Hi. I’m Amy McClurkin. I am a pelvic floor physical therapist that works at urogynecology and pelvic rehab at the women’s hospital.
And I’ve been a therapist for thirty eight years. Most of us who wind up in the field of physical therapy end up there because we’ve had an experience with physical therapy in our past. I had issues as a female athlete, when I was younger, and that’s really kind of what spurred me into the female athlete role. So during the treatment of the female athlete, you discover that there are some things that you just cannot improve, and that kind of led my interest into additional education on the pelvic floor.
You know, with pregnancy and then in the postpartum stage, there are significant changes that occur in the female body. You know, most people don’t realize that every single one of their internal core muscles are compromised during the course of a normal pregnancy. And if you’re not taught how to activate those, how to return to normal function with those muscles, chances are you’ll have an impaired level of function after you deliver. The majority of women who accomplish their goals are very excited.
They’re very grateful.
They feel like they have a new lease on life in many cases. They’re able to get back to having, a day to day routine that seems normal to them again. Much more reflective of what it used to be before they came into the clinic.