What the Research Says About Pregnancy + CrossFit: Alexis Morgan, PT, DPT + Christina Prevett, PT, PhD PH285

Pursuing Health

Julie Foucher MD, MS

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Christina Prevett, PT, PhD and Alexis Morgan, PT, DPT are pelvic floor physiotherapists who lead the Pelvic Division at the Institute for Clinical Excellence. Together, they work to help other physiotherapists empower their pregnant and postpartum athletes to safely continue strength training via online and live courses across North America. Christina recently completed her PhD at the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, and she holds a Masters of Physiotherapy. She also helps create programming for pregnant and postpartum athletes via The Barbell Mamas. Christina is a national level weightlifter, who competed in powerlifting and olympic weightlifting meets within 6 months of giving birth to her daughter. She has also completed the CrossFit Open while pregnant twice! Alexis is a clinical practitioner and co-owner of Onward Physical Therapy in Hendersonville, TN with her husband. In her practice, she works with individuals interested in improving their pelvic health, utilizing and applying the latest research. As a CrossFit Level 2 trainer, Alexis is dedicated to fitness; you can find her exercising at the 4pm class at CrossFit Hendersonville. You can connect with Alexis & Christina via Instagram. @alexismorganpt, @christina_prevett, & @icephysio Related Episodes: Ep 83 - Pelvic Floor Health for Athletes with Dr. Julie Wiebe Ep 179 - Half His Size: Physical Therapist Alan Fredendall on Losing 200 Pounds and Introducing Patients to CrossFit If you like this episode, please subscribe to Pursuing Health on iTunes and give it a rating or share your feedback on social media using the hashtag #PursuingHealth. I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about health. Disclaimer: This podcast is for general information only, and does not provide medical advice. I recommend that you seek assistance from your personal physician for any health conditions or concerns.

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0:00.0	Now we can say with confidence, you know, within the research, this is safe. Like this is not
0:07.1	dangerous. And just five years ago, you're, you know, we're like, this can't be dangerous. Like,
0:13.2	of course, not right. Like they're so, so it's like, if anyone here had bagged me up on this,
0:19.3	yeah, totally. And now we have, we have examples of women like Annie Thorestotter and Tia and these
0:26.0	women who are, you know, not only exercising through their pregnancy, but then coming back to
0:31.7	the sport at the highest level, which I think gives a lot of women just a lot of reassurance and
0:37.5	peace of mind. Like, okay, if I continue doing CrossFit through my pregnancy, you know, this
0:41.7	is probably going to be okay. Hello, and welcome to pursuing health. I'm Dr. Julie Fouche,
0:53.1	family physician and former CrossFit Games athlete. Here, I bring you information and
0:57.9	inspiration to help bridge the gap between fitness and medicine and support your journey toward your
1:02.6	healthiest self. Thank you so much for joining me. Now let's get started with this week's episode.
1:09.8	All right. Well, welcome back to pursuing health. I am very excited to be here with two wonderful
1:15.1	women, physical therapists and pelvic floor extraordiners. We have Christina Prevet and Alexis Morgan.
1:21.6	And we were just talking about, or I was just telling them before we pressed record that,
1:26.4	you know, pelvic floor health is a topic that is so unknown for so many people and something
1:31.3	that's difficult to talk about. And it's something that we have not discussed here on the
1:35.2	podcast for several years. And I know that it's an area where research and education is still,
1:40.8	has a long way to go, but has been quickly evolving and advancing. And you guys are both playing
1:44.8	a big role in that. So I'm excited to have you on. So thank you for joining me.
1:50.1	Yeah. Thanks for having us. We're excited to be here.
1:54.4	Well, I thought I would start by introducing both of you. And then maybe we can get into a little
1:58.8	bit of your stories and how you became so passionate about this topic. So starting with Alexis,
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