What is Lipedema?
"Why can't I lose weight?", "Why do I exercise and exercise, and I still can't get my thighs to change?", "Why is my upper body 3 sizes smaller than my lower…
Providing Hope After Cancer Treatment.
Every year nearly 98,000 American women are diagnosed with gynecological cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Although nearly 30,000 of these new cases will die from the disease, more…
Varicose Veins in my HooHa
Varicose Veins in my HooHa I was in my second trimester when I started feeling a lot of pressure and discomfort, you know, “down there”. Different than the normal pregnancy…
Education is Power.
Why do we compare? As women, we often compare ourselves to others. We compare our bodies, our wardrobe, our homes, our families, and even our pregnancies and birth stories. As…
A little Friday morning Good JuJu
I go in early on Fridays. I left my house earlier today so that I could do a good deed for myself and stop at my favorite little coffee shop,…
6 Simple Exercises to Build a Strong Core
Whether you’ve just had a baby, surgery, an injury that has kept you from exercise, or you have never exercised your core and want to: this is a very simple…
What Happens at the Lake Doesn’t Always Stay at the Lake
I spent this past weekend with my very closest friends, girls I have known since we were 8 and 9 years old. These are some truly amazing women, all in…
Groin Strains – How Pelvic Floor Rehab Helps
Living in Kansas City this week, it’s hard to miss that the Royals have lost one of their top players for the next two months due to a groin strain. …
Knock Out Stress with a Few Simple Tips
I have stress. Who doesn’t? I am a working mother of 3, I am co-owner of a busy physical therapy practice, and to top it off I decided about 3…
Men and Depression: a guest post from Jennifer Worth, MSW, LCSW
As June draws to a close the weather is finally warming up, we’ve just had our first weekend without rain since March, and weekend activities and festivities are in full…
Prostates and PT and Men, Oh My!
It’s already the end of June and I want to celebrate. Summer weather is finally here, the Royals are in first place, and it’s Men’s Health Month. On Father’s Day,…
Male Pelvic Pain Issues
Male Pelvic Pain – Is it an inflamed prostate or is it pelvic floor muscle tension? Pelvic Pain in males is often misdiagnosed as Prostatitis, when it may actually be…
