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Are leg presses a bad idea if you have pfd? I think by just using the machine your pelvic area tightens up. I thought I was being smart by just avoiding abdominal machines. I get the feeling if you have pfd you have to stick to cardio machines and arm workouts. Anyone have any thoughts? I appreciate your feedback. Thanks
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That's pretty much what I've found - carefully selected cardio*, arm exercises, and stretches are what work for me without flaring (or flaring too much!) from exercise.
*Walking, some elliptical trainers, some treadmills, rowing machines are the best for cardio for me.Kadi
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Current treatments:
-IC diet
-Elavil 50mg at night
-Continuous use birth control pills (4-5 periods/year)
-Heparin/Marcaine/Sodium Bicarb home instills at night 3-4x per week, more often if needed
-Pyridium if needed,
-Pain medicine at bedtime daily, as needed during the day several times per week
-Antibiotic when doing an instillation to prevent UTI
-Colace & SmartFiber to treat chronic constipation from meds, Fleet enema as needed
-Dye Free Benadryl 50 mg at bedtime
-"Your Pace Yoga: Relieving Pelvic Pain" dvd, walking, treadmill at gym
-Managing stress= VERY important!
-Fur therapy: Hugging the cat!
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Leg Presses
My physical therapist has included leg presses as part of my exercise regime for my pelvic floor. But, I would strongly recommend seeing a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic floor disorders before trying to figure it out on your own. You don't want to hurt yourself or make things worse. My program is tailored for my issues.My current regimen:
Dancing, Laughing, Petting Emily and Louise - my shihtzus
Tried and gave up on:
Diazepam
PFD
Warm Baths
Millions of supplements
Elmiron instillations - did 5 weekly instills and did not help. Gave up.
Oxytrol patch - no consistent relief after 3 weeks and very expensive
Sanctura XR - tried for 6 weeks with no consistent relief
Imipramine - tried for a week, but started to have a "hesitant" void - kind of twitchy.
PTNS - doctor's office was disorganized, appts took hours and gave up after 4 treatments
Vaginal valium suppositories - not as effective as taking valium orally
Cystoprotek - ridiculously overpriced - taking same supplements from CVS
Elmiron - 100mg in the morn, 200mg in the late afternoon - no results after 1 year
Elavil - 25 mg at night- no consistent relief and 5 extra pounds
IV Vitamin C - the only person with an allergic reaction to Vitamin C drips
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I was told to try and avoid anything that causes me to engage my pelvic muscles too much. Which is hard to do since almost everything does that. My physical therapist told me to never use the eliptical machine either. I like the eliptical and don't see that it causes me any problems, but I avoid it anyway.Link to the patient information, everything from What is IC? to Disability
http://www.ic-network.com/patientlinks.html
American Urological Association Clinical Guideline
Diagnosis and Treatment of Intersitial Cysitis/Painful Bladder Syndrom
http://www.auanet.org/content/guidel...ent_ic-bps.pdfComment
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The only machine I can use without pain is my rowing machine. I also do very light yoga to try and stay fit.ICGRRL
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We are all so different, which is why it is so important to see a physical therapist with a sold knowledge of pelvic floor dysfunction.
I have tightness on one side of my pelvic floor and am doing hip strengthening exercises, as I have been told my pf may be compensating for weak hips. Which includes the leg presses. And I've been told that I can do anything except swimming and biking. Although I stay away from too much jumping and gyrating. So much for Zumba for a while.My current regimen:
Dancing, Laughing, Petting Emily and Louise - my shihtzus
Tried and gave up on:
Diazepam
PFD
Warm Baths
Millions of supplements
Elmiron instillations - did 5 weekly instills and did not help. Gave up.
Oxytrol patch - no consistent relief after 3 weeks and very expensive
Sanctura XR - tried for 6 weeks with no consistent relief
Imipramine - tried for a week, but started to have a "hesitant" void - kind of twitchy.
PTNS - doctor's office was disorganized, appts took hours and gave up after 4 treatments
Vaginal valium suppositories - not as effective as taking valium orally
Cystoprotek - ridiculously overpriced - taking same supplements from CVS
Elmiron - 100mg in the morn, 200mg in the late afternoon - no results after 1 year
Elavil - 25 mg at night- no consistent relief and 5 extra pounds
IV Vitamin C - the only person with an allergic reaction to Vitamin C drips
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