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,…
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…
Leaking Urine: Female Athlete and the Pelvic Floor Part 2
I wanted to follow up on the blog from last week and discuss another common issue with female athletes and pelvic floor dysfunction: Leaking urine. Women who exercise frequently often experience stress urinary incontinence, or leaking urine with their sport or…
To Support or Not to Support… That is the Question.
My passion is to educate and empower women, especially during their childbearing years. I feel there is still quite a lack of education out there for women after they have a baby. I’ve often been surprised at how many classes…
Education is Power.
Why do we compare? As women, we often compare ourselves to others. We compare our bodies, our wardrobe, our homes, our families, and even our pregnancies and birth stories. As a Pelvic Physical Therapist and Prenatal Fitness Instructor, I’ve worked…
Prostates and PT and Men, Oh My!
It’s already the end of June and I want to celebrate. Summer weather is finally here, the Royals are in first place, and it’s Men’s Health Month. On Father’s Day, many of the ballparks handed out blue t-shirts, the players…
All The Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy – Part 2
This post is a continuation of All the Things No One Told You About Pregnancy-Part 1In Part 1 I started discussing the fun symptoms I am having with my second pregnancy. I am finding, not many women discuss these pregnancy…
All the Things No One Tells You About Pregnancy – Part I
Pregnancy can be a beautiful time as a woman. Throughout my first pregnancies there were probably more than a million times where I just stopped and stood in awe of my babies as they moved inside of me. My connection…
CrossFit and Leaking
This is a blog post by another Pelvic PT, Tracy Sher that I just had to share. She is absolutely right on in her discussion of this CrossFit video.Check out the video and Tracy’s comments at this link: https://pelvicguru.com/
