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 […]
April marked stress awareness month! Unfortunately, I wrote this blog on 4/23, but due to traveling to Europe it never made an April Publish date! However I felt like it was important to continue with this topic since stress has become a very prominent issue that many women suffer from. (practically all of us if […]
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 […]
Welcome back to the Belle Blog! I hope you enjoyed last week’s piece over sexual health and wellness. There were many components to that topic, so it was really difficult to cover them all. Next week’s blog will be covering common pain dysfunctions that surround women’s sexual wellness. For this week, we’re just going to […]
We are going to be discussing what are the best physical activities and practices that also help improve your pelvic floor health! This is going to vastly vary among people due to everyone has their own pelvic floor journey. As a physical therapist, and someone with an exercise physiology background, I am a strong advocate […]
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 […]
Hey mamas! One of the most common injuries around Christmas is unfortunately back pain due to all the lifting we do. If you think about it, a mother lifts a lot of things. That’s a lot of lifting. If you have kids you are likely dealing with any range of small to large toys… If […]