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Outer Hip Pain
Pain in the hip can be a real pain to deal with, but it can also be your body’s way of telling you there is an imbalance in strength that needs correcting. Muscles do not need to be perfectly even front to back or left to right, but pain can result if the discrepancy is …
Prolapse Surgery Success Rate
Do you ever say the wrong thing but have the right intentions? This happened to me recently, when someone wrote in asking about my pelvic floor program for strengthening after a prolapse repair. I love helping women resolve or decrease prolapse naturally, but sometimes surgery is needed. I was very happy she was considering the …
Pain Under the Sits Bone and Hamstring Strains
I was thinking back to a patient from one of my internships during PT school in 2004. She had pain on her ischial tuberosity (sits bone), probably from an old hamstring strain, but she didn’t remember the cause (vaguely remembers an ache after a tennis match). It got worse with prolonged sitting, and car trips …
3 Step Case Study to Help Stop Leaks During Exercise
Let’s talk about Sally. She is a mom of 2 kids, ages 6 and 4. She is taking her fitness to the next level and is now experiencing some leaking during exercise. This is quite a surprise because her pelvic floor has never been an issue. This is a common story. All is well, and …
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Chest vs Belly Breathing
Have you been told somewhere along the way to expand your belly for breathing? Well, this is true, but not when it gets taken too far. Chest vs Belly – Which is correct when it comes to breathing? Well, the answer is both! I see many women that struggle with diastasis and persistent pelvic floor …
Do the celebrity waist trainers actually work?
We ran into a department store to grab a birthday present for a friend in my daughters preschool class and there sitting in a display out front was a waist trainer. Other than the internet, I’d never seen one in person before. If things happen on the internet, they are not really real right? But, seeing one …
Tightest Yoga Pants in All the Land
Are you wearing the tightest yoga pants in all the land? You might want to think twice if you are concerned about core and pelvic floor recovery. Many women struggle with complete recovery of their core and pelvic floor after having a baby. There is no time limit on recovery but I find the first …
All Moms Should Deadlift, Period.
Why should all moms deadlift? Well, I’m glad you asked. Have you ever tried to pick up a heavy kid off the floor, especially one that is squirming? If you have, then you know the need for being able to deadlift. 🙂 It doesn’t have to be a barbell in a fancy gym, it can …
Tips for the Pelvic Floor, Hernias and Diastasis During a Pullup
Pull-ups are hard and quite possibly one of my favorite exercises but they can be dangerous for both a healing diastasis and the pelvic floor! Let me tell you a little bit more about why and what you can do to prevent pullups from doing harm. I’ve definitely heard the story “I tried to do …
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Regulating Core Pressure
What is core pressure and why is it important? You hear the term “core pressure” thrown around a lot in the core and pelvic floor recovery world. The reason why is it’s key for complete recovery of both the core and pelvic floor. You must learn how to manage pressure in your core, but what …