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Nancy  Muller

Nancy Muller, Health Pro

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National Association for Continence, Executive Director

Problems in the Bedroom

We have a long way to go with respect to understanding female sexuality in general and problems that women encounter.  We don't even have a good handle on the language women should use in talking to doctors and nurses or therapists in describing their frustrations and symptoms. We do know, however, that women - and particularly baby boomers... Read moreChevron
posted 09/27/2010, comments (0)|
Tasha Mulligan MPT

Tasha Mulligan MPT, Health Pro

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I am a Women's Health Physical Therapist

Incontinence: The Power of Activity

I have blogged about the importance of exercise in some of my previous entries, “Exercise your Pelvic Floor – You Owe It to Yourself”, and “Strategies to Maximize Activity Level While Managing Incontinence”, but after returning from a continuing education course this weekend, I couldn’t help but to re-visit this... Read moreChevron
posted 09/23/2010, comments (0)|
Tasha Mulligan MPT

Tasha Mulligan MPT, Health Pro

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I am a Women's Health Physical Therapist

Treating Incontinence with Electric Stimulation

You can view electric stimulation (e-stim) much the same as charging a car battery or priming a motor before it will start.  Providing e-stim to the neuromuscular receptors within your pelvic floor muscles can help to re-open communication between those nerves and muscles that are no longer working together.   You see, the human body... Read moreChevron
Tasha Mulligan MPT

Tasha Mulligan MPT, Health Pro

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The Missing Instruction in Kegel Exercises

The Kegel is a simple exercise that has gained a lot of attention over the past 15 years.  Magazines write about how important it is for all women to do their Kegels, and talk shows offer Kegels as a solution to accidental urine leakage.  Our media outlets have done a good job of increasing awareness, but they are failing to give both... Read moreChevron
posted 10/28/2009, comments (0)|
Tasha Mulligan MPT

Tasha Mulligan MPT, Health Pro

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Introductions

Hello everyone, My name is Tasha Mulligan. I am a Women's Health Physical Therapist and an active mother of 3 children under the age of six. My mission in joining the Incontinence Network is simply to inform and educate women, helping to dispel the thoughts that occasional urine leakage or the uncontrollable urge "to go" is a normal part of... Read moreChevron

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