It is all connected: part 4, The Spiral Line
The spiral line is a line of connective tissue that runs from the arch of our feet to the base ofour skull. In the front body, this fascial line travels up and crosses from our left hip to our right…
It’s All Connected part 3: Your Lateral Line and the Pelvic Floor.
Many of the patients that pelvic floor physical therapists see for leaking or weakness have pain ortenderness on the outside of their hips and down the iliotibial or IT band. While this may seem to betwo different issues, most likely,…
It is all connected, Part 2: The Superficial Back Line and pain in the back body
Many people experience pain in the SI (sacroiliac) joint and low back. Often when you look into these patient’s history, they will also have had Achilles tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, or buttock pain. When examined completely, these should be a clue…
It is all connected, Part 1: Your fascia and how it plays a role in our movements and function.
As pelvic floor therapists, we find it to be very important to assess our patients from head to toe,literally. There is a strong connection between our feet, our pelvic floor, and our deep core. If we don’t look at the…
What is Pelvic Dysfunction?
There is more and more buzz on social media regarding the pelvic floor, which is really wonderful. But let's break down what it means to have pelvic dysfunction and why you may need a pelvic PT. Weakness of the structures…
Pain: The sensitive nervous system, understanding is everything.
As pelvic floor physical therapists, we see many people who have pain—sometimes it Is new pain like after surgery or delivering a baby. Sometimes it is persistent pain that has stuck around for months or years. We spend a lot…
Menopause Part 4: Bone Health and Exercise
We know exercise is important for our mental, heart, muscle, and bone health throughout our lives. Exercise is the most powerful non-medication prevention of fractures in women. This is especially important for women after menopause. As estrogen goes down, our…
Celebrating 10 years!!!
10 years ago this month we opened Foundational Concepts. It felt like a huge risk, it was scary, but it was something that we felt very passionate about. Our mission was this: To provide comprehensive, evidence based specialty physical therapy…
Direct Access for Physical Therapy in Missouri, FINALLY: What it means and why it matters.
The Missouri legislature is currently debating whether patients in the state will be able to have direct access to physical therapists without a referral. People in Kansas and 47 other states already have direct access to physical therapists, and this…
One step forward…
Recently I had a conversation with a client who arrived frustrated to his session because we tried something new at his previous session. His pain had flared up. His whole reason for coming to therapy (and this is the most…
