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  1. stretching post-workout

    Byrdie | Fact - You Probably Are Not Stretching Post-Workout as Long as You Shouldhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/byrdie/byrdie-fact-you-probably-are-not-stretching-post-workout-as-long-as-you-should

    and why we stretch. At its simplest, many find stretching a welcome relief. I work mainly with patients suffering with chronic pain, and for them, stretching feels great—it’s like accessing an itch that has been building up slowly over time which can...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Byrdie
  2. Traveling With Endometriosis

    Conde Nast | Traveling With Endometriosis: The Packing Essentials That Help Ease My Pain On the Gohttps://feminapt.com/media-content/conde-nast/conde-nast-traveling-with-endometriosis

    Traveling with endo is no laughing matter, but there are ways to navigate the experience that will make things much easier on you. Conde Nast Traveler writer Megan Dubois reached out to me for just such advice, and I was glad to offer some insights....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Conde Nast

  3. Heather Jeffcoat at US News and World Report - Tips for Better Vaginal Healthhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-us-news-and-world-report-tips-for-better-vaginal-health

    Memorial Hospital, both in Chicago. Recurring problems, such as a yeast infection or bacterial vaginosis, can lead to chronic pain in the vaginal area, says Heather Jeffcoat, a pelvic floor physical therapist, owner of Femina Physical Therapy in Los...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Media
  4. Resetting Pelvic Heath Goals | Image Courtesy of Peter Conlan via Unsplash

    Resetting Your (Pelvic) Health Goals in 2022 https://feminapt.com/blog/resetting-your-pelvic-health-goals-in-2022

    SMART Pelvic Health Goals As we enter 2022, the new year marks a time of both reflection on the previous year and forward-thinking and planning for the year ahead. That’s why the beginning of the year is a great time to reset your pelvic health goals!...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CLT, CSCS
    • Category: Blog
  5. Introducing The Origin Fund - Helping Women in Need

    Introducing The Origin Fund - Helping Women in Needhttps://feminapt.com/blog/introducing-the-origin-fund-helping-women-in-need

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog

  6. Contact Mary Beth | Femina Physical Therapyhttps://feminapt.com/contact-mary-beth

    After decades of working in the field, she knew she needed more training to find lasting treatments for her clients with chronic pain. Her own struggles with migraines, hip, shoulder and neck pain from gymnastics and childhood injuries had her seeking...

    • Type: Contact
    • Category: Staff
    • Region: California
    • Country: United States
  7. Pelvic Floor Therapy for Bowel Urgency and Incontinence

    Pelvic Floor Therapy for Bowel Urgency and Incontinencehttps://feminapt.com/blog/pelvic-floor-therapy-for-bowel-urgency-and-incontinence

    Can pelvic floor therapy for bowel urgency and incontinence help you? It's National IBS Month and our series on bowel health continues. Today’s article is for those with irritable bowel syndrome that tends towards softer stools and diarrhea (IBS-D)....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  8. Photo by Le Minh Phuong on Unsplash

    Ways to Keep Calm | Using Mindfulness Meditation in times of Global Stresshttps://feminapt.com/blog/trying-to-keep-calm-using-mindfulness-meditation-in-times-of-global-stress

    As various studies have shown, mindfulness meditation is an indispensable tool to help soothe stress and anxiety, reduce chronic pain, as well as keep your brain well resourced and healthy. In fact, this study by S. Lazar in 2005 showed that those with...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  9. Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash

    Postpartum Anal Incontinence https://feminapt.com/blog/postpartum-anal-incontinence

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  10. Picture of dripping wet panties

    The Latest in the Treatment of Urinary Incontinencehttps://feminapt.com/blog/the-latest-in-the-treatment-of-urinary-incontinence

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
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What Our Patients Say About Their Journey

It's because of you that my marriage is on the right track

I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for me for the past 19 months. I literally could not have reached my goals without you and your practice. You gave me the courage to keep moving forth with my treatment no matter how afraid and anxious I was. You were always there to answer questions and made this whole process so much easier than I expected it to be. It's because of you that my marriage is on the right track, that I can get pregnant and that this...

Testimonial by R.D., age 38

"I had a severe tear during childbirth that was not stitched together correctly and therefore healed poorly. Even after having a surgery a year later to remove the scar tissue, I was still having pain, and no one could explain why -- there was no overt 'reason' to explain the pain. I had tried other 'specialists' and even saw another physical therapist who had me do hip / leg stretches -- what a joke! I was about to give up and just 'live with it' until thankfully I kept...

Testimonial by S.B.

As someone who suffered the debilitating physical and emotional effects of vaginismus (as well as a complicated history of back injuries) for more than 15 years, I thought a "normal" life was just a fantasy. Then I found Heather.

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