tipped pelvis

Hi del and welcome. The Whole Woman work uses posture and the round ligaments of the uterus to pull the organs forward into the relaxed lower belly. When you say you have a tipped or tilted pelvis, are you talking about your uterus? We have many members who have found this work successful at repositioning the uterus.

Here is Christine’s blog article explaining why Kegels can aggravate prolapse, basically by pulling the prolapsed organs in the wrong direction:

http://wholewoman.com/blog/?p=1497

Here is one discussion thread in which Christine mentions t-tapp; I could not find the one that she herself refers to in the thread, but you will get the picture:

http://www.wholewoman.com/forum/node/1973

I hope this helps. - Surviving

I support Surviving 60 in suggesting that you further learn about WW posture and the science behind it. You can learn more from exploring the web site and viewing the available videos and reading the FAQs.
If you accept the WW philosophy,and I do then you will realize that T-Tapp is counter productive in helping prolapse. In fact it may worsen it.
I am familiar with T-Tapp. I have read the book ,owned dvds and done the exercises. Teresa has helped many men and women achieve better health. Often people start T-Tapp after years of poor diet and lack of exercise.
When you are more comfortable with WW you will understand that the organs want to be positioned comfortably in the lower belly. Being pulled back and down as many exercise forms suggest begins to pull the organs away from their natural position. It disrupts our natural breathing and that affects intraabdominal pressure which pins the organs in place.
T-Tapp, Pilates and many Yoga exercises are based on old and incorrect data about female anatomy. Many of the exercises were created by men based on the male body. Teresa is a trained physical therapist and many,many PTs are working with historically incorrect information.
A tipped uterus is actually stage 1 proplapse. Many women have it for years and it never gets worse. Others are not as fortunate.
I am unfamiliar with the Kegel master. I used someting called a barbell, a weight to use with Kegels. This did worsen my prolapse. Again it has to do with pushing the organs even further away from their natural position. Christine has an article you can read on why Kegels don't work. She has also renamed some WW exercises as "new Kegels". You can read the article and see a short video in her blog.
I hope you take the time to learn and understand the WW approach. Once you feel comfortable with what you learn, I hope you will look into getting Christine's book and the lst aid for prolapse DVD.
I did and almost 3 yrs. later I continue to make progress with my condition.
WWPA

Hi del, (did you know this means "pretty" in Welsh?!)
I am not familiar with the kegel master or t-tapp exercises so have comment re these.
However I did have a prolapsed uterus about 1 1/2 years ago now, which I now manage so well most of the time I live a happy, healthy normal life. Occasionally I am symptomatic, usually following a few days of not looking after myself in the WW way, and either feel the beginnings of being prolapse or more rarely am actually prolapsed. In that case it's back to WW basics and living the WW way; including doing the WW exercises, good diet, the WW way to going to the loo, reducing stress levels as much as possible etc.. Then I get better and it's a reminder to maintain the WW path to health and wellness. I have definately improved and benefitted from adopting WW practice and principles.
Basically probably most women who have pelvic organ prolapse have a tilted uterus. In the UK we also call this a retroverted uterus. This means the uterus has tilted back a little, which is exactly the position which makes the uterus (and bladder and rectum) susceptible to prolapse. So there are things we can do to make matters worse and there are things we can do to make matters better. It's as simple as that. The WW approach works with a thorough understanding of healthy pelvic organ alignment and with that knowledge Christine has worked out a holistic system of pelvic organ support, improvement, management and in some cases recovery. It's a healthy life-style choice.
The book is a wonderful resource for information, advice and support. For guidance around the WW exericises the dvd's are a wonderful aide. I find them an invaluable support.
Wishing you all the best, wholewomanukx

Del, you didn't clarify. Do you mean pelvis, or did you mean uterus?

Del, I think it would be a good idea to check with the doctor exactly what he said, and what he meant. 'Tipped' is a word usually used in relation to the uterus, which is quite different from an anteverted pelvis.

At any rate, it is your body, and I would urge you to use your health care professionals as a means of getting a better understanding of what is happening in your body. You can only understand it if you understand what the doctor told you. Once you have been on these Forums for a while you will realise that it is not rocket science. It is just anatomy. We can help you to understand it.

Louise