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Rib Flare

What is Rib Flare?

What Is Rib Flare and Why Should You Care? Rib flare is a term that is often thrown around in the rehab world. Understanding what it means and how you can fix it can go a long way toward better breathing, core strength, and overall posture. Rib flare can even play a role in neck, …

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Mountain-Ready-Leg-Workout

Mountain Ready Leg Workout

Every couple of years we head out west and hit the slopes with my dad and brother. (Both of whom ski circles around me. Literally, I think they could ski actual circles. LOL) The first time back skiing after having my second I was really worried about how my pelvic floor would handle skiing, but …

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Prolapse

What is Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Does it Require Surgery?

Prolapse is often considered a very scary diagnosis because it is talking about the center of our femininity and it’s often diagnosed on the heels of bringing life into the world. I think that’s the part that makes this diagnosis so hard. You’re now a sleep-deprived mother working hard to keep a little one alive …

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Prolapse Ramblings

Exercise and Prolapse Ramblings

Let’s talk about the pelvic floor, exercise and prolapse. Soon after the birth of my second, I discovered that I had multiple prolapses. Grade two rectocele, grade one cystocele and a pinch of a urethrocele. That was a little over 3 years ago and I’ve had an awesome recovery. (More details on exactly where these …

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Anna's Recovery

Meet Anna: The Story of her Postpartum Recovery

Jessica and I found Sarah after our first pregnancies, and this year we conveniently became pregnant a second go around. We had such great success with recovery after the first pregnancies that we thought it would be insightful and interesting for others to follow our journeys after our second ones. I am an orthopedic physical …

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Jessica's recovery month 5

Meet Jessica: The Story of her Postpartum Recovery

Hi! I’m Jessica – stay at home mom and former marathoner turned pelvic floor and body nut. I spend my days working out, helping gals in the Facebook group and chasing after my 2 year old while recovering from having and nursing my 3 week old. I found Sarah when I was 4 months postpartum …

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Glute-Strength-Test

Can You Pass This Glute Strength Test?

Will You Pass This Glute Strength Test? It’s been a rough week in our house with my youngest getting mono and having lymph nodes in his neck the size of a baseball. The poor kid was just in the PICU for 4 days on a ventilator a few weeks ago. The immune system is a …

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Diastasis-Normal

Is a Diastasis Recti Normal?

Yes!!! A diastasis recti is a normal part of development in kids and also during pregnancy to allow room for the baby to grow. It’s actually pretty amazing what the body is capable of!! Let’s start with development. Almost all small humans have a diastasis recti (DR). Usually it naturally goes away as they get …

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9 Tips for Better Driving Posture

9 Tips for Better Driving Posture

This video is a compilation of 9 posture tips to leave you feeling great after a trip in the car! Car Tip Tuesday Summary Find your headrest. Relax your shoulders, find the headrest with the back of your head and gently rest your head back. Even when things get stressful try to keep your head …

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Weak Pelvic Floor Muscles

What causes weak pelvic floor muscles and how long does it take to get stronger?

This is a great question to ponder! Pelvic floor weakness is all too common, especially after having kids. So what causes pelvic floor weakness and how long does it really take to get stronger? The first thing to understand is the pelvic floor is a set of muscles, much like any other muscles in your …

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