Welcome to Pints & Pelvic Floors: The Podcast. In Episode 63 I get honest about how “compliant” I have been in my own PT as well as why you should still go to your appointment even if you haven’t done your exercises!

It is not uncommon for us to hear a patient wants to cancel their appointment because they haven’t done their exercises. But this is exactly why you SHOULD come in! There are a few reasons we often hear as to why patients don’t do their exercises:

• They didn’t have the right equipment
• They didn’t have enough bandwidth
• They didn’t understand the WHY

In that next appointment it is our job as therapists to either make sure you get the right equipment or we adapt the exercises to the equipment you have; streamline the exercises to meet you where you are and fit within your current available bandwidth; and explain the ‘why’ so that you understand how important the exercises are and how they will help your symptom resolution. 

But this takes honesty from you! You need to be real with your therapist about why you haven’t done your exercises so we can help figure out a solution that fits your needs.

So next time you try to use the excuse “once X is over things will slow down” remember you are living a meme, be honest with yourself (and your provider), and let’s figure out a routine that works for you!!

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