Hem Spotlight: Hailey Miller, PT, DPT
A huge part of our mission at Hem Support Wear is to normalize the conversation about pelvic floor health and build a community of support. Many people who experience prolapse or other pelvic floor conditions feel confused, isolated, or hopeless, and we believe it shouldn’t be that way.
Welcome to another installment of our series Hem Spotlight, where we feature real people and their pelvic floor health stories. Our hope is that by providing a platform for people to openly share their journeys, we will all feel less alone, more connected, and more empowered.
The following story comes from Dr. Hailey Miller, PT, DPT.
Tell us about your experience with POP. You are welcome to share as much or as little of your story as you are comfortable with.
I treat POP in my patients but have experienced it postpartum after my first birth with a very naturally quick and painful birth! I was very symptomatic with grade 2 POP, used a lot of external support, did pelvic PT, and used internal devices to help occasionally with Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). The moment I worked on my feet the symptoms improved, but I occasionally use external support for my periods for the first day or two!
Do you have any advice or words of comfort/encouragement/hope you’d like to give someone who may be at the beginning of their POP journey?
It's common, and you can still do it all with the right tools and tricks!
What are your favorite pelvic health resources (online, in person, etc.) if you have any?
Yoga studios! Books! Lots of books. A few of my favorites are "Come As You Are," and "The Fifth Vital Sign."
How can we, as the Hem Support Wear community, be a source of support and connection for you or someone else?
Continue providing education and support wear!
What kinds of content/topics would you like to see us talk about on our blog and social media?
I would like to see Hem Support Wear talk about support for symptoms on your period, as well as support wear postpartum and in pregnancy.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with us?
I love treating pelvic health head to toe!
Interested in sharing your POP/pelvic health story as part of our series? We’d be honored! Submit your story here.
