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  1. Why You Should Not Hold In Your Pee

    Why You Should Not Hold In Your Pee and Other Bad Habits to Break in 2025! | Shapehttps://feminapt.com/media-content/shape-com/why-you-should-not-hold-in-your-pee-and-other-bad-habits-to-break-in-2025-shape

    In this informative article by Shape Magazine's Gabrielle Kassel she discusses some bad for you habits such as holding in your pee and ignoring painful periods. Scroll down to read my thoughts on holding in your pee (don't do it!), and see the link to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Shape.com

  2. Healthline | Everything You Need to Know About Kegel Exercises When Pregnanthttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-healthline/healthline-everything-you-need-to-know-about-kegel-exercises-when-pregnant

    Many of us know Kegels as the dreaded exercise our doctor tells us to do while standing in line at the store or sitting at a red light, but these pelvic floor exercises have a valuable place in your daily to-do list during pregnancy. What are Kegel...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Healthline
  3. 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

    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
  4. young woman experiencing pelvic floor tension

    Well and Good | Frequent Headaches? Pelvic Floor Tension Might Be a Culprithttps://feminapt.com/media-content/well-and-good/well-and-good-frequent-headaches-pelvic-floor-tension-might-be-a-culprit

    This article by Hannah Schneider on Well + Good explores the relationship between pelvic floor tension and frequent headaches. Hannah reached out to me for my thoughts and I was glad to offer some insights. Here is a brief synopsis of the article along...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Well and Good
  5. Lower Abdominal Pain with Orgasm - Female Dysorgasmia

    Lower Abdominal Pain with Orgasm - Female Dysorgasmia https://feminapt.com/blog/lower-abdominal-pain-with-orgasm-female-dysorgasmia

    What to Know if You're Experiencing Lower Abdominal Pain with Orgasm Read on for Common Causes and Solutions Pain with orgasm or climax is called dysorgasmia, and it can be caused by physical, emotional and/ or psychological factors. Typically...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CLT, CSCS
    • Category: Blog
  6. woman in bed needing vaginal dilators

    Well and Good | Vaginal Dilators To Treat Pelvic Pain and Painful Sexhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/well-and-good/well-and-good-vaginal-dilators-can-be-used-to-treat-pelvic-pain-and-painful-sex

    Gabrielle Kassel of the website Well + Good reached out to me for my expertise on the proper use of vaginal dilators for overcoming vaginal tightness, pain during sex or tampon insertion, etc., and I was glad to add my two cents on this vastly...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Well and Good
  7. how bra choices affect posture

    Navigating How Bra Choices Affect Posture and Healthhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/health-digest/navigating-how-bra-choices-affect-posture-and-health

    In this insightful article from Health Digest, I was interviewed by writer Tricia Goss and discussed the intricate relationship between bra choices, posture, and back health. Emphasizing that breast support and the decision to wear or not wear a bra is...

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

  8. Testimonial by J.B.https://feminapt.com/about-us/testimonials/testimonials-4

    get tight and have trigger points just like any other muscle in the body. I'm a massage therapist and very familiar with tight muscles, and this new thought really amazed me. Heather's program to help relax and strengthen these muscles made such a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Webmaster
    • Category: Testimonials
  9. Urogenital and Pelvic Organ Prolapse

    Urogenital and Pelvic Organ Prolapsehttps://feminapt.com/diagnoses/urogenital-and-pelvic-organ-prolapse

    right away, even when there are apparent weaknesses. Our physical therapists will determine if there are any short or tight muscles that are affecting your ability to fully contract and strengthen your pelvic floor, and the surrounding muscles that help...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: What We Treat
  10. Floor Yoga Poses for Stress Relief

    Floor Yoga Poses for Stress Reliefhttps://feminapt.com/blog/floor-yoga-poses-for-stress-relief

    Stressed from the holidays? Try some gentle yoga poses that can be done anywhere you have a little floor space for your yoga mat. ------------------ Cat/Cow Cat/Cow is a dynamic yoga movement that links breath with movement. It flows through two poses...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
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I just wanted to thank you for everything you've done for me for the past 19 months. I literally could not have reached my goals without you and your practice. You gave me the courage to keep moving forth with my treatment no matter how afraid and anxious I was. You were always there to answer questions and made this whole process so much easier than I expected it to be. It's because of you that my marriage is on the right track, that I can get pregnant and that this...

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After having my second baby via C-section I searched for months to try to find help for my lower back pain and separated abdominal muscles. I finally came across Heather Jeffcoat via a mommy blog. I reached out to her via email and set my first appointment. My first appointment went amazing … she listened to what my symptoms, check my separation and explained to me in detail what the next steps would be. Not only did my abdominal separation go from 3 to about 1 -1/2 but...

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