#60: Unlocking Pelvic Floor Health with Kim Vopni: Insights for Functional Clinicians

In this episode of the RWS Clinician’s Corner, Margaret Floyd Barry sits down with Kim Vopni, widely known as the “vagina coach.” Kim is a certified fitness professional and menopause support practitioner with over two decades of experience educating women—and the clinicians who serve them—about the vital but often overlooked world of pelvic health. In this episode, we get into the nuts and bolts of pelvic floor physiology, what every clinician should be screening for, and why pelvic health is central not just to continence but to bone health, athletic performance, and overall quality of life.

 

In this interview, we discuss:  

   -The obvious and less-obvious symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction

   -Clinical assessment and clues for pelvic floor dysfunction

   -Pelvic floor health and broader health issues (e.g., low back pain and bone health)

   -Common misconceptions about pelvic floor health and interventions (e.g. pelvic floor PT)

   -Pelvic floor issues across life stages (from younger women into perimenopause & menopause)  

   -Management strategies and self-care recommendations

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Connect with Kim Vopni:

Website: https://www.vaginacoach.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VagCoach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaginacoach/?hl=en

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vaginacoach/videos

 

For a FREE copy of Kim’s book, The Inside Story - click here.

For The Buff Muff Method/App, click here. 

 

For pelvic floor physical therapy, check out these directories:

American Physical Therapy Association
Pelvic Global 

 

Timestamps:

00:00 "Pelvic Health Insights with Kim"

07:22 "Pelvic Floor's Role in Stability"

14:10 "Pelvic Floor and Constipation Cycle"

17:00 Pelvic Floor Muscle Adaptations

22:57 Finding a Pelvic Floor Therapist

30:01 Fertility Masterclass for Practitioners

33:54 Runner's Pelvic Floor Challenges

40:23 Bladder Habits and Sleep Disruption

44:19 "Transition to Minimal Footwear"

51:41 Collagen's Role in Pelvic Health

56:58 Enhancing Pelvic Floor Relaxation Techniques

57:56 Improving Posture for Pelvic Health

01:07:59 Pelvic Health Through Life Stages

01:09:38 "Clinician's Corner: Join & Share"

Speaker bio:

Kim Vopni is a certified fitness professional and menopause support practitioner known as The Vagina Coach. She became passionate about spreading information on pelvic health after the birth of her first child over 20 years ago.

Kim is a sought-after speaker, a women’s health educator, and the author of 3 books.

She began her work with the prenatal and postpartum population where she founded her own business and co-founded a 2nd company called Bellies, Inc. She now works primarily with women in the perimenopause and post menopause phases of life. Doctors and Physical Therapists are always referring their clients to her Buff Muff Method as the go-to pelvic health resource that allows women from around the world find support through workouts, challenges, and group coaching.

Kim also certifies other fitness and movement professionals to work with women with core and pelvic floor challenges through her Buff Muff Method Practitioner Certification. You can find her online through her website, social media, and her podcast Between Two Lips.

Keywords:

pelvic floor health, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, perimenopause, menopause, pelvic floor physical therapy, Buff Muff Method, pelvic floor exercises, Kegels, pelvic health assessment, constipation, low back pain, posture, hydration, vaginal estrogen, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, sexual health, pelvic floor relaxation, core strength, women's health, bone health, stress and anxiety, vaginacoach, pelvic health screening, pelvic floor tightness, bladder health, postpartum recovery, pelvic health practitioners, movement therapy

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