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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 [...]

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 [...]

The End of the Line // Colonic Constipation

OneTherapy2023-12-19T07:45:17-05:00October 18th, 2017|Categories: Nutrition Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Anisha Drake, Anismus, Clinical medicine, colon, Colon cleansing, colonic constipation, constipation, Defecation, Digestive diseases, Digestive system, Fecal incontinence, Feces, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal tract disorders, health, incontinence, Large intestine, Medical specialties, Medicine, Neurogenic bowel dysfunction, Pelvic Floor, Rectum, Sigmoid colon|

Anisha Drake PT, DPT, MCS Constipation is common but rarely talked about. Many are surprised to hear that physical therapy can actually help with this frustrating condition. Before we talk about how PT can help, here are some quick and dirty facts about the end of the track. Constipation can be caused by medication, hormonal changes and even increased stress. People who are chronically constipated can start to experience depression. Continuous straining leads to hemorrhoids, possible prolapse and fissures. [...]

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