How do you know if you need a pelvic floor physical therapist? The answers to this will be different for every person. Let's start by asking, what are you experiencing? What are you having difficulty with? What is your goal?…
During perimenopause and through menopause, estrogen levels begin to go down. Once you have not had a period for a full year, you are officially menopausal. It is pertinent to understand how the lack of estrogen affects your health. The…
I ran into a friend who had had a baby 8 weeks ago. She told me she wanted to get back in shape but once she started working out, she didn’t feel as comfortable as she had hoped. As we…
Last week we discussed the “what’s” of IC. This week I would like to talk about “how’s” specifically how to manage IC. This is a very individualized approach, as each person with IC has varying symptoms and overlapping conditions. It…
Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is a non-infectious, chronic bladder condition characterized by pain, frequency of urination, nighttime urination and urinary urgency. These symptoms can present together or in isolation, and are very different in different people. The terms bladder pain syndrome…
This is a question that comes up often in clinic. People may assume that because we specialize in pelvic dysfunction, we don't treat backs. Well, that could not be farther from the truth! As a Physical Therapist who specializes in…
Urinary leaking during exercise is common, but we should not treat it as normal. Female athletes experience leaking 2-3 times more often than non-athletes. Sports that require higher impact, such as basketball, volleyball, and running have higher risk of leaking. …
The other day I heard the common statement that makes me pause: “I knew I was peeing my pants, having pain with intercourse, and some weakness after my first child was delivered, but I wanted to wait until I completed…
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men over the age 65 but is also found in men in their 40s and 50s. After treatment for prostate cancer, men can experience urinary leaking, sexual dysfunction like erectile…
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Electric pants won’t fix urinary incontinence, OR do your Kegels for you. Neither will a fancy chair or a cool app on your phone. I must be reaching the age…