Pelvic Floor Articles

Postpartum 101 – Part 3

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T17:05:34-04:00September 25th, 2019|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: C-section, Caesarean section, Childbirth, Clinical medicine, Episiotomy, Gynaecology, hip pain, Laura Glazebrook, Low back pain, Medical specialties, Medicine, pelvc pt, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Physical Therapy, Postpartum period, Prolapse, RTT, scar mobilization, Stress incontinence, Surgery, Urinary incontinence, Vagina, Women's Health|

Welcome back! We’ve spent the last two blogs introducing the mystical Postpartum period, specifically Diastasis Recti and Stress Urinary Incontinence. Today, we discuss two more issues that you maybe haven’t heard so much about, but that can occur and could cause pain and dysfunction down the line. Number 3 → Dysfunctional Scar Following a c-section, there will be a scar across the suprapubic region. You can also tear or have an episiotomy during a vaginal birth, which would leave a [...]

Postpartum 101 – Part 2

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T17:06:28-04:00August 13th, 2019|Categories: Pain Management Articles, Pelvic Floor Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Childbirth, Diastasis recti, Fecal incontinence, health, Human pregnancy, Human reproduction, incontinence, Kegel exercise, Laura Glazebrook, Medical specialties, Midwifery, Motherhood, Muscles of the torso, pain, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic pain, pelvis, Physical Therapy, postpartum, Postpartum disorder, Postpartum period, postpartum recovery, Rectus abdominis muscle, Stress incontinence, Urinary incontinence, Women's Health|

Hello again, ladies! Our last blog on this topic introduced you to postpartum recovery and how Physical Therapists can bridge the disconnect between what we know and what we don’t regarding normal recovery. In this post, we will delve into two conditions that you may have heard of or even experienced before, how they can affect you, and how to get help. Number 1→ Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (otherwise known as Diastasis) Diastasis occurs when the rectus abdominis, or the “6 [...]

Postpartum 101 – Part 1

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T17:06:57-04:00July 25th, 2019|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: C-section, Childbirth, health, Human reproduction, Hypermobility, Laura Glazebrook, Maternal health, Midwifery, Motherhood, Obstetrics, Pelvic girdle pain, postpartum, Postpartum depression, Postpartum disorder, Postpartum period, pregnancy, Puerperal disorder, RTT, Women, Women's Health|

A series for all moms! This is the first of a series about postpartum recovery, some issues that may arise from pregnancy or childbirth, and a handbook to knowing what is normal and when to seek help. Okay, ladies, let’s go back to school! Motherhood is a wild and crazy adventure, and the very beginning of the adventure is definitely the most confusing. The market is flooded with information on what happens to the baby immediately postpartum, but very little [...]

Oh Baby! Common Pregnancy Conditions and What Physical Therapists Can Do To Help

Melissa Baudo2023-12-20T06:37:19-05:00June 10th, 2018|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Anisha Drake, back pain, bladder, Gynaecology, health, incontinence, Medical specialties, Medical Subject Headings, Medicine, Obstetrics, Overactive bladder, pain, pelvis, Physical exercise, Physical Therapy, pregnancy, Rectus abdominis muscle, RTT, Urinary bladder, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary tract infection, Women's Health|

Dr. Anisha Drake, PT, DPT, WCS Many of the structures in the body change during pregnancy. As the ligaments stretch, the rectus abdominis muscles split, the organs get moved around, and the brain is finding new and efficient ways to move the body. In the past, much of the complaints pregnant women had during pregnancy were given a sympathetic nod and a promise it would get better. However, new research shows that this is not always the case. Although discomfort [...]

Saddle Stress: A Female Cyclist’s Guide to Saddle Fitting

Melissa Baudo2023-12-20T06:42:59-05:00May 24th, 2018|Categories: Cyclists Articles, Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Back, Bicycle, Bicycle saddle, cycling, cyclists, Environmental technology, injuries, Ischial tuberosity, saddle, Sustainable transport|

I spend a lot of my time around cyclists, and the most common complaint I hear from my friends, clients, and patients is saddle pain. Some have given in, resigning themselves to a life of painful riding because they were once told to “suck it up, because all saddles are painful”. Some have significantly reduced how much they ride, or stopped riding entirely. For women getting back on the bike after having a baby, or trying to start cycling for [...]

The Importance of Play

OneTherapy2023-12-20T05:28:52-05:00January 18th, 2018|Categories: General Information, Pelvic Floor Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles, Physical Therapists News, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: biking, Chloe, Chloe Murdock, Cycle sport, cycling, exercise, fitness, Fitness apps, health, Health software, Human activities, Human behavior, january, Medicine, new years resolutions, Physical activity, Physical exercise, Physical Therapy, Pilates, play, Recreation, sports, Summer Olympic sports, wellness, workouts|

Chloe Murdock PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS We’re two weeks into January, and gyms are bursting with people eager to keep their New Year’s resolutions. But how many of these people will be so zealously hammering away on the Stair Master in July? Becoming and staying active is very hard in our sedentary society, often because it becomes just another task on our “To Do” list. Adding one hour of exercise per day can cut into our social lives and time [...]

Pesky Pelvic Floor

OneTherapy2023-12-19T16:45:39-05:00December 20th, 2017|Categories: General Information, Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Anatomy, bladder, bowel movement, Branches of biology, core, Kegel exercise, Medical classification, Medical specialties, Medical Subject Headings, Medicine, Overactive bladder, pain, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvis, Prolapse, RTT, Sexual anatomy, Stress incontinence, Urinary bladder, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary incontinence, Urinary system, Women's Health|

When we learn about our body we tend to focus on certain muscles, and not realize other muscles exist. Today we are going to highlight the pelvic floor. The pelvic floor is the muscle on the bottom of your core. It is charge of supporting your back, organs and sending important messages to your brain. The pelvic floor comes in three layers. The first layer is for sensation, when working correctly helps with orgasm and some continence control. When [...]

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