Pelvic Pain: Male Symptom Checker
Pelvic Pain in Men – Is it an inflamed prostate or is it pelvic floor muscle tension? Pelvic Pain in men is often misdiagnosed as Prostatitis, when it may actually be…
All The Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy – Part 2
This post is a continuation of All the Things No One Told You About Pregnancy-Part 1In Part 1 I started discussing the fun symptoms I am having with my second…
All the Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy – Part I
Pregnancy can be a beautiful time as a woman. Throughout my first pregnancies there were probably more than a million times where I just stopped and stood in awe of…
What Europe is Doing for Women that America Isn’t…
Did you know that in Europe, it is customary for women to be referred to a Physiotherapist if they report any bowel or bladder issues at their 6 week postpartum…
Why Kegels Aren’t the Only Answer…
We all know the term Kegel exercises. I hear them all the time from friends and family, especially because I do what I do each day. As a pelvic floor…
Let’s Talk About Poop
Being a mommy, poop seems to be a fun topic of discussion. My boys talk about poop—about how ENORMOUS theirs was, how bad it smells, and just how funny poop…
How to have healthy bones
In a practice that specializes in women's health in Kansas City, we see many women with osteoporosis. Many of them are unsure as to what they could have done to…
Wake up your “Core” the benefits are phenomenal!
I asked our fantastic Pilates instructor, Lee Anne Jester to talk about how she thinks about and approaches bringing "The Core" into our body's daily awareness and function. I asked…
What is IBS Really?
April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month. I want to take some time to really look at what IBS is and how pelvic floor physical therapy can play a…
Painful Sex After Menopause
Sex after Menopause: It doesn’t have to hurtA recent flood of patients with the same complaint: “I went through menopause 3 or 4 years ago, and since then sex is…
Birth Control and Pelvic Pain?
So, I have been wanting to blog on this topic for a while now. I have been intrigued by oral birth controls over the last 8 years with pelvic floor…
FC on Workout Wednesdays: Waist Training
Sarah Dominguez was recently featured on KSHB Workout Wednesdays to debunk the newest fitness craze: waist training. Waist training is a gimmick...and just that. Check out Sarah's thoughts on waist training…
