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Getting a handle on bladder control: Basic and advanced pelvic floor exercises / Lieblich, Pat; Wilson, Penny / 2004
This exercise CD gives an understanding of how to do pelvic floor muscle exercises. It leads the listener with weak pelvic floor muscles through an exercise routine and progresses to more advanced exercises. It is recommended that the listener first see a physiotherapist with expertise in treating the pelvic floor, for a manual assessment of their pelvic floor muscles. This exercise CD can then be used at home to make your exercise sessions more fun and interesting.
Description: 1 CD-Rom: 35 mins.
Price: $9.95
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A positive approach: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) / Komar, Barb; Smith, Jules E. (Editor) / 2005
This is an easy to read booklet that offers in-depth information for women struggling with Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) or a more severe form of PMS called Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Women gain information about how PMS or PMDD affects: their physical health (eg. cramps), emotional health (eg. irritatability), behaviors (e.g feeling overwhelmed), how it interferes in their daily lives and relationships. The booklet explores the various causes believed to magnify PMS symptoms and encourages the reader to evaluate their symptoms using a daily charting method. Women then begin to develp a plan unique to their needs while discovering how they can draw strength and wisdom from their menstrual experiences. Up to date information on self-care strategies such as nutrition, sleep, vitamins and supplements and exercise are offered as well as learning more about how a diagnosis is made and current options for life-style changes and medications.
Description: Paperback: 52 pages
Price: $10.00  View a PDF version.
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Self-care program for women with postpartum depression and anxiety: Patient guide / Bodnar, Doris; Ryan, Deirdre; Smith, Jules, E. / 2004
This patient guide was created to meet the needs of both women with postpartum depression and the health care providers who treat these women and their families. It is divided into two main sections: 1)Information: to educate about the causes, presentation and different treatments of postpartum depression. 2) Action: to provide structured exercises to help women become active participants in their own treatment and recovery.In easy to read language, the book explains who gets postpartum depression, why, how it can be treated, self-help practices, and resources. The guide gives health care providers information and activities which empower women to facilitate their own recovery. The format is designed to provide easy-to-reproduce pages as handouts to clients and their families.
Description: Paperback; 110 pages
Price: $15.00 View a PDF version. 1 MB PDF file
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Women-centred care: A curriculum for health care providers / Cory, Jill / 2007
The goal of Women-Centred Care is to ensure that all girls and women receive evidence based care that respects their social, economic, physical, cultural and spiritual realties. This curriculum is based on the Framework for Women-Centred Health and is designed to support health care providers in developing and sharing knowledge and practice related to Women-Centred Care. The curriculum will help health providers build upon current Women-Centred Care practices, to create new ways of thinking and new practices and structures within health care.
Description: Spiral bound paperback, 102 pages; 8 x 11 in. + 1 CD-ROM (PowerPoint Slides)
Price: $15.00
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