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Endometriosis Laparoscopic Postoperative Care: Steps to Recovery https://feminapt.com/blog/endometriosis-laparoscopic-postoperative-care-steps-to-recovery

16 November 2021 Postoperative Care for Endometriosis Laparoscopic Procedures Recovering from an endometriosis laparoscopic procedure requires proper care for a full and timely recovery. During this time there are some important steps to follow in order for everything...

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

Health Central | Lighten the Mental Load of Endometriosishttps://feminapt.com/media-content/health-central/health-central-lighten-the-mental-load-of-endometriosis

25 May 2022 There is a lot of information on our site, in books, and across the internet about the physical aspects of endometrios, including causes, symptoms, and treatments, but the mental load of endometriosis often goes overlooked. Health Central writer...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Health Central

Treating Bloating and Abdominal Distension: a Multi-Disciplinary Teamhttps://feminapt.com/blog/treating-bloating-and-abdominal-distension-a-multi-disciplinary-team

12 July 2023 Why a Multi-Disciplinary Team is Best for Treating Bloating and Abdominal Distension Bloating, abdominal distension, loose stools, constipation, abdominal or pelvic pain, fatigue, brain fog, weakness, nutritional deficiencies… these symptoms may be...

• Type: Article
• Author: Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CSCS
• Category: Blog

Scoliosis and Conservative Physical Therapy: Part 1 Scoliosis Awareness Monthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/scoliosis-and-conservative-physical-therapy-part-1-scoliosis-awareness-month

13 October 2022 June is Scoliosis Awareness Month! Scoliosis is a 3D curvature of the spine. According to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2-3% of the US population currently have some form of scoliosis. Types of Scoliosis There are many different...

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Blog

Does Sex Give You a Backache? When to Choose Missionary Position or Doggy Style to Avoid Back Painhttps://feminapt.com/blog/does-sex-give-you-a-backache-when-to-choose-missionary-position-or-doggy-style-to-avoid-back-pain

30 January 2018 Science based recommendations and how therapy can help Does sex give you a backache? Do you avoid sex due to your low back pain? If you are thinking “YES,” you are not alone. In a study by Bahouq et al. in 2013, 81% of clients with low back pain...

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Blog

Common Postpartum Issues That Make Sex Painful - and What You Can do About Themhttps://feminapt.com/blog/common-postpartum-issues-that-make-sex-painful-and-what-you-can-do-about-them

28 March 2020 Many women experience lower libido, vaginal dryness, sore muscles, and tender skin in the genital area after childbirth. These issues can make sex uncomfortable, or even unappealing. Many women are not comfortable bringing up their sex lives to their...

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• Author: Staff
• Category: Blog

Pelvic Pain and Birth Control – Is There a Link?https://feminapt.com/blog/pelvic-pain-and-birth-control-is-there-a-link

19 July 2020 I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – pelvic pain isn’t in your head, it’s in your muscles. But could it also be in your birth control? That’s one of many questions a team of scientists from the European Society of Sexual Medicine set out to...

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

BuzzFeed | A Woman On TikTok Claimed We Need To Stop Peeing "Just In Case," So I Spoke To A Doctorhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-buzzfeed/buzzfeed-we-need-to-stop-peeing-just-in-case

10 March 2021 I was asked by Shelby Heinrich of BuzzFeed for my advice on how peeing too often can affect your bladder health, and how we need to stop peeing when our bladders are only half full instead of at full capacity. Here is a brief summary with a link to the...

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

Babyboomers.com | Let’s Talk About Bladder Leaks: 4 Tips From A Pelvic Floor Experthttps://feminapt.com/media-content/babyboomers/babyboomers-com-let-s-talk-about-bladder-leaks-4-tips-from-a-pelvic-floor-expert

22 July 2022 Bladder leaks are not pleasant, but by looking at contributing factors including past pregnancies, race, hysterectomy, etc., we can often treat it successfully with a variety of effective rememdies depending on your history. With the large number of...

