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Stress Urinary Incontinence – It May Be All In The Hipshttps://feminapt.com/blog/stress-urinary-incontinence-it-may-be-all-in-the-hips

22 May 2020 You feel it coming, but you can’t stop it; that twitch in your pelvic floor perfectly timed to your sudden cough or sneeze, or the confirmation you’ve pushed that pigeon pose a little too far. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) – involuntary leakage...

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

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

17 June 2018 Do You Know the Difference Between Rectal Prolapse and Hemorrhoids? We continue Pelvic Organ Prolapse Awareness Month by talking about Rectal prolapse and hemorrhoids, two conditions that are commonly mistaken for one another. Rectal prolapse and...

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

What Your Bowel Movements Say About Your Healthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/what-your-bowel-movements-say-about-your-health-2

23 April 2019 Some patients are surprised to learn what your bowel movements say about your health. They are in the office to with pelvic floor dysfunction and problems like urinary incontinence or pain with sex - what does that have to do with poop? Bowel function...

• Type: Article
• Author: Staff
• 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 Post-partum urinary incontinence is a common problem. But is it normal to experience urinary incontinence after you've delivered a baby?...

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

Mommy Diary | Understanding Pelvic Floor Health with Heather Jeffcoa‪t‬https://feminapt.com/media-content/mommy-diary/mommy-diary-understanding-pelvic-floor-health-with-heather-jeffcoa-t

13 March 2021 The host of the Mommy Diary podcast, Angela Kim, recently reached out to me for a wide ranging interview on prenatal and postpartum pelvic floor health, and I was glad to spend this valuable time with her. A link to the full podcast is below. Heather...

• Type: Article
• Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
• Category: Mommy Diary

Pilates and the Pelvic Floorhttps://feminapt.com/blog/pilates-and-the-pelvic-floor

07 August 2018 Learn All About Pilates and the Pelvic Floor And How Pilates Can Strengthen the Pelvic Floor A modified Pilates program can be a fantastic way to improve the strength of the pelvic floor muscles. A 2018 study by Lausen et al. had clients attend weekly...

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

Blog: A Safe Return to Running and Impact Activities in Postpartumhttps://feminapt.com/blog/blog-return-to-running-in-postpartum

18 July 2023 During pregnancy, the body goes through tremendous changes that can significantly impact strength, endurance, and ability to absorb ground reaction forces that are required to safely return to running. Your growing belly changes your posture, your...

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

Urinary Incontinence and Depression | What's the Connection?https://feminapt.com/blog/urinary-incontinence-and-depression-what-s-the-connection

05 February 2021 A recent study connects anxiety, urinary incontinence and depression in women What is urinary incontinence? Urinary incontinence refers to the loss of urine, out of your control. There is actually more than one kind of urinary incontinence: the two...

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

Commonly Linked: Urinary Incontinence and Postpartum Depressionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/commonly-linked-urinary-incontinence-and-postpartum-depression

31 July 2023 What's the Link Between Urinary Incontinence and Postpartum Depression? Postpartum Depression is a medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think, and how you act. It typically arises due to a combination of hormonal changes,...

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

Scoliosis and Pelvic Floor Health: Part 2 Scoliosis Awareness Monthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/scoliosis-and-pelvic-floor-health-part-2-scoliosis-awareness-month

14 October 2022 Learn About the Link Between Scoliosis and Pelvic Floor Health Scoliosis is a 3D curvature of the spine. If you recall from part 1, scoliosis is a 3D curvature of the spine. Some people get it in early childhood or adolescence, and others get it as an...

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