FC Nominated for 2015 KC Chamber Small Business Award
Foundational Concepts was nominated for the 2015 KC Chamber Small Business of the Year Award! Thank you to the KC Chamber for your support and recognition!
Treating the Pain of Endometriosis with Pelvic Physical Therapy
Endometriosis affects more than 6 million women in the United States. It is a painful disorder in which the cells that form the endometrial lining within the uterus grow outside the uterus in the abdominal cavity. Depending on the severity,…
KC Couple Find Relief with Pelvic Floor Therapy
One of our brave patients was willing to tell her story about her experience with pelvic floor therapy, and a news team wanted to help spread the word. The goal was to reach other women so that they may find…
October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Did you know that former President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month”? It was in October of 1988 that he put this provision in place, and now parents throughout the world have a month dedicated…
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 body?" These are questions I have asked myself since I…
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 women are surviving. Many survivors are left with poor quality…
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 swelling “down there”. I began feeling the pressure after sitting…
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 Pelvic Physical Therapist and Prenatal Fitness Instructor, I’ve worked…
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, Hi Hat Coffee. A mom and her two daughters walked…
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 way to get started, the right way. The Core is…
