Allison Romero, PT, DPT
Pelvic Health Specialist
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Co-authored Articles (12)
How to
Do Kegel Exercises
Kegel exercises can improve your sex life and help with pelvic floor problems, including urinary and fecal incontinence. The key is to get in the habit of doing them every day so you start to see results.
How to
Pee Standing up Without a Device
Whether you come across a gross public bathroom or there isn’t a restroom for miles, there may come a time when it’s easier to pee standing up than squatting. You might also want to pee standing up if you present as ...
How to
Do PC Muscle Exercises
The pubococcygeus (PC) muscle is the muscle that stretches from your pubic bone to the bottom of your spine. Strengthening the pubococcygeus (PC) muscle can help both sexes treat urinary and fecal incontinence, as well a...
How to Perform Reverse Kegels to Relax Your Pelvic Floor
Easy exercises for men and women to loosen pelvic muscles Just as kegels help to strengthen and tighten your pelvic floor, reverse kegels help to relax and loosen it. Reverse kegels can reduce incontinence, improve sexua...
How to Hold Your Pee when There's No Bathroom in Sight
The ultimate list of hacks, tips, and tricks that’ll ease the urge to urinate Nothing’s scarier than feeling nature’s call when you’re nowhere near a bathroom, but just know that you will get through this. There ...
How to
Control Your Bladder on a Bus
Few experiences are more annoying than holding a full bladder on a bus that's not stopping anytime soon. If you still have time to prepare for your next bus trip, you can do a lot to minimize discomfort by drinking less ...
Bladder Exercises: How to Strengthen Pelvic Muscles
Learn how to perform Kegel exercisesWeakness in the bladder muscles may lead to incontinence, and this can be quite frustrating. However, there are several things you can do to strengthen your bladder muscles and gain mo...
How to
Relax Your Pelvic Floor
When your pelvic floor muscles are overly tight, you can have difficulty emptying your bladder or bowel, or you may experience pain, particularly during sexual intercourse. If you are having problems like these you shoul...
How to
Strengthen Your Bladder and Urinate Less Often
You might find that you sometimes have to urinate more often. This unusual need to empty your bladder may be the result of drinking lots of fluids, weak pelvic floor muscles, or even surgery. If you find that you have ur...
How to
Hold Your Bladder As a Woman
We all know that the key to a healthy bladder is to go to the bathroom when nature calls. But sometimes, that simply is not an option. Perhaps you are traveling or you are stuck in a long meeting and can't access the bat...
How to
Cope if You Pee Yourself Laughing in Public
You laugh at someone’s joke and end up peeing in your pants while laughing in public. It’s embarrassing, but it’s happened to a lot of people, right? There’s actually a medical name for the issue: “Stress incon...
How to
Do Bladder Training for Sudden Urges to Pee
If you have trouble controlling your bladder, you might be struck with a sudden urge to “go” (even when it’s not totally necessary). The urge to pee can range from an annoyance to a life-altering problem that’s c...
