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  1. Breaking the Cycle of Pain: Treatment Options for Vaginismushttps://feminapt.com/blog/breaking-the-cycle-of-pain-treatment-options-for-vaginismus

    penetration difficult and painful. This is more than just physical discomfort. It can affect daily life, intimacy, and self-esteem. Different things can set it off, like anxiety or past trauma, but sometimes it happens without a clear reason. People...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  2. How to Help Lipedema and Lymphedema - Part 2

    How to Help Lipedema and Lymphedema - Part 2https://feminapt.com/blog/how-to-help-lipedema-and-lymphedema-part-2

    the body where greater compression is difficult to use, such as the breasts or abdomen. People with swelling can be taught self-manual lymphatic drainage, which can be beneficial in the long-term management of lymphedema. Manual lymphatic drainage also...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Sarah Bellon, PT, DPT, CLT
    • Category: Blog

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    register for our email list, which is quick and easy! Just click the orange button below to get started! English Content: Self Assessment Worksheet, Two Pages: Progressive Relaxation Exercise: Spanish Content: Auto-evaluación Hoja, Dos páginas:...

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  4. Ways to Keep Calm | Using Mindfulness Meditation in Times of Global Stress

    Ways to Keep Calm | Using Mindfulness Meditation in Times of Global Stresshttps://feminapt.com/blog/trying-to-keep-calm-using-mindfulness-meditation-in-times-of-global-stress

    undoubtedly a lot of stress, anxiety, and helplessness affecting not only individuals, but our entire global community. I myself am writing to you on day 7 of a 14 day quarantine and the Los Angeles community is preparing to abide by a “stay at home”...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  5. sexual problems and cancer treatment

    Sexual Problems and Cancer Treatmenthttps://feminapt.com/blog/sexual-problems-and-cancer-treatment

    dry, painful, itchy, and burning vaginal tissues, and hormonal changes which make sex unappealing and painful. Altered self-image, depression, and anxiety can make it hard to connect with others and feel intimacy. These effects can last years after...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  6. physical therapy for pelvic cancer

    Physical Therapy After Pelvic and Breast Cancerhttps://feminapt.com/diagnoses/physical-therapy-for-pelvic-cancer

    dry, painful, itchy, and burning vaginal tissues, and hormonal changes which make sex unappealing and painful. Altered self-image, depression, and anxiety can make it hard to connect with others and feel intimacy. These effects can last years after the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: What We Treat
  7. Barriers to Restoring Sexual Function After Childbirth

    Barriers to Restoring Sexual Function After Childbirthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/barriers-to-restoring-sexual-function-after-childbirth

    emotional changes including: depression, the responsibility of assuming new roles, fears surrounding motherhood, and self-image distortion1,2. Not to mention, the extreme fatigue and exhaustion that accompany sleepless nights caring for a new baby, and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Anna Larson, PT, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  8. The Link Between Autoimmune Diseases and Sexual Dysfunction and How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Can Help

    The Link Between Autoimmune Diseases and Sexual Dysfunction and How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Can Helphttps://feminapt.com/blog/the-link-between-autoimmune-diseases-and-sexual-dysfunction-and-how-pelvic-floor-physical-therapy-can-help

    function was impacted by pain, lower sexual desire, erectile dysfunction, fatigue, fluctuations in disease activity, altered self-image, and confidence in sexuality, with negative impacts on intimate relationships with partners.”2,3 What Can Pelvic...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CLT, CSCS
    • Category: Blog
  9. cervical health awareness

    Cervical Health Awareness Monthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/cervical-health-awareness-month

    you from getting a Pap test? January is a great time to make resolutions, fresh starts, and to start committing to self-care! It is also Cervical Health Awareness Month. Today we chat about the Pap test. If you are an adult with female anatomy living in...

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

  10. Manage Constipation Naturally for Better Pelvic Floor Functionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/manage-constipation-naturally-for-better-pelvic-floor-function

    cardiovascular activity can help improve motility of intestinal waste. Massage your belly. Abdominal lymphatic massage– a self-care technique we teach at the clinic, it is used to decrease the edema and bloat in the belly caused by IBS issues,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
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Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve

Haga clic aquí para la versión española Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve was written by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, a physical therapist with countless successes in treating pain of this type. Women with vaginismus, overactive pelvic floor, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vestibulodynia, dyspareunia, interstitial cystitis have all benefited from her unique program. Heather uses her orthopedic background to approach treatment of these muscles like they are....muscles! She utilizes a self-treatment tool called a dilator to provide massage and other muscle relaxation and stretching techniques in a gentle fashion to return a women's muscles back to a resting, rather than guarded, state.

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What Our Patients Say About Their Journey

Testimonial by R.H.

No one could tell me why I was having pain during sex--sharp pain, not just uncomfortable, pain. I was referred to Heather Jeffcoat after researching several different options. I had seen a specialist who told me physical therapy would not help and my only option was surgery. I really didn't want to go that route, so when we got a referral, I decided to try it--it can't hurt, I thought. I am so glad I did. She diagnosed the problem right away, which was a relief in...

Testimonial by M.M.

A personal journey and testimonial from one of my patients: My husband and I were married for 5 years before we were able to have intercourse due to my vaginismus. There was nothing traumatic in my past but for some reason, even though I wanted sex, I mentally avoided "that area" of my body and didn't even admit to myself that there was a problem for a long time, even though I was never able to put tampons in. Once I finally opened my eyes up to the fact that I had a...

Kim M., Pelvic Pain

I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for me. I could not have reached my goals without you. You gave me the courage to keep moving forward no matter how anxious I felt. You were always there to answer questions and make everything so much easier than I expected it to be.

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