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  1. Heather Jeffcoat with Dr. Emily Morse - January 8, 2019

    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

    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
  2. Do You Need Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy?

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

    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
  3. "Sex Without Pain" Featured Not Once, But Twice in the Same Week!

    "Sex Without Pain" Featured Not Once, But Twice in the Same Week!https://feminapt.com/media-content/sex-without-pain-featured-not-once-but-twice-in-the-same-week

    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
  4. Positions to Try if Penetrative Sex Is Painful

    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

    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
  5. Why Your Vagina Is Sore After Sex

    Heather Jeffcoat at Cosmo | 7 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

    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
  6. What is a Ruined Orgasm?

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

    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

  7. 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

    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
  8. Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

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

    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
  9. A couple laughing with arms around each other.

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

    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
  10. Couple kissing

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

    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
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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

Jill K. / Pelvic pain

I have been working with Erin since 2009; through 2 cervical fusions and chronic hip and pelvic pain. I trust her implicitly. She truly is a miracle worker. Because of her, I am able continue daily pilates three times per week without pain or injury. Thank you Erin

Testimonial by Fritzette H.

I went to Heather after the birth of my third child. It was lucky, really, that I was referred to her, because my doctor had referred me to a surgeon for a possible hysterectomy or pelvic wall rebuild. Thankfully, I went to Heather before undergoing either surgery, she was able to fix the problem. She has studied extensively in women's health--even written a book about it--and was able to diagnose my problem, suggest a course of treatment (6 weeks), and then follow...

Testimonial by Alexandra B.

Heather is without exaggerating AMAZING! After years of trouble with a certain part of my body, in no time, she made everything change back to equilibrium and to what would be considered normal. She explains everything in detail and therefore gives you a better understanding of why things are the way they are, and how you can work towards turning things around. I would highly recommend Heather for any type of Physical Therapy. She has created her own "Method/Therapy"...

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