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In this episode, I sit down with Laura Fuentes-Aparicio, a physiotherapist who helps women with their pelvic health. She is the Director of the Master’s Program in Specialized Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and teaches at the University of Valencia. Laura’s mission is simple: to raise awareness, share knowledge, and find the best ways to help women feel and live better.

We also dig into her recent research on abdominal and lumbar muscle recovery after pregnancy. Using ultrasound, her team compared women who had never given birth with those six months postpartum. They found the oblique muscles were thinner in postpartum women, but overall contractile function of the core remained intact—an important distinction for clinicians making decisions about exercise progressions and postpartum rehab

Whether you’re a clinician, a student, or just curious, this episode gives you a closer look at the challenges women face and how science, exercise, and better care can make a difference.

We talk about:

-The challenges of doing research

-How abdominal thickness can change in women

-Why exercise during pregnancy matters

-Diastasis recti (ab separation)

-Different approaches to treatment for pelvic health

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

2:10 conducting research in Spain

8:05 working with subject matter experts

11:47 discussing the 2024 Journal paper

16:50 recommendations in Spain

20:00 recluse abdominus exercises

25:20 when women see a physio in Spain

31:59 expanding on research

40:01 using more modalities

44:55 favorite part of research

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH LAURA:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/laurafisiosuelopelvico/

Email: laura.fuentes@uv.es

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The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)