EP.94/ Equal Treatment for Black Endometriosis Patients and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy for Painful Sex, Interstitial Cystitis and Endometriosis with Dr. Juan Michelle Martin
Dr. Juan Michelle Martin is a pelvic floor physiotherapist with a specialist interest in endometriosis and women’s health.
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Across 13 years of treating patients, Dr Martin has come to notice the inequalities and inadequacies within women’s pelvic health, especially for black women. Often when women finally see Juan, they’ve had years of various dismissive doctors and finding Juan is the first time they’re heard and see. Dr Juan Michelle Martin takes a holistic approach, focusing not just on the pelvic floor but the whole person - their nutrition, lifestyle, stress levels and much more.
In this episode we discuss:
The disparities in healthcare for black women and what needs to change in the medical industry.
How pelvic floor dysfunction can lead to worsening endometriosis pain, even after surgery.
How pelvic floor dysfunction and inflammation can affect abdominal organs such as the bladder and the intestines.
Why pain spreads and why pelvic pain often worsens over time.
Exercises to avoid with endometriosis and pelvic pain.
This was such an interesting episode! if you haven’t started seeing a pelvic floor physiotherapist yet, I’m sure you’re going to want to after listening to this interview!
Show Notes
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