{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgetsome.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fphysiotherapists-can-be-pelvic-pain-killers-too-4hzAaHkV","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ea7c6813-e461-4769-8a59-8fbb4d06729a/527ffbb7-8ae7-4255-bdb8-ea9843121539/pelvis.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Has anyone ever told you that your sexual concerns are all in your head? Well, that’s not always the case. There is another treatment option worth exploring. Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy can help treat sexual and pelvic concerns such as painful intercourse or penetration, early or delayed ejaculation, and can also support the recovery from gender affirmation surgery. Excited to learn more?  We invited Michiko Caringal to GET SOME to discuss pelvic pain for penises and vulvas from a physiotherapy and sex therapy perspective.\nTime to take a deep breath and Get Happy Down There!\nShow notes:\n02:50 What is Pelvic Pain and how do you know you are having it?\n04:50 How about period pain?\n05:30 Please, don’t swallow your pain!\n10:00 Early ejaculation can, in many cases, be treated by pelvic health physiotherapy\n13:15 Constipation can be a clue\n18:10 Transgender pelvic health. Recovery, scars, and comforts\n20:25 You can choose to have a penis, a vagina, or both\n26:40 From 18 to 88, it’s not about the age, it’s about the symptoms\n29:00 Will I have to put something into my vagina to treat pain?\n32:05 Partners are very welcome to attend appointments, with consent\n37:30 What is the first step to seeing a pelvic floor physiotherapist? \n42:00 Breathing! Neat Techniques\n48:00 Interested and curious to learn more?\n50:00 Don’t do kegels just because social media told you to!\n51:00 Michiko: Physiotherapy changed my life from every perspective\n53:00 Where can I find you, Michiko? Every gender is super welcome \n \n         \nMichiko Caringal, MScPT, MHSc in Bioethics\nMichiko Caringal is the Founder and Owner of Happy Down There Physiotherapy in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Michiko holds a Master of Science in Physical Therapy as well as a Master of Health Science in Bioethics from the University of Toronto. She works part-time as a pelvic health physiotherapist at the University of British Columbia Hospital in the Bladder Care Centre with renowned Urologists and Urogynecologists. \nwebsite: www.happydownthere.ca\n@happydownthere.ca\n \nIf you have questions or topic suggestions for the podcast, submit them here. As well, you can now record your messages for us! Please record your message/question in a quiet room and use your phone’s headphones with a built-in mic if possible. Send your questions or show ideas to  Michelle@getsome.ca\nGuest Opinion Disclaimer:\n \nAll opinions expressed by podcast guests / participants are solely their current opinions and do not reflect the opinions of GETSOME Inc. or affiliates or the companies with which the podcast guests / participants are affiliated, and may have been previously disseminated by them.  The guests / participants opinions are based upon information they consider reliable, but neither GETSOME Inc. nor its affiliates, nor the companies with which such guests / participants are affiliated, warrant its completeness or accuracy, and it should not be relied upon as such.\n \nFollow us on Instagram: getsome_podcast\n \n \n \n "}