Search For Pelvic Floor Treatments, Physical Therapy, and More

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 provoking 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...

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

Heather Jeffcoat on lifehacker.com | Do You Need Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy?https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-on-lifehacker-com-do-you-need-pelvic-floor-physical-therapy

13 August 2019 of therapy that more and more women are starting to take advantage of, whether it be for postpartum care, treatment for vaginismus or endometriosis, or many other causes or diagnoses. A few excerpts from the article: I like to tell physicians that if...

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

Heather Jeffcoat's Book "Sex Without Pain" Featured Not Once But Twice in the Same Week!https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-s-book-sex-without-pain-featured-not-once-but-twice-in-the-same-week

16 August 2019 for “The Books Women in Their 20’s Should Be Reading”. The book focuses on self treatment of sexual dysfunction including vaginismus, vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, interstitial cystitis / painful bladder, endometriosis and dyspareunia. The article begins:...

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

Cosmopolitan Quotes Heather Jeffcoat in "5 Positions to Try if Penetrative Sex Is Painful for You"https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-in-cosmo/cosmopolitan-quotes-heather-jeffcoat-in-5-positions-to-try-if-penetrative-sex-is-painful-for-you

21 October 2019 due to endometriosis and other factors. There can be many reasons for pain during vaginal intercourse. Conditions like vaginismus and vulvodynia can make penetration hurt even if you're super turned on and just put on plenty of lube. Sexual trauma could...

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

Heather Jeffcoat at Cosmo | Seven Reasons Why Your Vagina Is Sore After Sexhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-in-cosmo/heather-jeffcoat-at-cosmo-7-reasons-why-your-vagina-is-sore-after-sex

09 November 2019 author of “Sex Without Pain: A Self Treatment Guide to the Sex Life You Deserve.” Got it? Now, let’s continue… Women with vaginismus or dyspareunia may have overactive pelvic floor muscles, which means that instead of the pelvic floor muscles stretching...

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

O.School | What is a Ruined Orgasm?https://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-o-school/o-school-what-s-a-ruined-orgasm

08 January 2020 part of aging.” However, Dr. Jeffcoat states that a ruined orgasm can be caused by the following physical conditions: ‍ Vaginismus (involves muscle spasms in the pelvic floor muscles) Vulvodynia (chronic, unidentified vulvar pain) Vestibulodynia...

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

O.School | Can Tampons Make Period Cramps Worse? An Investigationhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-o-school/o-school-can-tampons-make-period-cramps-worse-an-investigation

23 March 2020 use. Universally, these women all present with an overactive pelvic floor and are typically given a primary diagnosis of vaginismus, or pain with penetration. The pelvic floor muscles can be responsible for referred pain that mimics period cramping....

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

Benefits of Manual Therapy for the Pelvic Floorhttps://feminapt.com/blog/benefits-of-manual-therapy-for-the-pelvic-floor

28 March 2020 sex or tolerate tampon use, gynecological exams Anorgasmia or dysorgasmia: inability or difficulty with reaching orgasm Vaginismus Vulvodynia Painful Periods, Dysmenorrhea Bladder and bowel issues Low back and pelvic pain involving the SI joint, groin,...

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

Mindfulness Can Improve Your Sex Life - Part 2https://feminapt.com/blog/mindfulness-can-improve-your-sex-life-part-2

25 April 2020 daily. A study by Rosenbaum et al. (2013) also showed that mindfulness meditation helped women recover from sexual pain (vaginismus and dyspareunia) and pelvic floor dysfunction when mindfulness was incorporated into their pelvic floor therapy sessions...

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

Sexual Assertiveness May Reduce Your Pelvic Painhttps://feminapt.com/blog/sexual-assertiveness-may-reduce-your-pelvic-pain

15 December 2020 Assertiveness May Reduce Your Pain Pelvic pain and pain with sex may come from several different avenues, including vaginismus, vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, endometriosis, or tissue changes caused by menopause. The 2016 study by McNicoll et al....

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