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Understanding Relaxin: Why It Doesn’t Cause Pain in Pregnancyhttps://feminapt.com/blog/understanding-relaxin-why-it-doesnt-cause-pain-in-pregnancy

03 October 2024 cause pain. What is Relaxin? Relaxin is a regulatory hormone involved in growth, metabolism, and tissue remodeling after an injury to our bones, ligaments, muscles or tendons (Dehghan 2014). During pregnancy, Relaxin levels begin to increase in the...

• Type: Article
• Author: Anna Larson, PT, DPT
• Category: Blog

Understanding Birth Injuries: Levator Ani Muscle Avulsionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/understanding-birth-injuries-levator-ani-muscle-avulsion

15 October 2024 González MS, Garriga JC, Capel CD, Roda OP, Capó JP, Saladich IG. Is obstetric anal sphincter injury a risk factor for levator ani muscle avulsion in vaginal delivery? Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2017;49(2):257–62. Fialkow MF, Newton KM, Lentz GM, Weiss...

• Type: Article
• Author: Debbie Dy, PT, DPT
• Category: Blog

Heather Jeffcoat on the "Sex With Emily" Show with Dr. Emily Morse - July 6, 2018https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-on-the-sex-with-emily-show/heather-jeffcoat-on-the-sex-with-emily-show-with-dr-emily-morse

07 July 2018 podcast hosted by Dr. Emily Morse. Topics include Heather's book "Sex Without Pain", painful sex issues due to vaginismus, injury, pregnancy, and other issues, returning to a healthy postpartum sex life after childbirth, and much more. From the show's...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Sex With Emily

Fascial Stretch Therapyhttps://feminapt.com/treatments/fascial-stretch-therapy

09 February 2014 thicken & shorten when any of your tissues are under stress from poor posture, improper body mechanics, lack of exercise, injury, surgery, disease or over-training. This process is accelerated when the body (and, therefore the tissues) are dehydrated....

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

Ready, Set, Cycle | How to fit your Bike Correctlyhttps://feminapt.com/blog/ready-set-cycle-how-to-fit-your-bike-correctly

31 October 2018 right) as you push through the downstroke. This constant weight shift against the seat will cause irritation and possible injury to the pelvic floor muscles. If the seat is too high it will also bump up against you when you are in a standing position....

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

Heather Jeffcoat on the "Sex With Emily" Show with Dr. Emily Morse - January 8, 2019https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-on-the-sex-with-emily-show/heather-jeffcoat-on-the-sex-with-emily-show-with-dr-emily-morse-january-2019

22 January 2019 podcast hosted by Dr. Emily Morse. Topics include Heather's book "Sex Without Pain", painful sex issues due to vaginismus, injury, pregnancy, and other issues, returning to a healthy postpartum sex life after childbirth, and much more. From the show's...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Sex With Emily

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy During Pregnancyhttps://feminapt.com/blog/pelvic-floor-physical-therapy-during-pregnancy

31 July 2019 Ergonomics (i.e. workstation, office desk set-up) Activity modifications to assist with pain provoking tasks and to prevent injury or repetitive stress on muscles and joints Strengthening and stabilization training (this would be tailored to the...

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

Some Gentle Yoga Basicshttps://feminapt.com/blog/some-gentle-yoga-basics

17 September 2019 participants invited to completely relax the mind and body. Restorative yoga is perfect for those who are recovering from injury, stress, or other body trauma, as instructors are taught to modify each position for each participant until they can reach a...

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

InControl Medical's Products Featured at Girl's Night Outhttps://feminapt.com/blog/incontrol-medicals-products-featured-at-girls-night-out

21 November 2019 a fixed size, is that when it comes to the pelvic floor, one size never fits all. For my patients that have prolapse or an injury from childbirth, using a fixed sensor size is essentially useless, as these tend to actually just fall out of the vagina....

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

Heather Jeffcoat at Greatist | How to Get Back in the Sack After a C-Sectionhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-greatist/heather-jeffcoat-at-greatist-how-to-get-back-in-the-sack-after-a-c-section

12 February 2020 in the abdominal muscles, which essentially makes them less effective at supporting their posture and can result in injury, Jeffcoat explains. A trained physical therapist can help with practical modifications that will keep moms safe and pain-free in...

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