The Truth Behind the Abdominal Gap
At 6 months postpartum, 1 in 5 women will experience persistent DRAM (diastasis of the recti abdominal muscle) or gapping in the abdomin
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Dr. Heritage
- Nov 22, 2022
- 6 min
Your Bladder is a Diva- Personality Testing of Your Bladder
There are many factors which can cause changes to your bladder habits. Childbirth, prolapse, constipation, endometriosis, medications...
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Dr. Becca Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Oct 28, 2022
- 6 min
MythBusters - Interstitial Cystitis Edition
Interstitial Cystitis (IC), sometimes also called Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS), is a chronic condition causing bladder and pelvic pain or pressure and a frequent urge to urinate. It traditionally has been poorly understood and misdiagnosed, as it is often mistaken for chronic urinary tract infections, but there is no infection. Fortunately, we’ve learned a lot about the condition and how to treat it in recent years, but there are still many myths and misconceptions about IC
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Dr. Heritage
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
Healing Your Sex Life after a Cesarean Birth
Knowing 1 in 3 babies is born via c-section you would expect the other ⅔ of women to have pelvic pain after birth.
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Kate Krause
- Sep 19, 2022
- 7 min
Where Do I Go From Here?
Nurse Kate’s Tips for Navigating Your Health and Breathing Into Your Best Life!
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Dr. Becca Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Aug 10, 2022
- 4 min
The Practical Postpartum Recovery Kit
Whether you are pregnant and organizing your list of products necessary to care for a new baby, or attending a baby shower and wanting to find the perfect gift - don’t forget to spoil the new mom’s in your life too! We all need support to facilitate our healing once we have a baby. Here is a list of our favorite postpartum recovery products. This list is a great place to start off if you are preparing for a vaginal birth. C-section Momma's you can use these products as well a
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Dr. Heritage
- Jul 20, 2022
- 6 min
The Must Have Purchases for Your Pelvic Health (The gift registry no one talks about)
Get your Amazon cart ready! In 2022, more women are being introduced to pelvic therapy during and after their pregnancy. Let’s be honest. Pelvic therapy has been around for years, but with the effects of social media, influencers and this 20-30s something generation, we are not sitting back and “waiting it out” like our mamas. We are familiar with the wedding and baby registry that provides our fellow family members and friends with our wish list of what is “needed” right now
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Dr. Becca Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS
- May 5, 2022
- 4 min
Supporting Your Pelvic Organ Prolapse - More Options than Surgery
Being diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) can feel extremely overwhelming. But the good news is, being diagnosed with a prolapse does not mean you are guaranteed to have long term prolapse symptoms or require surgery. In many cases, relief from POP is completely achievable without surgery and may even be able to be improved. What is Pelvic Organ Prolapse? Pelvic organ prolapse happens when the muscles, fascia, and connective tissues supporting the pelvic organs (the ut
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Dr. Becca Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Apr 26, 2022
- 4 min
Pelvic Organ Prolapse - Is My Vagina Falling Out?!
Being diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) can feel extremely overwhelming. You may feel like you can’t even get out of bed or complet
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Dr. Heritage
- Mar 25, 2022
- 4 min
A Letter to My Fertility Sisters- Written in 2019
A letter of encouragement to women walking the fertility journey path.
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Dr. Heritage
- Mar 17, 2022
- 5 min
Elevate your C-section Recovery
Most women dream of having a healthy vaginal birth or unmedicated home birth! But 1 in 3 babies are born via cesarean section
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Kate Krause
- Feb 19, 2022
- 4 min
How Do You Measure Progress?
I must measure my progress by noting how far I’ve come - even if that’s only in the little moments and bite-sized accomplishments.
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Dr. Becca Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Jan 29, 2022
- 3 min
Varicose Veins of the Vulva, Oh My!
Roughly 4% of people with a vulva will experience vulvar varicosities. That number increases to about 18%–22% in pregnant people.
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Dr. Heritage
- Jan 14, 2022
- 7 min
The Time to Refresh
With the dawn of a new year, it seems an appropriate time to begin evaluating how you’d like to enter into 2022 and how the start of a new year could mean finally achieving some health and wellness goals. But how does one even start?! Or is it over within a week of starting?! During a planning meeting with our Nurse Navigator, Kate, she shared a few tips and tricks about planning and setting goals either at the start of the new year or planning for business adventures! How to
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Kate Krause
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
Why I Decided to Why I’ve Decided to Embrace All the Cozy and Tranquil Vibes This Holiday Season
Thinking towards the close of 2021 and the beginning of a new year just around the corner, I find myself craving a new way of being.
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Dr. Becca Jones, PT, DPT, CSCS
- Nov 9, 2021
- 4 min
Growing Up Ortho
Dr. Becca’s “ah-haa” moment seeing the big picture of Pelvic Health “How did you get into Pelvic Health?” If I had a list of “Frequently Asked Questions”, this question would be number one! While Pelvic Health Physical Therapy has been gaining more (well deserved) attention and recognition lately, it’s not what typically comes to mind when people think of Physical Therapy. In fact, I didn't even know it was a specialty prior to attending Physical Therapy school. Like a lot of
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Dr. Heritage
- Oct 4, 2021
- 5 min
How Can I Connect You?
The senses of our body including sight, sound, touch, learning, communicating, emotions, are ways we communicate with our bodies and relate to the natural world around us. Our brain and body connection is able to simultaneously learn and adapt to changes in and around us everyday! But what happens when we have an injury or have not “used” a part of our body in a long time. Hello, Operator? When you think of pelvic floor therapy, or any therapy for that matter, you think of st
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Dr. Heritage
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
The Restful Pelvis
Currently, our lifestyle of go-go- go challenges our innate ability to relax and quiet our bodies. But why is it so difficult?
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Dr. Heritage
- Jul 9, 2021
- 5 min
How Do You Become a Pelvic Therapist?
Well, do I have a story for you? I'm asked this question at least once a week, "So how did you get into pelvic floor therapy?" Well, it's really funny story. It is a long story starting when I was younger, but I'll share about my first pelvic floor experience as a Student Physical Therapist. As a physical therapy student, you're expected to complete clinical rotations in addition to your graduate school education. Clinical experiences are important as you learn valuable hands
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Dr. Heritage
- Mar 17, 2021
- 6 min
Is it normal to have pain with sex? It's Not just about Lube!
The answer to this question is no! One in 7 women experience pelvic pain of some kind. Pelvic pain is considered any pain from the belly button to the inner thighs. This pain can occur in sitting, walking, urinating, relieving the bowels, sex, gynecological exams or any activity in between! Pain is an important indicator of what is going on in your body, like an alarm signal! Pain is helpful as it alerts us when an area needs protection or is healing, however vaginal, pelvic,
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