pelvic floor

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I think in certain scenarios, pelvic floor trainers can be really helpful.

We have different types of pelvic floor trainers.

So we have biofeedback, which is a probe that goes into the vagina.

And basically you watch a visual on the screen to see if you're getting that squeeze.

So I think they can be helpful.

We have eStim, which is a probe that can go into the vagina and stimulate the muscles, which equally can be helpful.

We have the newer things onto the market, like the pelvic floor chairs.

It's going to provide a lubrication.

It's also going to relax your pelvic floor.

It's going to help bring blood flow to your vagina.

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We have women that use it during their periods for cramping and menstruation pain, pelvic pain.

We have women who use it for endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome.

It just relaxes your pelvic floor, and then it helps with the inflammation around your entire reproductive system.

And then we have a sleep product, which has CBD and CBN, which again is a known ingredient cannabinoid to help you go to sleep and stay asleep and that one has like lavender and chamomile and so you're getting the effects of all of that.

Perfect.

So pelvic floor trainers.

Can I nuance?

Absolutely.

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Okay.

I think in certain scenarios, pelvic floor trainers can be really helpful.

We have different types of pelvic floor trainers.

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However, that's not going to get you very far if you're doing just Kegels.

I think people also just associate pelvic floor therapy with Kegels.

Yeah.

Like it's solely just Kegels.

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And probably one of the... best referral sources that I get a lot from is pelvic floor PTs because of the connection

with the jaw and the pelvic floor.

So I do a lot of, you know, if I'm working with patients with jaw pain issues and I'm like, hey, by the way, here's who I'm going to send you to.

And then like, it's, you know, the other way around.

So it's a lot of work with like pelvic floor PTs.

And I absolutely love them because then we're also addressing a lot more of the body.

You know, we're not just sitting and focusing in this area.