Welcome to today’s blog! The topic of conversation is going to abnormal periods or menstrual cycles. I really wanted to follow last week’s blog up with this one due to the fact that this is where a lot of young females live with significant pain and functional issues due to symptoms of their periods being […]
Women are blessed to have the unique ability to contribute to, grow and nurture, and then give birth to baby humans. As a pelvic floor health specialist, I work mainly with women during pregnancy and postpartum. However I feel like we get distracted from the process that allows us to even get to that point […]
March is endometriosis awareness month so naturally the first blog is going to be another educational post on the condition of endometriosis. According to WHO, around 10% of all women and girls are diagnosed with endometriosis, and honestly this is probably an underestimate. In many countries, the general public and most front-line healthcare providers are […]
Pelvic health has gone from a taboo topic to a more widely accepted and marketed category of healthcare. The healthcare industry is so happy that there has been this mindset shift in the world, however it still is not as publicly recognized as needed. For example(s) it’s still not a standard of healthcare for women […]
Happy Monday my friend! In honor of February and Valentine’s Day we are going to be talking about a variety of pelvic floor dysfunction’s that can cause painful intercourse, otherwise known as dyspareunia. This is unfortunately common in our society, and it should be a direct referral to a pelvic floor physical therapist. However our […]
Today’s blog is going to be an all encompassing discussion about bladder health. We will get a chance to answer those burning questions of:What’s urgency? How many times am I supposed to go to the bathroom?What does incontinence mean? You might be experiencing a bladder related pelvic floor dysfunction if you experience symptoms such as […]
We all love goal setting. Especially women! We love setting that goal or writing that To-Do list with the little boxes next to each task, just for us to have that satisfying moment of checking the box. However many times in January, as we all set our health, fitness, and financial goals for the year, […]
Hey mama, ready to learn some easy tricks to add glute and core strengthening to your weekly routine? Yes, I know you are incredibly busy. Even if you are not a mom yet, you’re likely still busy and feel like there is minimal time in your schedule to add another task to do. So let’s […]
Now that we have learned what the core is, and what happens to the core while the baby is growing (DRA). So if you have any questions about Diastasis, go check out this blog! Let’s cover intra-abdominal pressure and what role it plays with the core musculature. Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is the steady state pressure […]
Pregnancy is a special time when a woman’s body changes to allow the fetus to grow and prosper. Most women in the third-trimester love feeling their “bump” that will one day be their baby, however, there are some anatomical changes that come with this… You can imagine that a growing baby will eventually take up […]