Kegels: 5 Things You Didn’t Know Kegel exercises which are also known as pelvic floor exercises, involves the repetitive contraction and relaxation of the muscles located at the bottom, or the floor, of the pelvis. Kegel exercises can help both men and women manage and prevent problems related to bladder control in addition to improving […]
Incontinence in Female Athletes… What Is It?
Incontinence in Female Athletes A girl named Molly came to us after she kept was leaking during tennis. She suffered from urinary incontinence and she was an athlete who played three different sports. Molly was embarrassed and thought there was something wrong with her. And just like Molly, most of my women’s health patients think […]
Childbirth Injury: How All Postpartum Women Can Heal from It
Childbirth Injury: How All Postpartum Women Can Heal from It… “Amazing Way to Get Rid of Back Pain, Leakage, Painful Sex, and Baby Belly” What is Childbirth Injury? Childbirth injury is something I am very aware a pelvic floor physical therapist and mother of twins myself. I am aware of the strain pregnancy can cause […]
Stop Suffering in Silence: Physical Therapy Helps with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic Organ Prolapse is more common than you think… In 2014, a cohort study of 9,000 primiparae (woman who’d given birth for the first time) showed that 70% to 90% of these women experienced some kind of organ prolapse a year after delivery. One out of three women will experience pelvic organ prolapse in their […]
Pelvic Floor Muscles: To Strengthen or Not?
Many people can benefit from pelvic floor muscle strengthening. Physicians frequently recommend that a patient begin a home regimen of “Kegel” exercises to overcome urinary leakage or other pelvic dysfunction. But, is there a time when a home program for pelvic floor exercises is not appropriate? Research supports the fact that not all of […]
