A recent conversation with a client fueled a little fire and I would like to discuss return to exercise after baby. If you read this blog regularly you know how passionate we are at Foundational Concepts regarding rehabilitation after delivery. …
July is National Blueberry Month! Why in the world is a pelvic specialist beginning a blog with this lead in? If you are a former or current client of mine, you are already giggling and totally know why I’m leading…
We have all been there before – seeing, smelling, or feeling something on our vaginal tissues and thinking “Is THAT normal!?”. The topic of changes in our vaginal tissues, secretions, and smells isn't exactly common dinner conversation and it's easy…
A recent conversation with a patient who was 8 weeks post delivery of her baby revealed some very serious concerns. Because of the presentation of symptoms, I wanted to share with our readers. Postpartum depression can be something that is…
Thirty percent of all childbirths are performed via cesarean section. A c-section requires multiple layers to be cut through and stitched back together. Skin, then fat, then fascia, then muscles, the peritoneum, more fascia holding your organs in place and finally…
Feeling like your body is out of whack when you’re attempting to run postpartum? Even if you ran during your pregnancy, researchers have found that after baby women change their running gait. It appears that it may be a protective…
Many women struggle with leaking urine with sneezing, coughing, laughing etc.… Often this occurs after we have had babies, but it can happen if you haven’t had children too. By design, our pelvis has a vagina, leaving a structural weakness. …
This next topic is very personal. Painful intercourse can be devastating. It can leave us feeling isolated, embarrassed and hurt. The worst emotion that we may experience with painful sex is shame. Sex in general can bring up a lot…
The muscles in the pelvic floor are a functional group of many muscles that are the foundation of most of what we do as humans. They work to provide stability in the pelvis, spine and hips. They coordinate with the…
The muscles in the pelvic floor are a functional group of many muscles that are the foundation of most of what we do as humans. They work to provide stability in the pelvis, spine and hips. Consider how the bladder is…
