You counted down the weeks until your baby’s arrival… now you and your partner are counting down the days until your doctor gives you the green light to have sex again. That’s a good thing; intimacy is an important factor in your relationship and your own well-being. But whether this is your first baby, or […]
If you’re facing a diagnosis of bladder cancer or a similar health concern, sex may be the last thing on your mind. However, your sex life after a cystectomy (bladder removal surgery) should be a major consideration for any doctor who recommends it. Sadly, research shows that’s much more likely to be true for men […]
Your Stress Levels Affect your Bowel Movements and Vice Versa Psychological stress affects your bowels. Perhaps you know this through personal experience, but research in the past decade has strengthened the link between stress and bowel problems including IBS, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and constipation (Chang et al., 2014). Chang et al. (2014) found that […]
Check out these yoga poses for working at home that you can do in your home office setup! Peform them at least 1-2x during your workday. Many people working from home with the COVID-19 pandemic are finding themselves sitting hunched over a computer in non-ergonomic work setups — kitchen counters, hard chairs or stools, or […]
What is Anal Incontinence? Anal Incontinence is defined as the complaint of involuntary loss of liquid or solid stool or the involuntary loss of gas. It is supposedly an underreported condition because of its stigmatizing nature. It occurs in approximately 50% of women at long-term follow-up after anal sphincter injuries (Gommesen et al., 2019; Haylen […]
Trigger Point Injections for Chronic Pelvic Pain and Myofascial Pain A 2018 study by Bartley et al., showed that transvaginal trigger point injections helped reduce chronic pelvic pain, particularly when in conjunction with therapies including pelvic floor physical therapy. What is Chronic Pelvic Pain and How Common is it? Chronic pelvic pain affects 1 in […]
Getting back to activities like sex after a hysterectomy can be intimidating. Learn what a hysterectomy is, how it can affect your sexual function, and what pelvic floor physical therapy can do to help. What is a hysterectomy? Acording to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a hysterectomy is surgery to remove the […]
You feel it coming, but you can’t stop it; that twitch in your pelvic floor perfectly timed to your sudden cough or sneeze, or the confirmation you’ve pushed that pigeon pose a little too far. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) – involuntary leakage that occurs with increases in intra-abdominal pressure – is one of the more […]
Mindfulness Is More Than A Mindset From bullet journals to hot yoga, and five minute breathing exercises to weekend meditation retreats, mindfulness is the hashtag-goals wellness buzzword of the moment… and rightly so. It’s hard to argue with all the documented health benefits of being fully present in your activities and relationships. But is mindfulness […]
Did you know that when you sing you are not only using your vocal chords, but also the lungs, the diaphragm, the abdominal muscles, and also the pelvic floor? It’s no surprise that the body is all connected, as in it’s one whole unit, but it’s easy to forget that an activity like singing is […]
