When I first “cracked the code” on stabilizing and reversing prolapse, and wrote and published Saving the Whole Woman, I set up this forum. While I had finally gotten my own severe uterine prolapse under control with the knowledge I had gained, I didn’t actually know if I could teach other women to do for themselves what I had done for my condition.
So I just started teaching women on this forum. Within weeks, the women started writing back, “It’s working! I can feel the difference!”
From that moment on, the forum became the hub of the Whole Woman Community. Unfortunately, spammers also discovered the forum, along with the thousands of women we had been helping. The level of spamming became so intolerable and time-consuming, we regretfully took the forum down.
Technology never sleeps, however, and we have better tools today for controlling spam than we did just a few years ago. So I am very excited and pleased to bring the forum back online.
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Remember, the forum is here for two reasons. First, to get your questions answered by other women who have knowledge and experience to share. Second, it is the place to share your results and successes. Your stories will help other women learn that Whole Woman is what they need.
Whether you’re an old friend or a new acquaintance, welcome! The Whole Woman forum is a place where you can make a difference in your own life and the lives of thousands of women around the world!
Best wishes,
Christine Kent
Founder
Whole Woman
louiseds
February 24, 2007 - 3:00am
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Hi Terri
If your username is your real name I suggest that you don't use this profile anymore. Set up a new one with an anonymous username, as this Forum is open to the Web, and people who Google you will automatically pull up your posts as hits. We do discuss some very personal subjects on these Forums, so it is for your own welfare that I advise you to do this. If it is not your real name, then that's fine.
Cheers
Louise
Christine
February 24, 2007 - 10:32am
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Hi Terri,
Thanks so much for joining us. This work was conceived for a general population of women with prolapse and I have no way of knowing how your particular condition might respond. I’ve talked to more than a few women with both scoliosis and uterine prolapse though, and have wondered if there is a connection. I understand there are several variations of the disorder and that some are congenital.
The psoas muscles (the deepest muscles in the abdomen) attach to the lumbar spine and act with the iliacus muscles (those lining the broad hip bones) to flex the hip joints, or bring the pelvis closer to the thighs. In doing so they place tension on the lumbosacral joint, between L5 and the sacrum. Chronic hyper-lordosis would therefore shorten the psoas muscles and increase the distance between the pubic bone and ribs, resulting in the abdominal muscles becoming overstretched and weak. All of which affects the way intraabdominal pressure moves through the pelvis.
The postural work we are doing here stretches the psoas and returns the abdominal muscles to their functional length. If I had a workable form of scoliosis I would certainly try to return this natural curvature to my spine. I do suggest, however, that you do so under the supervision of your doctor.
There is a wonderful book called Spinal Manipulation Made Simple by Jeffrey Maitland that specifically addresses the benefits of treating scoliosis with soft tissue techniques.
Wishing you well,
Christine