The Tailbone Podcast: Dorien van Mulligen – Pelvic physiotherapist

The pelvic floor and the tailbone influence each other strongly
and in chronic pain both need evaluation

Our guest in this episode is Dorien van Mulligen

Dorien is a physiotherapist, a Cesar exercise therapist and has a masters degree in pelvic physiotherapy. Her working days are fully focused on patients with pelvic girdle pain and pelvic floor muscle complaints such as urination, defecation, sexual problems. More than half these have tailbone pain.

Next to her work in the clinic, she also is a teacher at the course where physiotherapists learn how to treat tailbone problems. She is a true expert on the subject and will take us along in het knowledge and experience about it.

In this episode we will dive into the problems that arise from tailbone pain, the treatment of it and the importance of the pelvic floor.

You can find the podcast in the menu under Podcast as well as the links to the platforms where it is posted.

Resources

Dorien talked about the importance of the pelvic floor and breathing and other exercises to mainly relax these muscles.

The specific advise she gave for people with tailbone pain was:

Relax your pelvic floor by breathing to your belly and pelvis (she explains the exercise at 1h03 in the episode)
If you are in pain, prevent sitting
Never push yourself when you are in pain by geting yourself in too much strain in daily life but also when doing exercises

If you are looking for more specific exercises to relax the pelvic floor and some audio’s that guide you through the process, you can find them on my website by clicking here.

Therapy by Dorien

Dorien works at the ProFundum Instituut in Dordrecht. If you are interested in treatment by Dorien, you can find the institute here.

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