The Pelvic Chronicles Blog

When we think about mindfulness or meditation most of us consider a person sitting cross-legged, body at rest, peacefully clearing their mind of negative thoughts.  To be honest, I have…

Hi Mamas! This blog specifically applies to the newly postpartum. Did you know that in Kansas you don’t need your doctor to refer you to see a physical therapist?  Did…

Feeling a bit frustrated about returning to exercise postpartum?  Are you hearing from medical providers, friends or family that you can’t return to the activities that you love?  Let’s clear…

A recent conversation with a client fueled a little fire and I would like to discuss return to exercise after baby.   If you read this blog regularly you know how…

July is National Blueberry Month!  Why in the world is a pelvic specialist beginning a blog with this lead in?  If you are a former or current client of mine,…

We have all been there before – seeing, smelling, or feeling something on our vaginal tissues and thinking “Is THAT normal!?”. The topic of changes in our vaginal tissues, secretions,…

A recent conversation with a patient who was 8 weeks post delivery of her baby revealed some very serious concerns.  Because of the presentation of symptoms, I wanted to share…

Thirty percent of all childbirths are performed via cesarean section. A c-section requires multiple layers to be cut through and stitched back together. Skin, then fat, then fascia, then muscles, the…

Feeling like your body is out of whack when you’re attempting to run postpartum?  Even if you ran during your pregnancy, researchers have found that after baby women change their…

Many women struggle with leaking urine with sneezing, coughing, laughing etc.…  Often this occurs after we have had babies, but it can happen if you haven’t had children too.  By…

Women are anatomically different than men, particularly when it comes to weight training. We have a vagina, which leaves an area of weakness that pressure can find.  Unlike the anal…

Lights. Camera. Migraine.   If you suffer from migraines, you know all about the daunting feelings of blurred vision, nausea and single sided throb or pulsing on one side of…