Women are anatomically different than men, particularly when it comes to weight training. We have a vagina, which leaves an area of weakness that pressure can find. Unlike the anal and urethral openings, which have sphincter muscles that help to…
Lights. Camera. Migraine. If you suffer from migraines, you know all about the daunting feelings of blurred vision, nausea and single sided throb or pulsing on one side of the head. These symptoms creep up on you, leaving you…
Did you know that your mindset can really impact your physical function? Research shows that when we are in a more positive mindset we feel less pain, less fatigue, stay more active and heal faster. Positivity can impact everyone -…
This next topic is very personal. Painful intercourse can be devastating. It can leave us feeling isolated, embarrassed and hurt. The worst emotion that we may experience with painful sex is shame. Sex in general can bring up a lot…
The muscles in the pelvic floor are a functional group of many muscles that are the foundation of most of what we do as humans. They work to provide stability in the pelvis, spine and hips. They coordinate with the…
The muscles in the pelvic floor are a functional group of many muscles that are the foundation of most of what we do as humans. They work to provide stability in the pelvis, spine and hips. Consider how the bladder is…
The muscles in the pelvic floor are a functional group of many muscles that are truly the foundation of most of what we do as humans. They work to provide stability in the pelvis, spine and hips. They coordinate with…
You consider what you put in your mouth, your ears, nose and eyes, but do you think about what might be lurking in the lubricant you put in your vagina? Well, you should. I stumbled upon a study that looked…
We have had the great honor of treating news journalist and super-mom Haley Harrison-Lee in our clinic recently. Haley has written a poignant, honest, brutiful blog about pregnancy, postpartum, and pelvic floor physical therapy - please have a read. Haley,…
The majority of us have read our kids the book Everyone Poops, but some parents are still looking for the My Kid Doesn’t Poop, My Kid Only Poops Every Few Days, or the much needed My Kid Only Poops Hard…