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COPD and the Pelvic Floor
November is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Awareness Month. What does this have to do with the pelvic floor? EVERYTHING if someone has COPD or a chronic cough! Did you read my blog, The Exploding Soda Can: Stress Urinary Incontinence? This blog delves into how the abdominal canister is a pressurize system that needs to work ompitally for us to maintain continence of our pee and poop. If you or a loved one has COPD, then you know that canister is compromised from the chronic cough. That can mean that every cough puts the person as risk to pee in their pants or worse. What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? The…