Pelvic Girdle Pain & Prawns: Episode 73 with Dr Becky Parr

Hello & Welcome to the latest episode of the Celebrate Muliebrity podcast!

After a short Easter break and a trip to Prague to present at SEUD (more about that soon!) we’re back with a new podcast episode - where Dr Becky Parr and I had a great time discussing pelvic health in athletes, trauma informed care and pelvic girdle pain & pregnancy related abdominal wall neuropathy (or PRAWN 🦐)

Curious? Read on!

Becky explains that PRAWN is an umbrella term for various abdominal nerve entrapment syndromes, often misdiagnosed as round ligament pain.

She describes the anatomy involved and how the condition develops, typically around 12 weeks of pregnancy. We explored diagnostic techniques, particularly the Carnett's test, which helps differentiate between abdominal wall pain and visceral pain, and the importance of examining the abdomen for scars and assessing myofascial mobility when treating PRAWN.

Becky has just had a paper on this topic published in the most recent issue of the pogp journal, which has become a must read resource for pelvic health clinicians under the stewardship of Grainne Donnelly at the editorial helm

We also discussed Becky’s other research interests, around the importance of integrating trauma-informed care principles into clinical practice, particularly in pelvic health settings. Becky shared her experiences teaching a mindful patient management course and conducting a longitudinal study on the impact of trauma-informed care on dpt students.

We also discussed Becky's ongoing research on how pelvic health therapists become trauma-informed and the potential benefits of this knowledge for clinical practice and I’m looking forward to seeing this presented at IUGA in Barcelona in June. I’ll be there too, presenting about sexual health after cancer - will I see you there? Let me know!

You can find Becky on LinkedIn , ResearchGate and on instagram as @beckyparrpt

I’m there too as @michellelyons_muliebrity, where you can follow my adventures in women’s health, stay up to date with research and find out more about my online courses (or visit CelebrateMuliebrity.com)

Until next time, Onwards & Upwards! Mx #celebratemuliebrity