Menopause and Pelvic Physical Therapy: Blog Series Part 1
As women, we often talk about all that happens with pregnancy and post-partum. What we do not hear about is what our bodies go through during menopause. I want to spend some time discussing menopause and the changes and transitions that occur during this time. Before we do that, let’s begin to understand what menopause […]
Physical Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men over the age 65 but is also found in men in their 40s and 50s. After treatment for prostate cancer, men can experience urinary leaking, sexual dysfunction like erectile dysfunction, and general fatigue and weakness from treatment. Physical therapy plays a key role in […]
Everybody’s looking at my tight pants…
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Electric pants won’t fix urinary incontinence, OR do your Kegels for you. Neither will a fancy chair or a cool app on your phone. I must be reaching the age that these ads are starting to creep into my Instagram feed and I even got […]
What is Pelvic Organ Prolapse?
I have been getting quite a bit of questions lately regarding prolapse and whether physical therapy can help. And or course the answer is not a simple yes or no. So I thought this would be a good topic for this blog! Lets start with the what. What is prolapse? Simply put it happens with […]
What is Pelvic Dysfunction?
What is Pelvic Dysfunction? It encompasses many different disorders and symptoms. What we as physical therapists are trained to treat are the pelvic floor muscles, the structure of the pelvic girdle (bones, joints and ligaments) as well as the connective tissue and musculature of the abdominal wall. Weakness of the structures in the pelvic girdle […]