Birth Injury, Prolapse & Pelvic Floor Myths: What the Latest Research Really Shows — with DR. JENNY LACROSS

Send us Fan MailToday I am speaking with Dr. Jenny LaCross, a certified athletic trainer and board-certified clinical specialist in women’s health physical therapy with almost a decade of clinical experience working with individuals with pelvic health, low back, and hip conditions. After completing her PhD in 2023 studying hip dysplasia in young active females, Jenny joined the University of Michigan Pelvic Floor Research group where she currently works as a postdoctoral research fellow under the mentorship of Drs. James Ashton-Miller and John DeLancey . She is currently studying pelvic floor functional anatomy and motor control of the urogenital hiatus. In addition, she continues to see patients at Move Physical Therapy in partnership with Light the Fire Crossfit in Monroe, MI and is an adjunct instructor for the DPT program at South College on their Knoxville campus.We talk about:-non-traditional path into academia-research or the constipation CPG-birth and pelvic floor injuries-c-sections and pelvic floor injuries-defining prolapse-PT advice on social media-paywall for research-predicting birth injuries-using pessaries successfully-common misconceptionsTime Stamps1:00 Introduction4:57 pelvic floor injury in birth16:34 prolapse without pregnancy19:13 explaining prolapse26:05 thought on social media28:00 accessing the research37:40 implementing research in the clinic43:49 options after a birth injury50:54 prolapse surgeries53:45 navigating pregnancy and postpartum61:00 educating without scaring66:11 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH JENNYIG: https://www.instagram.com/jenn.lacross/The Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).Follow so you don't miss an episode. Rate & review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — it's how the next mom searching for these answers actually finds them. Share it with the friend who needs it.Questions or topic requests? DM me 💌