March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Today, we explore different exercises someone can do at home to relieve endometriosis pain. For more information on endometriosis, see our article HERE. Before we begin exploring gentle movements to relieve endometriosis pain, we will cover how someone may identify the pain they are having could be endometriosis. The unfortunate […]
Yoga for Urinary Incontinence is a Thing By Kasia Gondek PT, DPT, CSCS, certification in Yoga for Pelvic Pain through the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute When I am working with fitness or physical therapy clients, I often incorporate mindfulness, breathwork, and yoga postures (asanas) into our sessions together to cue pelvic floor muscle […]
Exploring the Mind-Body Connection to Painful Sex Pain during sex isn’t in your head… but it can ‘get into your head’. The medical community recently had a major a-ha moment about painful sex. It’s something the women who suffer from it have always known – but the results of a recent study about it could be […]
Helping Women in Need With Our Community in Mind The Origin Fund is dedicated to facilitating access to services that address a person’s physical, emotional and medical needs. Our focus is on individuals with pelvic health dysfunctions, and we are dedicated to improving the biopsychosocial aspects of each person as a whole. Through education, outreach […]
Let’s Look at the Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength on Orgasm Hint: strong pelvic floor muscles = strong orgasm The world is learning more and more about the pelvic floor and the many ways that it can be treated. At Femina Physical Therapy, we have spoken about pelvic rehab for urinary, bowel, birth, pregnancy, […]
A recent pilot study looked at how resilience affects patients with urinary chronic pelvic pain (UCPP) conditions and chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs). Resilience can be defined as the “capacity to adapt successfully to disturbances that threaten a patient’s viability, function or development.” (Southwick et al., 2014) Resilience is now an important aspect in the […]
November is Bladder Health awareness month and we would like to discuss with our readers a significant update to the research regarding Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS). In May 2022, the American Urological Association (AUA) released updated clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of IC/BPS. The purpose of the bladder pain syndrome […]
Yes, Physical Therapy for Urinary Incontinence is a Thing Urinary Incontinence Under the Radar: Part 1 November is Bladder Health Awareness month, and Femina PT would like to shine light on something that tends to go understated, unaddressed, brushed off as “normal”: urinary incontinence. This blog series focuses on the various effects that urinary incontinence […]
More About Urinary Incontinence and Physical Therapy Urinary Incontinence Under the Radar: Part 2 Welcome back for Part 2! November is Bladder Health Awareness month, and Femina PT would like to shine light on something that tends to go understated, unaddressed, brushed off as “normal”: urinary incontinence. In this blog series we’ve been addressing the various […]
