Bladder leakage, also known as incontinence, affects 1 in 3 women at some point in their lives. But what are the causes, and what can you do about it?
“Oops, I dribbled again…”. Bladder leakage is real
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Burning and Throbbing in the Pelvic Floor – causes, and what to do about it
Pelvic pain is no laughing matter, and let's be real - it's not exactly a walk in the park, either. If you're experiencing burning and throbbing down there, you're probably wondering what the heck is going on! Well, ladies, let’s wonder no more and shed some light on...
A Pain in the Va-jay-jay: a quick overview of Vaginismus
The Short Version: Research suggests 1 in 6 women experience pain with intimacy (painful sex) or insertion, at some point in their lives. Vaginismus is a condition that causes pain with penetration, affecting around 7% of women. The causes of vaginismus can be a...
Hormone Havoc: How Changes in Hormones Can Impact Your Pelvic Floor
The Short Story: Relaxin: the hormone that makes your joints loose and your pelvic floor... not so much. Menopause: not just hot flushes and mood swings, but also thinning vaginal walls and less elastic pelvic floor muscles. Kegel exercises: the workout for your lady...
When you thought you knew it all, but now you’re asking wait, what’s my pelvic floor?
Let's face it, as we age, our bodies start to do things we never thought possible. Like, when did we suddenly develop the ability to hold a sneeze in our bladder? Or why does it feel like we're sitting on a bag of marbles during yoga class? These are potentially...
Brain Meets Booty: The Surprising Connection Between Your Noggin and Your Pelvic Floor
The Short Story: Pelvic floor disorders affect a significant portion of the population yet are often not talked about due to embarrassment or lack of understanding. The brain and pelvic floor connection is real, with stress, anxiety, past traumas, and even sitting...
Your Pelvic Floor Needs Some TLC too: Why Childbirth Isn’t the Only Reason to Care
The Short Story: Pelvic floor disorders, such as urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse, affect about 30% of women, regardless of whether or not they've had kids. The pelvic floor muscles support the bladder, uterus, and rectum and can be weakened by factors...
Pelvic Floor, Don’t Fail Me Now: A Proactive Guide To Pelvic Wellness
The Short Story: Pelvic floor health is important for overall wellness. Maintaining the strength and function of pelvic floor muscles is essential to prevent issues such as incontinence, pelvic pain, and sexual dysfunction. Kegel exercises, regular physical activity,...
We Listened And Brought You The Best
At Elana, we understand the importance of pelvic health for women and the challenges that come with accessing the right information and care that works for you. From day one, our goal has been to make pelvic care more accessible and convenient. We surveyed over 300...
Comfort On-Demand
Ladies, hold onto your pelvic floors because we've got some exciting news! We've teamed up with the one and only Evelyn Hecht, PT, the pelvic pro herself and founder of PelvicSense, an on-demand pelvic health self-care program. Evelyn's science-backed program is...
Elana Features In Femtech Focus Announcement Of Femovate’22 Awardees
The team at ELANA are thrilled to have been awarded UX sponsorship in the Femovate '22 program run by the very talented team at Guidea. They will be helping ELANA and 29 other women's health innovators accelerate the growth of FemTech and finally close the gap in...
Elana, The Company Challenging The Stigma Around Female Health
Elana Co-Founder Helen Grimshaw sat down with Loren Shapiro to discuss innovation in women's pelvic health for the London Design agency Rant + Rave 'Known Unknowns' which profiles those making a difference to drive better, more socially responsible business practices....
Ask The Expert: Could Pilates Be The Secret To Keeping The Doctor At Bay?
We continue our 'ask the expert' session with Marisa Swain, Founder of PTS Fitness Pilates, UK, on the benefits of Pilates and its impact on the pelvic floor. She’s spent over twenty years as an all-inclusive Pilates teacher, offering classes to suit everyone...
Ask the Expert: Taking The Plunge With Pilates
Let's face it, it’s not ‘breaking news’ that many women have limited time to focus on themselves, be it due to a demanding job, caring for family, running a busy home, and just general day-to-day life. So how are you supposed to keep your pelvic health in check on top...
Perimenopause: What it’s All About, And Why it’s Not All Bad
As women, many of us spend our lives as caretakers, mothers, lovers, and everything in between. It’s our primitive instinct to nurture others and sometimes this leaves us carrying the weight of the world on our back. But as you approach midlife, it’s important to be...
It’s Time to Talk: Ending The Taboo of Pelvic Health
The Impact of NOT Seeking Help. It may take some women months, even years, to feel comfortable discussing the taboo topics relating to issues with your ‘bits down there’ and even more to pluck up enough courage (or be desperate enough) to finally seek help. But you...
So, What IS The Pelvic Floor?
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that fan out between the two pelvic bones (your “sit” bones) and runs from the pubic bone to the tailbone, essentially forming a hammock. The strength of this hammock ensures the sturdiness and functionality of the pelvic organs....
Just Because You Don’t Have a Pelvic Health Issue Now, Doesn’t Mean You Won’t Later
If a friend were to ask you what you do for your pelvic health, how will you answer them? Be baffled because it is not yet time for you to begin looking for such solutions? Because perhaps one only searches for solutions when suffering from pelvic floor problems. And...
Your Guide to Pelvic Wellness: Start Caring About Yourself Inside Out
You may have read or heard the term 'pelvic wellness'. But how much do you know about your pelvic health? Do you even really know what or where it is? You'd like to think you're aware of the phase of female reproduction you are going through right now, whether it is...
Ouch, That Hurts: Why You May Be Experiencing Painful Sex and What You Can Do About It
Not been swinging from the chandeliers lately? Sex can be an important part of life and relationships, as well as your overall well-being, yet for some, it can be excruciatingly painful and something you’d rather avoid. Pain during intercourse is much more common than...
What Is Pelvic Health?
As a woman or person with ovaries, there’s no doubt that you may have dealt with some kind of pelvic pain in your lifetime, perhaps you were not even aware of it, or maybe you’re thinking this is something that happens to someone less physically active or older than...
Overall Wellness And What It Should Include
The usual talks of wellness most often keep only the physical health insight. Old definitions of ‘health’ state that it is the ‘absence of illness’. However, by now, we understand that overall wellness entails much more than the mere absence of illness. World Health...
Restore Your Pelvic Floor
Cough, sneeze, laugh, jump, stretch, jog, squat…no these are not the seven characters from a famous Disney movie, but some of the day to day activities that women can find difficult to do without experiencing that dreaded feeling of letting out a little unwanted pee....