When someone comes into physical therapy for back pain, we as physical therapists need to think beyond just back pain. Often, a patient will come in and say that they had" failed PT" or that "PT didn’t help". I wonder…
January is cervical cancer awareness month. Unfortunately, unlike many cancers that have early signs to watch for, cervical cancer usually does not have early symptoms. Regular screening is the key to catching early cell changes and preventing cancer from occurring. Most…
Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels Fun fact—your foot directly effects your pelvic floor, your deep core, and your diaphragm. This is all through our fascia. Fascia is like the super stretchy glue that maintains structure in our bodies. It is a thin connective tissue…
Ok, so normally we just take advantage of how our bodies are supposed to function to poop. You probably never considered that your pelvic floor muscles are involved in this action. You may not have ever even considered your pelvic…
Nourishment of the Gut Aside from the previous blogs that discussed nutrition, fluid intake and cultured foods for gut health, there are a few other dietary items to help your gut. The addition of bone broth, gelatin, or glutamic acid…