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A Guide to Pelvic-Organ Prolapse: What is it? What are my Treatment Options?
Regardless of the type of delivery - vaginal delivery or cesarean - prolapse is a very real possibility. Being told that you have a prolapse after childbirth is scary – what is it? Can it be treated? The good news is YES! There are several effective ways to treat...
CrossFit & Pregnancy
Before becoming pregnant, I wondered if I could do CrossFit with a big belly. It would be a lot of pressure and honestly, really hard to do. Then I became pregnant, took some CrossFit classes and found out that it was not as bad as I thought it would be. Why? Because...
Returning to Running Postpartum
A very common question we hear from our postpartum patients is, “How soon can I run after giving birth?” Often a new Mom is cleared by her physician to exercise, but she may not feel ready to get back to running. Why would someone feel this way? During pregnancy, the...
Prep to Push: How to Have a (relatively) Pain-Free delivery & Recovery
Being pelvic floor physical therapists, Erica and I have treated many women that have had a traumatic childbirth. For example, pushing for a very long time, large tears, pubic bone separation, use of forceps or vacuum, as well as prolapse. These new moms were not...
An Overlooked Pelvic Pain Disorder: Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder
Have you heard of Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD)? Featured in a Season 2 episode of Grey’s Anatomy, this condition is, unfortunately, not openly discussed. PGAD describes the phenomenon of frequent and sudden genital arousal. A key symptom of PGAD is that...
Distinguishing the Different Causes and Treatments for Pelvic Pain
Vaginal burning, pelvic discomfort while sitting, and pain from penetration are symptoms that often result in the general diagnosis of “pelvic pain”. You may have googled your symptom(s) and found answers that sound scary and confusing. Vulvodynia, Vestibulodynia,...
All You Need to Know About Personal Lubricants
Every “body” is different, has different tolerance to friction, and a different biological environment. A lubricant can be used for penetrative sex, masturbation, and therapeutically for internal treatment and relaxation. Using the proper lubricant can help maintain...
What is Biofeedback and Why is it Beneficial?
Biofeedback is the process of electronically monitoring a normally automatic bodily function to train someone to acquire voluntary control of that function. Often patients equate pelvic floor physical therapy to using a biofeedback machine. Maybe they’ve had pelvic...
Retraining Your Core Postpartum
Pregnancy and postpartum causes changes in our bodies, sometimes big changes and sometimes small. Delivering a child is truly the miracle of life and shows us a different side of our bodies, a side we didn’t think our bodies were capable of. On the flip side, it is...
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