‘Taking control of your bladder – getting started’
- ‘Bladder and Bowel diary’
- ‘How to protect your pelvic floor when coughing’
- ‘Your pelvic floor exercise programme’
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:
- ‘Pelvic organ prolapse’
- ‘How to protect your pelvic floor when coughing’
- ‘Your pelvic floor exercise programme’
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:
- ‘Your pelvic floor exercise programme’
- ‘Pelvic floor advice and exercises for men’
- ‘Anal sphincter muscle control’
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: