Search For Pelvic Floor Treatments, Physical Therapy, and More
Assuming injury is required, the following 57 results were found.
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of persistent postpartum pelvic, vaginal or rectal pain. These include scar tissue hypersensitivity, peripheral nerve injury or entrapment, joint injury or pelvic floor muscle spasm. After delivery, estrogen levels drop and progesterone levels stay...
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- Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
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is a helpful initial intervention. With persistent postpartum vaginal pain, scar tissue hypersensitivity, peripheral nerve injury or entrapment, joint injury or pelvic floor muscle spasm may be the cause and referral to a Women’s Health physical...
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- Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
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Postpartum Anal Incontinence https://feminapt.com/blog/postpartum-anal-incontinence
The Degrees of Rupture (Sultan, 1999) Labial ruptures are isolated to the labia. First-degree ruptures are defined as injury to perineal skin and/or vaginal mucosa. Second-degree ruptures are defined as injury to the perineum, including perineal muscles...
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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...
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or causing pain can be achieved with the guidance of a physical therapist. Increasing low back strength can help prevent injury, rehabilitate a current low back pain, and keep you moving without impedance in a more enduring way. The following 5...
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age. Weakening of the anal sphincter: This is the specific muscle that controls the release of stool from the rectum. Prior injury to the anal or pelvic areas including pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Nerve damage as a result of pregnancy, vaginal...
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with stitches. Pubic Pain Sometimes the pubic symphysis joint can be separated or sprained during delivery. When this injury happens, pain can be felt in the pubic bone, sacroiliac (SI) joints, glutes or thighs. You might have difficulty and pain with...
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Birth Prep Serviceshttps://feminapt.com/treatments/birth-prep-services-at-femina-pt
pregnancy: 1st Trimester Core stability Pelvic stability Pelvic floor strength and flexibility Reducing pain and risk of injury from joint laxity Motor control of the pelvic floor: contracting, relaxing, and elongating the pelvic floor Body mechanics to...
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of Glamour reached out to me for my opinion on their upcoming sex pillow review for various sex positions and overcoming injury, I was glad to offer some advice. Here is a brief synopsis of the article with a link to the full article below. Heather...
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- Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
- Category: Glamour
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anxiety create Vaginismus? As we often say in physical therapy "It depends". With some of my patients, there is a specific injury or infection that is at the root of their pain. The story is similar whether they were diagnosed with Vaginismus,...
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- Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
- Category: Blog