Pelvic Pain Archives - Page 2 of 3 - Foundational Concepts

Male Pelvic Pain: It isn’t always your prostate!

January 12, 2023
Sarah Dominguez
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Male Pelvic Pain, Men, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Pain, Prostate, Prostatitis

Historically, the prostate has been blamed for the main cause of pelvic pain in men. Male pelvic pain is often referred to as "prostatitis", which suggests an inflammation of the prostate gland, causing the pain. More recently, however, research has…

Managing Chronic Pelvic Pain Part 2: What now?

December 22, 2022
Sarah Dominguez
Anxiety, back pain, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Diaphramatic Breathing, Kansas City, Pain With Intercourse, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Prostatitis, Treatment, Vulvodynia

So last week we touched the surface of why pelvic pain persists, how the brain is involved and what factors might be contributing to the persistence of pelvic pain. And after reading you maybe saying “ok great, good to know…

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…

Interstitial Cystitis: Treatment

September 29, 2022
Sarah Dominguez
Bladder, Bladder Pain, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Interstitial Cystitis, Kansas City, Male Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Pain, Stress, Urinary, wellness

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…

The Psoas Muscle: the forth horseman in pelvic and spinal stability.

June 9, 2022
Sarah Dominguez
back pain, Chronic Pain, Core Muscles, Core stability, Exercise, General Health, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Girdle, Pelvic Pain, Posture, Sports, Strength, wellness

The psoas muscle gets a lot of press for being overactive or tight. Everyone wants to release their psoas. It seems to stalk my Instagram feed. So, what does the psoas really do and is it truly tight on everyone? …

Painful Bladder, Interstitial Cystitis, infection…what is causing my pain?

October 14, 2021
Sarah Dominguez
Bladder Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Diaphramatic Breathing, Exercise, Foundational Concepts, Hydrate, IBS, Incontinence, Kansas City, Leaking, Male Pelvic Pain, Nutrition, Pain With Intercourse, Pee, Pelvic Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Stress, Urinary, Yoga

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,…

Vulvodynia: Persistent vulvar pain

September 13, 2021
Sarah Dominguez
Chronic Pelvic Pain, Hormones, Labia, Medication, Mental Health, Pain With Intercourse, Pain With Sex, Painful Sex, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Pain, Perineum, Sexual Dysfunction, Uncategorized, Vulvodynia

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…

Common Questions regarding Persistent Pain

September 3, 2021
Sarah Dominguez
Anxiety, Brain Function, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Depression, Education, Exercise, General Health, Kansas City, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Pelvic Dysfunction, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Pain, Physical Therapy

Second blog on persistent pelvic pain, discussing some common questions to consider and where to begin in understanding your nervous system and lifestlye factors to help you heal.

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…

To Support or Not to Support…..That is the Question.

April 25, 2016
Foundational Concepts
Breastfeeding, Diaphramatic Breathing, Incontinence, Leak, Pain With Intercourse, Pain With Sex, Painful Sex, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Pain, Uncategorized
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My passion is to educate and empower women, especially during their childbearing years. I feel there is still quite a lack of education out there for women after they have a baby. I’ve often been surprised at how many classes…