A 2013 study published in the British Journal of Cancer, revealed that natural redheads had a reduced risk of developing prostate cancer compared to all other hair colours. The reduced risk was roughly half of that of all other hair colours. This is a one of a kind study and the results need to be
Many men are provided with sheets of paper from their urologist, doctor or nurse containing instructions as to how to perform pelvic floor exercises. Others will find instructions for pelvic floor exercises online. That being the case, why then should you consult a men’s health physiotherapist to be taught pelvic floor exercises and prescribed a
A radical prostatectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the entirety of the prostate gland, usually due to the presence of cancer within the prostate. A nerve sparing radical prostatectomy is where the nerves around the prostate gland (prostatic nerve plexus) are preserved whilst the prostate gland is removed. The prostatic nerve plexus is intricately
The study by Stafford et al. (2017) looked at the relationship between the activation patterns of specific pelvic floor muscles and incontinence in men following prostatectomy. It was found that “poor function of the bulbocavernosus* and puborectalis* muscles could be compensated by good striated urethral sphincter* function, but the bulbocavernosus and puborectalis muscles had less
What’s the link between baldness & erectile dysfunction? Well nothing directly, although there is a link between a common hair re-growth treatment and sexual function in men! Propecia (finasteride), a medication which can be prescribed to men to aid hair regrowth, has known undesirable side effects including erectile dysfunction, impotence and loss of sex drive.
For many men experiencing incontinence symptoms, health professionals assisting with your care will often be interested in some specific details to determine the extent of your symptoms and also to track changes over time. These can be extremely useful to those experiencing incontinence symptoms, as changes don’t always occur rapidly and small changes over time
If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and are having surgery to remove the prostate gland (i.e. prostatectomy), you will likely have many things on your mind. Whilst there may seem to be more pressing things to deal with than pelvic floor exercises, the reality is that the earlier you can start this the
When a men’s health physiotherapist tells you to “pull your head in”, all may not be as it seems! Many men have absolutely no idea of how to go about contracting their pelvic floor muscles unless they are trained to do so. In teaching men how to contract their pelvis floor muscles, the use of
I was strolling through my local Coles supermarket recently and as I made my way down the personal hygiene aisle I noticed something I hadn’t noticed before. It left me rather surprised, bemused and with a number of questions. No, it wasn’t that I noticed that they stocked men’s incontinence pads (if you weren’t aware,
Looking for a men’s health physiotherapist although you aren’t in Sydney? Well if you are in Adelaide, you are in luck! A great colleague of ours, Henry McGregor is a men’s health physiotherapist at Adelaide Men’s Health Physio. For details visit http://www.adelaidemenshealth.com.au/ If you live elsewhere in Australia and are looking for a men’s health physiotherapist,