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…
Neurological causes of Bladder Issues
Our role as pelvic floor physical therapists is to improve our patient’s quality of life and helping them to achieve their goals. When we have patients with Parkinson’s disease, muscular sclerosis and other upper motor neuron (UMN) conditions, bladder concerns…
Scar Tissue TLC
Scars need love too! It is so important to give them attention so they can heal with good mobility and flexibility to allow for healthy muscle and tissue function. Instruction to our patients about the importance of scar tissue mobilization…
Perineal Massage: Is it worth your time?
Preparing for baby comes in many different forms. Setting up the nursery. Buying baby supplies. Having a baby shower. But in all the preparation, we often miss the importance of preparing our bodies for delivery and recovery. We have known…
Treating the Pain of Endometriosis with 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,…
Endometriosis: What, Why and How to manage.
Endometriosis occurs when tissue from the lining of the uterus, known as endometrial tissue, is outside of the uterus. This can lead to pain and irregular periods and pelvic pain. Other symptoms that can occur may include pain with bowel…
Return to Running: Checklist
You’ve had a baby. Maybe had surgery. Or just a long hiatus from exercise. And now you feel ready to get back out there and return to running. But maybe it didn’t go as planned. Maybe you leaked while you…
Leaking with exercise? You can fix it!!!
Leaking while exercising? You are not alone. More than 40% of elite female athletes leak with their sports. Imagine how high that number is in the regular population; Women who are exercising, going for a jog, taking classes, weight training,…
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…
