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You wear those black workout pants to
disguise your potentially soaked pants
during your workout. Or maybe, you
use panty liners or pads to avoid
“Is My Urine Leakage NORMAL, or
wetting your own underwear. Then,
Should I just get over it?”
when you look at that beautiful
I totally get it. You’re a mom, a wife, working in your summer dress hanging in your closet
career, doing laundry, cleaning the house, meal that you love to wear, you tell yourself,

prepping, cooking, paying the bills, and trying to keep it “let me just forget about it because
all together. nothing is going to expose my
embarrassing issue.” But, there is hope
Although your time is very limited, you sneak in a few my friend. This life-changing issue can
Wellness and and But then, you begin to notice that you “pee on yourself” physical therapist.
significantly improve through
hours of exercise a week, because even though life is
specialized care from a pelvic floor
overwhelmingly busy, you want to look and feel great.

whenever you go for that morning jog, while you lift
Several reasons can contribute to
urinary leakage. This can include:
weights, when you jump on the trampoline with your
1. Straining your pelvic floor muscles
kiddos in the backyard, or when you laugh uncontrollably
while urinating or having a bowel
with your girlfriends. I know….it sucks!
movement

extended period of time
spring-chicken body, and begin to tell yourself that this
Health You feel frustrated, defeated at your once upon a time 2. Pushing during childbirth for an
3. Delivering heavy babies
must be my NEW normal.
4. Taking medications
Well, let me tell you girlfriend, I used to tell myself the
5. Diet
6. Hormonal imbalances, and
same thing. Then I came to the realization that there is a
7. Pelvic floor muscle weakness
root cause to everything, and that even though this
frustration is common, it doesn’t have to be the new
normal. In fact, you don’t ever have to accept your Although this debilitating symptom can
Dr. Danielle Bailey PT, DPT, FMP current situation. You can totally change the trajectory of wreak havoc, with pelvic floor physical
your health. therapy, you’ll be amazed at how a few

visits with a therapist can significantly
Urine leakage with exercise and other activities is such a make an impact on your pelvic floor
common issue that many women, like you, experience. health.

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