Everybody’s looking at my tight pants…
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…
More on Diastasis Rectus Abdominus (DRA)
There is so much information going around about diastasis rectus abdominus (DRA) right now. Let’s sort through the noise and look at what is actually happening. First and foremost, a DRA is not a hole in the abdominal wall or…
Neurological causes of Bladder Issues
Our role as pelvic floor physical therapists is to improve our patient’s quality of life and helping them to achieve their goals. When we have patients with Parkinson’s disease, muscular sclerosis and other upper motor neuron (UMN) conditions, bladder concerns…
Leaking with exercise? You can fix it!!!
Leaking while exercising? You are not alone. More than 40% of elite female athletes leak with their sports. Imagine how high that number is in the regular population; Women who are exercising, going for a jog, taking classes, weight training,…
From your gut to your heart
There is more and more research coming every week, it seems, on the importance of the gut microbiome—all of the good little bacteria that help to keep our tummies happy, our brains focused, and our immune system in check. More…
Quality of life after colorectal cancer
Quality of life after cancer is an important topic to discuss as cancer treatments become increasingly successful. More than 85% of people who are diagnosed with local colorectal cancer have a 5-year survival rate. Over 14.5 million people are living…
Bladder Health Tips
If you are someone suffering from bladder irritation, frequency, urgency, or pain leading up to, during or after urination…read on for tips to settle down your bladder, give it a little TLC, and get control of these symptoms. Lets dig…
Painful Bladder, Interstitial Cystitis, infection…what is causing my pain?
Painful bladder syndrome is a spectrum of diseases that includes interstitial cystitis (IC) that can cause bladder pain and/or pressure, urinary frequency and urgency that can feel like an infection. Sometimes, people with IC will also have IBS, fibromyalgia, migraines,…
Joint Hypermobility: Too much flexibility could be a missed clinical diagnosis.
Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder People with hypermobility spectrum disorder (HDS) tend to have joint hypermobility and instability making them more prone to injury and pain. However, these patients do not have other connective tissue disorders. Hypermobility describes a joint that is…
Vulvodynia: Persistent vulvar pain
We have discussed persistent pain. Now I would like to talk about pelvic pain conditions. One painful condition is called Vulvodynia. (Vul – Vo – Din – Ee – Uh) Vulvodynia actually means pain in the vulva. The vulva is…