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Femina Physical Therapy Newsletter | Issue 173
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This Week at Femina Physical Therapy
Particpate in a High Quality Study Using Shockwave Therapy for Painful IntercourseAlso: Runner's World asks yours truly about symptoms of a weak pelvic floor, and we are hiring pelvic floor PT's!It's been a while since you heard from us, and this jam packed edition will help you get up to speed on what we've been up to and what's going on in the world of pelvic health in general. On that note, we are excited to announce that Health Central has taken note of our project at The Origin Fund as a way to get treatment to individuals in need of pelvic floor therapy, and we're proud to announce that donations are rolling in and people are getting the care they deserve. Woo hoo! As always thank you so much for being a subscriber to our newsletter, and remember that you can also stay in touch by following us on InstaGram at @feminapt and @dr.heatherjeffcoat. That's it for now, see you next week! |
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Featured Content from the Femina PT WebsiteWell + Good | The Surprising Benefits of Pelvic Floor Physical TherapyHeather Jeffcoat, DPTThe popular website Well + Good has been featuring a lot of content on the benefits of pelvic floor physical therapy lately, and though it's one thing to do the research and write about what you find, it's the next step of having the author actually experience the process for themselves that can really bring the issue to light. This is exactly what Natalie Arroyo Camacho has done in this latest article, and it's perhaps their most informative piece yet on the topic. Read on for excerpts from the article interspersed with my own thoughts and comments.
Heather Jeffcoat, DPT The Many Benefits of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Are Still Being DiscoveredDespite its increased recognition as valuable therapy for many symptoms, there is still a lot to be learnedNatalie begins with some thoughts on what she was expecting from her session and how wrong she was about her preconcieved notions. She expected something akin to a Pilates class, perhaps in part because she had seen so much info on Pilates and yoga on our site. She may have been surprised to discover that Pilates and yoga are only one aspect of what we offer: Read More Endometriosis and Sleep Blog: Improving Melatonin LevelsStaffWhat Are The Connections Between Endometriosis and Sleep?March is Endometriosis Awareness Month.The endometrium is the lining of the uterus. When there is tissue similar to the endometrial lining that is growing outside of the uterus, it is called endometriosis. Endometrial lesions can be on the ovaries, vaginal walls, bladder, colon, and more. Endometriosis affects up to 10% of the general population and can be quite debilitating as common symptoms include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia (pain with sex), infertility, bloating, gastrointestinal symptoms, and chronic pelvic pain. Read More Livestrong | 10 Diastasis Recti Exercises for Ab Muscle SeparationKasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CLT, CSCSWhile researching this article about diastasis recti exercises, Livestrong author Amy Marturana Winderl, CPT reached out to me for some advice. Here is a brief synopsis of the article, with a link to the full article below.
Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CSCS Do You Have Ab Muscle Separation? These 10 Diastasis Recti Exercises Can Help Fix It.For how common it is, diastasis recti (DR) is a condition that's surprisingly misunderstood.In short, DR is what it's called when your abdominal muscles separate — specifically, the two sides of your rectus abdominis (your "six-pack muscles"). Separated stomach muscles occur as a result of too much pressure inside the abdomen (intra-abdominal pressure). That's why it's extremely common during pregnancy. Read More |
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