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Our Fave Products for the Pelvic Floor Rehab Toolkit
Thursday, May 16th, 2013 by Stephanie Prendergast and Liz Rummer
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In this weeks post, were going to share the list of products that we frequently recommend to patients. Important Disclaimer we DO NOT have any financial relationships with any of these vendors And we DO NOT receive any compensation for our product recommendations Theyre simply to... Read more
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Five Year Drop in Life Expectancy in American Women
Friday, September 21st, 2012 by Doug Bremner
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A study in the August 2012 edition of the medical journal Health Affairs by S. Jay Olshansky and colleagues showed that there has been a four year drop in life expectancy since 1990 for whites without a college degree, and an even greater ... Read more
How do I Find a Pelvic Floor PT?
Saturday, September 15th, 2012 by Stephanie Prendergast and Liz Rummer
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One of the biggest challenges for pelvic pain patients is finding the right physical therapist. Since weve launched our blog, one of the most consistent areas of feedback has been the difficulty patients have finding appropriate pelvic floor PT. A variety of issues are behind thi... Read more
Pelvic Floor Rehab: It’s Time to Treat New Moms Right
Monday, September 10th, 2012 by Stephanie Prendergast and Liz Rummer
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After her first pregnancy, Angela gave birth to a beautiful 7 lb, 3 oz, baby girl. More than six months after leaving the hospital, baby was healthy and thriving, however, the same couldnt be said for Mom. Mentally, she was full of joy over being a mom, but physicallywell, physic... Read more
Why Kegels are Bad for your Tight Pelvic Floor
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012 by Stephanie Prendergast and Liz Rummer
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Note to Readers Yesterday we posted a blog summarizing an article titled Stop Doing Kegels Real Pelvic Floor Advice for Women and Men written by Nicole Crawford and published on BreakingMuscle.com. There was some confusion that resulted from the post about when kegels are and are... Read more
Pelvic Pain Trigger Points Explained
Monday, August 20th, 2012 by Stephanie Prendergast and Liz Rummer
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If you have pelvic pain, chances are you have trigger points somewhere within or adjacent to your pelvic floor muscles. Indeed, trigger points are a key factor in many pelvic pain syndromes. Because of the key role they play in pelvic pain syndromes, Im dedicating this weeks blog... Read more
Liver Fat is a Serious Health Risk
Friday, August 17th, 2012 by Andrea Purcell
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Fat deposits can accumulate inside the liver ducts and block the inflow of nutrients to liver cells and simultaneously block the outflow of toxins from liver cells. This leads to a condition called fatty liver. In the past, fatty liver was seen in alcoholics with end-stage cirrho... Read more
Case Study: PT for a Vulvodynia Diagnosis
Monday, August 13th, 2012 by Stephanie Prendergast and Liz Rummer
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Over the years weve treated a wide variety of pelvic floor syndromes at PHRC, and one of the things weve learned is that every case is different. Therefore, there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all treatment plan. We hope that our new Case Study section will help to drive th... Read more
Kale Mallum – A Dish From Sri Lanka
Friday, August 10th, 2012 by Andrea Purcell
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I was introduced to this dish from a Naturopathic Colleague of mine who had just returned from eating, in his words, The best kale dish of my life, it was like a coconut dream. That certainly peaked my attention and got me digging around in my fridge eager to try a new variation ... Read more
Eat Like A King For Breakfast
Monday, August 6th, 2012 by Andrea Purcell
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Last Sunday morning I was at the Phoenix airport at breakfast hour. It was between 7am and 9am and since it was Sunday there were families and mostly couples traveling. There I was sitting in the D gate area of terminal 4, people watching, and eating my bag of cherries that I bro... Read more
Q&A: Pelvic Floor Drops, Weak and Tight Muscles, Tilted Pelvis and More
Monday, August 6th, 2012 by Stephanie Prendergast and Liz Rummer
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Since launching the blog, we have received many questions from readers. In this post, were going to tackle a handful of them. If you have a question of your own, please take the opportunity to post it in the comments section of this blog. Stop UTIs from Impeding PT Progress Dear ... Read more
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