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If I Leak am I Weak?

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Did you know that over 50% of elite female athletes and elite dancers who have not given birth leak urine while training?

Shouldn't this cohort of females have the "strongest" pelvic floors?

Isn't leaking urine related to a "weak" pelvic floor?

Great questions...

Our...

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There are a lot of people in my "biz" who get really annoyed about jokes made online about moms "peezing". I 100% do not blame them one bit.

We, as pelvic floor PT's see the negative long term social, emotional, financial, economic and general well being impacts that stress...

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Hayley Kava, PT, MPT

Hayley is a licensed Physical Therapist based in Aberdeen, NC. She has advanced training in Pelvic Health and Postural Restoration (PRI) and loves to blend these two skill sets in order to empower her clients through breath, movement and education

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