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  1. Smoking Affects Bladder Health

    How Smoking Affects Bladder Healthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/how-smoking-affects-bladder-health

    Bladder Health Month and the Great American Smokeout - November 21st In honor of both, today we are going to cover how smoking affects bladder health Doctors have known for decades that smoking affects lung and heart health, greatly increasing risk of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog

  2. How Is Your Running Changed After Childbirth?https://feminapt.com/blog/how-is-your-running-changed-after-childbirth

    What studies say about returning to running as postpartum exercise Most of the therapists in our office are moms, and we intimately understand wanting to get back to exercise after delivery. Caution should be taken when returning to running postpartum...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  3. Anorgasmia / Dysorgasmia - No Orgasms, Diminished Orgasms, Painful Orgasms

    Anorgasmia/Dysorgasmia - No Orgasms, Diminished Orgasms, Painful Orgasmshttps://feminapt.com/diagnoses/female-sexual-pain-syndromes/anorgasmia-dysorgasmia-no-orgasms-diminished-orgasms-painful-orgasms

    Anorgasmia / Dysorgasmia - Orgasm Related Problems and Solutions Anorgasmia and Dysorgasmia are clinical terms whose symptoms include complete lack of orgasm, diminished orgasms, and even painful orgasms. Causes can include physical, mental, and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Female Sexual Dysfunction & Chronic Pain Syndromes
  4. benefits of pelvic floor physical therapy

    Well + Good | The Surprising Benefits of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapyhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/well-and-good/well-good-the-surprising-benefits-of-pelvic-floor-physical-therapy

    The 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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Well and Good
  5. urinary chronic pelvic pain

    Urinary Chronic Pelvic Pain and Resilience https://feminapt.com/blog/urinary-chronic-pelvic-pain-and-resilience

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  6. Running Mechanics and Pelvic Floor Health | Image Courtesy of Dulcey Lima via Unsplash

    Running Mechanics and Pelvic Floor Health: The Impact of Footwearhttps://feminapt.com/blog/running-mechanics-and-pelvic-floor-health-the-impact-of-footwear

    Did You Know That Proper Footwear Can Improve Your Running Mechanics and Pelvic Floor Health? How Do My Feet Impact My Pelvic Floor When I Run? If you are a runner, you tend to look for ways to improve your running. If you’re thinking about starting up...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Stephany Tritt, PT, DPT
    • Category: Blog

  7. Sex After Cystectomy | What Women Need To Know Before Bladder Surgeryhttps://feminapt.com/blog/sex-after-cystectomy-what-women-need-to-know-before-bladder-surgery

    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....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  8. Incontinence During Pregnancy | Image Courtesy of DexSwaggerBoy via Unsplash

    Incontinence During Pregnancy & Postpartum | Postpartum Recovery Series - Part 4https://feminapt.com/blog/incontinence-during-pregnancy-postpartum-recovery-series-pt-4

    What causes incontinence during pregnancy? There are many causes for incontinence during pregnancy and postpartum. Some of the proposed factors are: hormonal changes, pelvic floor muscle and connective tissue modifications, bladder neck widening (due...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  9. Babywearing 101 | Image Courtesy of Derek Owens via Unsplash

    Babywearing 101: Benefits, Challenges, and Solutions for Caregivershttps://feminapt.com/blog/babywearing-101-benefits-challenges-and-solutions-for-caregivers

    What is babywearing? Babywearing is the practice of transporting a baby or child in a sling or carrier that is worn on the body - a practice that has existed for generations, and has been observed across many different cultures. What are the benefits...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Debbie Dy, PT, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  10. pubic symphysis pain

    International Journal of Childbirth Education | Help for Pubic Symphysis Pain (Pelvic Girdle Pain)https://feminapt.com/resources/published-articles/help-for-pubic-symphysis-pain

    Help for Pubic Symphysis Pain International Journal of Childbirth Education. June 2009. Heather Jeffcoat, DPT Pubic symphysis pain, or anterior pelvic girdle pain, is one of a myriad of musculoskeletal pains that women may experience during pregnancy....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Published Articles
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Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve

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What Our Patients Say About Their Journey

Thanks for the healing hands

Heather is the best! I saw her today for terrible hip/groin pain. I was so impressed with the safety measures in place and felt completely safe . Thanks for the healing hands. S.S., age 54

Testimonial by T.H.

I started seeing Heather in October 2014. For more than two years, I had been suffering from painful urinary tract infection type symptoms after my bartholins gland surgery which included constant burning and urinary frequency sensation that led to more and more painful intercourse. I had made multiple visits to internist, obgyn and urologist's offices, went through a range of treatment with UTI and bladder frequency medication that included antibiotics, vesicare,...

Testimonial by Alexandra B.

Heather is without exaggerating AMAZING! After years of trouble with a certain part of my body, in no time, she made everything change back to equilibrium and to what would be considered normal. She explains everything in detail and therefore gives you a better understanding of why things are the way they are, and how you can work towards turning things around. I would highly recommend Heather for any type of Physical Therapy. She has created her own "Method/Therapy"...

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