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  1. PT Products Magazine | Childbirth Injurieshttps://feminapt.com/resources/published-articles/childbirth-injuries

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Published Articles
  2. post-partum pelvic pain

    International Journal of Childbirth Education | Post-partum Pelvic Painhttps://feminapt.com/resources/published-articles/post-partum-pelvic-pain

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Published Articles
  3. Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  4. Levator Ani Avulsion - Injury during Childbirth

    Pelvic Floor Injury During Childbirth: All About Levator Ani Avulsionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/pelvic-floor-injury-during-childbirth-all-about-levator-ani-avulsion

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  5. 4 Exercises to Increase Low Back Strength | Image Courtesy of Anupam Mahaptra via Unsplash

    4 Exercises to Increase Low Back Strength and Help with Low Back Painhttps://feminapt.com/blog/4-exercises-to-increase-low-back-strength

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  6. Rectal Prolapse and Hemorrhoids

    What is the Difference Between Rectal Prolapse and Hemorrhoids?https://feminapt.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-rectal-prolapse-and-hemorrhoids

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  7. Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

    Postpartum Pelvic Pain and What You Can Do About Ithttps://feminapt.com/blog/postpartum-pelvic-pain-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  8. Pregnant belly birth prep services

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Treatments
  9. sex pillow review

    Glamour | The Big Sex Pillow Review - Make Any Position Hotterhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/glamour/glamour-the-big-sex-pillow-review-make-any-position-hotter

    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...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Glamour
  10. does fear create vaginismus

    Does Vaginismus Create Fear, or Does Fear Create Vaginismus?https://feminapt.com/blog/does-vaginismus-create-fear-or-does-fear-create-vaginismus

    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,...

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

Testimonial by A.M.

Months after giving birth, it was difficult for me to go from a sitting or lying position up to a full standing position without feeling that I had to remain hunched over until a bit of time had passed to get fully upright. However, after taking Heather’s course, I learned exercises to get my body back to normal. She also showed me correct ways to lift and carry my son as well as put him in/take him out of the carseat and stroller. This class was really beneficial and...

Testimonial by J.B.

My husband and I were having problems with painful intercourse. My therapist recommended that I go and get a pelvic floor evaluation from a physical therapist. Having never been treated by a physical therapist, I wondered how this really was going to help me. My husband who is a physician was very supportive and agreed that a PT evaluation would be a great idea. So i made the appointment and was blown away by what I learned. I had no idea that pelvic floor muscles could...

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

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