Levator Ani Avulsion: Understand your pelvic anatomy to better understand your injury The pelvic floor is a group of muscles positioned like a hammock along our saddle region. The group of muscles attach from our pubic bone on the inside and then to our lateral pelvic walls with a bundle of collagen fibers called the […]
A healthy lifestyle includes getting back to exercise postpartum Exercise has shown to be beneficial in all stages of life, and the postpartum period is no exception. Some of the benefits of postpartum exercise are: Strengthen and tone abdominal muscles Boosts energy May help prevent postpartum depression Promotes better sleep Relieves stress Can help you […]
The latest literature review conducted by Mazur-Bialy et al. (2020) shows the most modern methods of pelvic floor physical therapy that can help with urinary incontinence. Here at Femina PT, we pride ourselves in keeping up with the current best practices and latest techniques. Here’s a breakdown of the latest techniques and how we utilize […]
Recent studies have shown evidence vibration therapy is just as effective as massage in reducing muscle soreness after exercise and can also help increase range of motion. Over the past few years, we’ve been using more vibration and percussive therapy products at the clinic, such as the Hypervolt gun, vibrating foam rollers, and vibrating massage […]
Sexual Dysfunction After Pelvic Fracture Can be Traumatic A 2014 study by Harvey-Kelly et al. points to the fact that the long term consequences of this injury can include sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain for both males and females. Pelvic fractures occur most commonly with a high-energy trauma. The most common ways people fracture their […]
A recent study connects anxiety, urinary incontinence and depression in women What is urinary incontinence? Urinary incontinence refers to the loss of urine, out of your control. There is actually more than one kind of urinary incontinence: the two most common types of urinary incontinence that affect women are stress incontinence and urge incontinence (also […]
Dealing with too much tension? Try yoga to relieve your headache. Tension headaches can be caused by tension in the jaw, face, neck, shoulders, and back. Headaches caused by tight and restricted neck muscles can be helped by a seated neck release, which will stretch the scalene muscles on the neck. Sometimes headaches are caused […]
Simple Tips for Using Yoga for Sciatica Pain Sciatic nerve pain can be uncomfortable and may affect your quality of life and your activities. Flares in sciatic pain can be debilitating, and yoga for sciatica pain can help immensly. Often times the lower back and hips can contribute to sciatic pain. Try these yoga stretches […]
How do Histamines Affect Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome)? Newly published research by Grundy et al. (2019) shows a more direct connection. In this study published in the February 2021 issue of The American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, Grundy et al. show correlation that histamines in the body lead to changes in the sensory […]
Lasers And My Vagina – Do They Really Belong Together? A Breakdown of common Energy Based Devices Marketed for your Vagina Risks and Possible Benefits In the past decade, nonsurgical devices using radio-frequencies, lasers, and infrared light have been marketed as non-invasive treatments for “vaginal rejuvenation.” However, there has been conflicting opinion among the medical […]
