Endometriosis Archives - Foundational Concepts

Your Period Products & the chemicals in them.

February 28, 2024
Sarah Dominguez
Cancer, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Education, Endometriosis, Female Reproductive Cancer, General Health, Gynecological Cancer, Hormones, IBS, Interstitial Cystitis, Leaky Gut, Lifestyle Medicine, Menstrual Cycle, Ovarian Cancer, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Health, Vaginal Cancer, Vulvar Cancer, Women's Health

Women use well over 10,000 period products during the years that we are menstruating. If we assume 5 days per period from age 12 to 50, that is about 5 years of cumulative time using a period product of some…

Toxins and how to find simple ways to reduce them.

January 3, 2024
Sarah Dominguez
Chronic Pain, Education, Endometriosis, General Health, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Health, wellness, Women's Health

Toxins cause a ton of problems in our bodies. When our body is hit with toxic chemicals it does not know how to break them down, so they are stored as fat. These chemicals block the hormone receptor sites making…

Pelvic Floor Muscle Over-activity what it means, and what to do about it.

October 12, 2023
Sarah Dominguez
Bladder, Bladder Pain, Bowel, Chronic Pelvic Pain, coccydynia, Constipation, Core Muscles, Endometriosis, IBS, Interstitial Cystitis, Male Pelvic Pain, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Prostatitis, Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus, Women's Health

Let's break down what Pelvic Floor Muscle over activity might look like. This can be a confusing issue and depending on what type of doctor you see, the answer might be different. If you have pelvic floor muscle over activity,…

What is Pelvic Dysfunction?

August 3, 2023
Sarah Dominguez
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Diastasis Rectus Abdominus, Endometriosis, Gynecological Cancer, Hysterctomy, Incontinence, Interstitial Cystitis, Leaking, Male Pelvic Pain, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Post-partum, Pregnancy, Sexual Dysfunction, Vaginismus, vulvar pain, Women's Health

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…

Managing Chronic Pelvic Pain, part 1

December 14, 2022
Sarah Dominguez
back pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis, Fatigue, IBS, Interstitial Cystitis, Male Pelvic Pain, Pain With Intercourse, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Stress

Persistent pelvic pain is more common that you might realize. 15-20% of women and 8-12% of men are dealing with chronic pelvic pain. There are many things that can be associated with CPP in both men and women. Some but…

Treating the Pain of Endometriosis with Physical Therapy

March 17, 2022
Sarah Dominguez
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Dysfunction, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy

Endometriosis affects more than 6 million women in the United States. It is a painful disorder in which the cells that form the endometrial lining within the uterus grow outside the uterus in the abdominal cavity. Depending on the severity,…

Endometriosis: What, Why and How to manage.

Endometriosis occurs when tissue from the lining of the uterus, known as endometrial tissue, is outside of the uterus. This can lead to pain and irregular periods and pelvic pain. Other symptoms that can occur may include pain with bowel…

Unraveling Persistent Pain: Understanding the Brain’s role

August 26, 2021
Sarah Dominguez
Anxiety, Brain Function, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Depression, Diaphramatic Breathing, Education, Endometriosis, Exercise, Fatigue, Foundational Concepts, General Health, IBS, Kansas City, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Pain With Intercourse, Pain With Sex, Painful Sex, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Pain, Sleep, Uncategorized, Vaginismus, Vulvodynia

Your Nervous System, the body's alarm system The human body contains over 400 nerves. 45 miles of nerves travel and connect all body parts like a highway. These nerves have electrical activity traveling through them. The electrical activity goes up…

Treating the Pain of Endometriosis with Pelvic Physical Therapy

November 18, 2015
Foundational Concepts
Endometriosis, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Uncategorized
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Endometriosis affects more than 6 million women in the United States. It is a painful disorder in which the cells that form the endometrial lining within the uterus grow outside the uterus in the abdominal cavity. Depending on the severity,…