You Have to Work For It
A common question I receive from people I’m not yet treating is, “Why can’t you just give me some exercises that will help my… (leaky bladder, bladder pain, hip pain, pelvic pain, prolapse)? My answer is always that I can’t…
Bringing Mindfulness to Exercise
When we think about mindfulness or meditation most of us consider a person sitting cross-legged, body at rest, peacefully clearing their mind of negative thoughts. To be honest, I have always struggled with this personally. Sitting still for 20 minutes…
The No Ahole Rule
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. …
Postpartum Depression
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…
Weight Lifting and Your Vagina
Women are anatomically different than men, particularly when it comes to weight training. We have a vagina, which leaves an area of weakness that pressure can find. Unlike the anal and urethral openings, which have sphincter muscles that help to…
Exercise Precautions During Pregnancy
Pregnancy Fitness is all the rage these days. You can find just about any type of workout geared toward pregnant mamas from barre to yoga to birth fit classes. But, how do you know what is right for you? And…
Postpartum Recovery: Weeks 6-12
After your 6-week postpartum check up with your physician, you are “all clear” to return to life as you knew it. You may be thinking, “Off I’ll go to boot camp, Pilates or running,” or whatever activity you used to…
Postpartum Recovery: Weeks 1 – 6
Reader warning: this blog holds very little back. I am a mother of 3. This is an honest, open blog on what we go through during postpartum recovery and how to best begin on the path to healing. Postpartum Recovery:…
PostPartum Care – We Need to Educate Ourselves!
As a Certified Women’s Health Specialist, I see women for a number of concerns that are primarily related to having given birth. The frustrating part of this is that we, as a society, do NOTHING to prevent women from developing…
