Your Guide to a Stress Free Holiday Season
Does such a thing even exist?! I’d like to hope so! Whether you’re staying home in Kansas City or traveling for the holidays, here are some tips for holiday stress management. 1) Belly breathe As much as we love seeing…
Foot to pelvic floor to diaphragm: how it is all connected and how to capitalize on it!
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…
Diabetes and Bladder Health
As we continue to discuss bladder health, we need to look at the role of diabetes in bladder health. November is Diabetes Awareness month, as well as bladder health month. I wanted to share some interesting information about how diabetes…
Bladder Health Tips
If you are someone suffering from bladder irritation, frequency, urgency, or pain leading up to, during or after urination…read on for tips to settle down your bladder, give it a little TLC, and get control of these symptoms. Lets dig…
Painful Bladder, Interstitial Cystitis, infection…what is causing my pain?
Painful bladder syndrome is a spectrum of diseases that includes interstitial cystitis (IC) that can cause bladder pain and/or pressure, urinary frequency and urgency that can feel like an infection. Sometimes, people with IC will also have IBS, fibromyalgia, migraines,…
What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine system disorder. PCOS presents with increased insulin and testosterone production. It is also associated with chronic, low-grade inflammation. Many women with PCOS will also have acne, obesity, fatigue, and insulin resistant diabetes. What…
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome
Public Service Announcement: You do not have to pee when you sneeze…
Or Laugh, Cough, Jump or run!!! Just because you have kids and are over a certain age, don't settle! This is NOT just to be expected, something you have to live with. Did you know that there are physical therapists…
Abdominal Massage for gut motility
This self-treatment circular massage technique can be performed at home. It can reduce and eliminate gas, easing constipation. The massage follows the naturally contracting waves of the colon, starting from inside the right pelvis, moving up towards the ribs, across…