Pelvic Health Archives - Alpine Physical Therapy & Spine Care

Diastasis Recti – Understanding and Managing with Exercise

by Mackenzie Van Loo | Apr 13, 2022 | health and wellness, pelvic floor, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, sport strength, Women's Health
Mommy tummy. Abdominal pooch. Jelly belly. Gapping between the abdominal muscles. All of these and many other (not great) terms have been used to describe diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA). Who can get it? Anyone. Pregnancy, multiple pregnancies,...

Pregnancy, Bladders, and Babies
One Physical Therapist’s Journey Through Her Own Pelvic Health

by Melanie Herron | Dec 20, 2021 | pelvic floor, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, Women's Health
Pregnancy and postpartum recovery can be a mystery to every woman until they go through them. Even still, the first pregnancy, delivery, and recovery can be significantly different than the last. However, when you’re not only a physical therapist but also an expert in...

Understanding Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Men

by Melanie Herron | Jun 17, 2021 | Aging and Active, health and wellness, pelvic floor, Pelvic Health
Whispered conversations about problems rarely fix them. And when it comes to men’s health, issues such as pelvic floor dysfunction hit below the belt, literally and figuratively. But pelvic floor dysfunction is a problem that millions of men struggle with throughout...

Why Kegels Need to Become Your New Best Friend

by Melanie Herron | May 13, 2021 | pelvic floor, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, Women's Health
After having a baby, Erin began experiencing pain in her lower back and was leaking urine with some activities. She felt like she was sitting on a golf ball. She figured these symptoms would go away over time, so she kept them to herself. But the symptoms didn’t go...

Postpartum Pelvic Floor Care and Physical Therapy

by Rob Hollander | Mar 9, 2018 | pelvic floor, Pelvic Health, Women's Health
Should pelvic floor therapy be a part of your postpartum care? The answer to that question is probably YES! If you had a vaginal delivery or even a cesarean birth then your pelvic floor muscles are likely in need of some rehabilitation. You might be asking yourself...

Alleviating Pelvic Pain with Yoga

by Alpine Physical Therapy | Mar 12, 2014 | Community, Fitness Classes, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy
Throughout the Guidelines on Chronic Pelvic Pain created by the European Association of Urology, the recognition of anxiety and depression as a concomitant symptom of chronic pelvic pain is made. Various types of pelvic dysfunctions have been demonstrated to have an...

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