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…
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 their own right, in different ways. We have such a…
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. If you watch sports in any form, you’ll often hear…
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 weeks ago to resume working on my doctorate degree in…
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 swing. While this may seem like a great time to…
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, many of the ballparks handed out blue t-shirts, the players…
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 a muscular condition. In honor of Men’s Health Month, I…
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 pregnancy. I am finding, not many women discuss these pregnancy…
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 my babies as they moved inside of me. My connection…
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 check-up? Yes. It’s true! According to the 2006 Guidelines from…