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

Healthline | 14 Things to Know About Clitoral Erectionshttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-healthline/healthline-14-things-to-know-about-clitoral-erections

09 January 2021 We all get erections Cue your Oprah voice, because you get a hard-on, and you get a hard-on, and you get a hard-on… That’s right, folks of all genders and genitalia can get erections, not just people with penises! But chances are you didn’t learn that...

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

Redefining Postpartum Care in the “Fourth Trimester”https://feminapt.com/blog/redefining-postpartum-care-in-the-fourth-trimester

08 May 2018 Redefining Postpartum Care in the “Fourth Trimester” by Utilizing Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Last month the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) updated their position on postpartum care in the “fourth trimester” - the first 12...

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

Giddy Asks Heather Jeffcoat: Why does My Clitoris Hurt?https://feminapt.com/media-content/giddy/giddy-asks-heather-jeffcoat-why-does-my-clitoris-hurt

12 June 2023 In this informative article (link below) Giddy writer Kate Daniel went looking for answers to the question "Why does my clitoris hurt?", and she reached out to me to shed some light on the issue. Here is a brief synopsis of the article with quotes from...

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

Yoga and Pregnancy | Increase Quality of Life During Pregnancy and Afterhttps://feminapt.com/blog/yoga-and-pregnancy-increase-quality-of-life-during-pregnancy-and-after

20 February 2018 Yoga and Pregnancy Together Can Increase Your Quality of Life During Pregnancy and After We offer a yoga therapy program tailored specifically to pregnancy at Femina/Fusion Wellness PT. At the end of this article is a link to more blog posts...

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

Painful Sex: The (Actual) Mind-Body Connectionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/painful-sex-the-actual-mind-body-connection

07 March 2023 Exploring the Mind-Body Connection to Painful Sex Pain during sex isn’t in your head… but it can ‘get into your head’. The medical community recently had a major a-ha moment about painful sex. It’s something the women who suffer from it have always...

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

International Journal of Childbirth Education | Post-partum Urinary Incontinencehttps://feminapt.com/resources/published-articles/post-partum-urinary-incontinence

04 June 2009 “I do Kegels, but they don’t work” International Journal of Childbirth Education, June 2009 Heather Jeffcoat, DPT There is a typical history I encounter in my practice—“I’ve had two kids and now whenever I laugh or sneeze, I experience urine leakage”....

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Published Articles

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

01 December 2020 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

Can Mindfulness Help With Painful Sex? Part 1https://feminapt.com/blog/can-mindfulness-help-with-painful-sex-part-1

04 May 2020 Mindfulness Is More Than A Mindset From bullet journals to hot yoga, and five minute breathing exercises to weekend meditation retreats, mindfulness is the hashtag-goals wellness buzzword of the moment… and rightly so. It’s hard to argue with all the...

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

Mediahttps://feminapt.com/media-content

30 January 2015 Femina Physical Therapy in the Media Heather Jeffcoat, DPT and the team at Femina PT are routinely sought out by major online sources, print publications, and broadcast media for our knowledge of all things related to pelvic health. The recognition we...

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Contact Iris Xu | Femina Physical Therapyhttps://feminapt.com/iris-contact-page

07 January 2022 Iris (she/her/hers) works as a Rehabilitation Assistant and Office Administrator at the Montrose office. Iris earned her Bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley in 2020 and studied Political Science and Global Public Health. She got her first glimpse into...

• Type: Contact
• Category: Staff
• Region: California

Yahoo! Life | Why is Having Sex and Inserting Tampons Painful for Some?https://feminapt.com/media-content/yahoo/yahoo-life-why-is-having-sex-and-inserting-tampons-painful-for-some

24 June 2022 Yahoo! Life looks to answer the question "Why is sex and inserting tampons painful?" in this article penned by Jocelyn Solis-Moreira. When Jocelyn reached out to me for my expertise I was of course glad to offer some insights. Here is my take on the...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Yahoo!