POGP Journal Issue 138 - Spring 2026

POGP Charity Board of Trustees

Pages: 4

Guest editorial

Author(s): Lucia Berry - Pages: 5–6

Beyond women’s and men’s health: a call for trans-inclusive language in pelvic health physiotherapy

Author(s): N. Brenner - Pages: 7–18

AI and POGP: where do we go from here?

Author(s): A. J. Wilson - Pages: 19–23

Pelvic venous disorder: presentation, diagnostic approach and the role of physiotherapists within the multidisciplinary team

Author(s): I. Friedman, T. Nui, T. Bùi & A. D. Brown - Pages: 24–30

Need and acceptability of a health–justice partnership for women with pelvic floor dysfunction

Author(s): P. Reed, L. A. Osborne, A. Parish, C. Havard-Thomas, H. Hanratty, M. Vij & S. Emery & R. Owen - Pages: 31–44

Running and walking during pregnancy: effects of an abdominal belt and increased cadence on pelvic loading, kinematics and abdominal discomfort

Author(s): M. Raballand, G. M. Donnelly, J. Bertuit, D. De Jaeger & V. Feipel - Pages: 45–56

Knowledge of the pelvic floor among nulliparous women in Ibadan, Nigeria

Author(s): M. B. Fatudimu & V. T. Arowosafe - Pages: 57–66

Determinants of pelvic floor muscle strength and dysfunction in postpartum women: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Author(s): J. Reuthe, E. Doxford-Hook, E. Kiilu & A. Gonzalez-Aquines - Pages: 67–73

Self-reported awareness, perception and exercise behaviour among adult women with diastasis rectus abdominis: an evaluation of the information and exercise-related content needs of an online support platform

Author(s): G. M. Donnelly, B. Learn, H. McKeever & T. Rial Rebullido - Pages: 74–85

Margie Polden Memorial Lecture: Unfinished work – building equitable pelvic health services

Author(s): A. Doshani - Pages: 86–89

Surgical management of diastasis rectus abdominis in the postpartum patient: the robotic option

Author(s): O. J. Warren & R. K. Hayward - Pages: 90–92

Oral presentation digest

Author(s): Various - Pages: 93–99

Book reviews

Author(s): Caroline Callister & Becky Aston - Pages: 100–102

Product review

Author(s): Biljana Kennaway - Pages: 103–105

Notes and news

Author(s): Various - Pages: 106–112

Appendices 1 & 2 – NHS Higher Research Authority decision-making tool for research ethics

Author(s): UKRI Medical Research Council; NHS Health Research Authority -

POGP Journal Issue 138 - Spring 2026

Contents

POGP Charity Board of Trustees

Guest editorial

Beyond women’s and men’s health: a call for trans-inclusive language in pelvic health physiotherapy

AI and POGP: where do we go from here?

Pelvic venous disorder: presentation, diagnostic approach and the role of physiotherapists within the multidisciplinary team

Need and acceptability of a health–justice partnership for women with pelvic floor dysfunction

Running and walking during pregnancy: effects of an abdominal belt and increased cadence on pelvic loading, kinematics and abdominal discomfort

Knowledge of the pelvic floor among nulliparous women in Ibadan, Nigeria

Determinants of pelvic floor muscle strength and dysfunction in postpartum women: an exploratory cross-sectional study

Self-reported awareness, perception and exercise behaviour among adult women with diastasis rectus abdominis: an evaluation of the information and exercise-related content needs of an online support platform

Margie Polden Memorial Lecture: Unfinished work – building equitable pelvic health services

Surgical management of diastasis rectus abdominis in the postpartum patient: the robotic option

Oral presentation digest

Book reviews

Product review

Notes and news

Appendices 1 & 2 – NHS Higher Research Authority decision-making tool for research ethics

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POGP Journal Issue 138 - Spring 2026

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