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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
