Did you know that estrogen is not just for menstrual cycles and having babies? Estrogen is a very important hormone that contributes to most women's health issues. Let's dive into how it impacts our heart health. Heart attacks and heart…
Does such a thing even exist?! I’d like to hope so! Whether you’re staying home in Kansas City or traveling for the holidays, here are some tips for holiday stress management. 1) Belly breathe As much as we love seeing…
Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels Fun fact—your foot directly effects your pelvic floor, your deep core, and your diaphragm. This is all through our fascia. Fascia is like the super stretchy glue that maintains structure in our bodies. It is a thin connective tissue…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Or Laugh, Cough, Jump or run!!! Just because you have kids and are over a certain age, don't settle! This is NOT just to be expected, something you have to live with. Did you know that there are physical therapists…
