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Male Pelvic Health: Pudendal Neuralgia

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-29T17:18:39-04:00March 20th, 2023|Categories: Male Pelvic Health Articles, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: erectile dysfunction, Gynaecology, Hard flaccid syndrome, Human female reproductive system, Human surface anatomy, Inferior anal nerves, Male Health, male pelvic floor, Mammal female reproductive system, Medical classification, Medical Subject Headings, Men's health, Nerve compression syndrome, Organ systems, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic pain, pelvis, Perineum, Pudendal anesthesia, Pudendal canal, Pudendal nerve, Pudendal nerve entrapment, Rectum, Sacral plexus, Savas Koutsantonis, Sexual anatomy, Torso, Vulva, Women's Health|

Pudendal Neuralgia Men: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments Pudendal Neuralgia in Men is a condition that causes severe and persistent pelvic pain due to irritation, compression, or damage to the pudendal nerve. This nerve is a critical structure in the pelvis, responsible for sensory and motor control of the pelvic floor muscles, the external anal sphincter, and parts of the genital area, including the glans penis in men. When the pudendal nerve is compromised, it can lead to chronic pain, sexual [...]

Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Unnati Topiwala2024-08-21T14:50:11-04:00February 9th, 2023|Categories: Male Pelvic Health Articles, Pain Management Articles, Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles, Women Pelvis Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Abdomen, Aretha Narayan, Branches of biology, Clinical medicine, core, Defecation, Excretion, Kegel exercise, Medical specialties, Medicine, Paruresis, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic health PT, Pelvic organ prolapse, pelvis, perineal (pelvic floor) pain, Prolapse, Torso, Urinary bladder, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary system, Urination, Urine, Urology, Vagina, Women's Health|

Whether it’s pelvic pain, discomfort with sex, incontinence, difficulty having a bowel movement, or feelings of fullness or heaviness in your lower abdomen or pelvic region. The signs and symptoms of an pelvic organ prolapse can be extremely overwhelming. Let’s start with the most important question…what exactly is a prolapse? A pelvic organ prolapse (POP) occurs when your pelvic organs move from their original position. It can be due to a multitude of factors including but not limited to: Weakness [...]

Bladder Health Month: The Truth Behind Voiding Dysfunction

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T16:21:50-04:00November 29th, 2022|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: Aretha Narayan, bladder, Clinical medicine, Excretion, Medical specialties, Medicine, Overactive bladder, Paruresis, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic health PT, pelvis, perineal (pelvic floor) pain, Urinary bladder, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary incontinence, Urinary system, Urination, Urine, Urology, Women's Health|

Bladder Health Awareness: How Physical Therapy Can Help November isn't just for turkey dinners and football games—it's also Bladder Health Month! It's the perfect time to raise awareness about bladder health and common urinary issues like voiding dysfunction that many people face but rarely talk about. Do You Struggle with Urination? Do you find yourself sitting on the toilet, starting and stopping mid-stream? Are you making frequent trips to the bathroom, feeling like you "gotta go" every 30 minutes? If [...]

Debunking top 5 Myths: The Pelvic Floor Edition

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T16:23:40-04:00April 28th, 2022|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapists News, Uncategorized, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Ami Kirollos, Anatomy, Branches of biology, Chicago Pelvic Health and Wellness, constipation, Dyspareunia, Gynaecologic disorders, Kegel exercise, Medical specialties, Organ systems, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvis, Prolapse, Sexual health, Stress incontinence, Urinary incontinence, Urination, Urology, Women's Health|

Body Myths: The Pelvic Floor Edition We get a lot of information about our bodies from all sorts of sources today (your Instagram feed, the news, and even your friendly neighbor who’s been on “WebMD” a few too many times…) So what is the truth and what is a myth? We will start with the “Pelvic Floor” which remains a mystery to MANY of us. So let's set the record straight: “Wetting yourself with every sneeze, cough, or belly laugh, that’s [...]

The Diaphragm and The Pelvic Floor: A Dynamic Duo

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T17:21:45-04:00July 1st, 2021|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Uncategorized|Tags: Abdomen, Ami Kirollos, Anatomy, Branches of biology, core, Kegel exercise, Muscles of the torso, Pelvic fascia, Pelvic Floor, pelvis, Physical exercise, Rectus abdominis muscle, Sexual anatomy, Thoracic diaphragm, Urethral hypermobility, Women's Health|

Everyone’s got one... a pelvic floor. What is the pelvic floor? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and ligaments that sit inside the pelvis that we often forget to talk about. However, the pelvic floor is an integral part of our “anticipatory core.” The anticipatory core is made of the deep abdominals, deep muscles of the spine, and the pelvic floor. It allows our body to prepare for motion and creates stability within our trunk... Without these subconscious, [...]

Do You Know Your Vulva?

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T16:24:32-04:00December 3rd, 2020|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles|Tags: Anatomy, Branches of biology, Cervix, Female mammals, Female reproductive system, Gynaecology, Human female reproductive system, Mammal female reproductive system, pelvis, Reproductive system, Sex organs, Torso, Uterus, Vagina, Vagina and vulva in art, Vulva, Women's Health|

Do you Know your Vulva? Anatomical names are important! This post is specifically for the ladies, or anyone with a vulva… which is different from a vagina! The vulva is the name of the outer portion of genitalia in which the vagina sits. According to this article from the New York Post, up to 46% of American women surveyed couldn’t point out their cervix, and 57% couldn’t identify the uterus. Only one in 10 were able to correctly complete a female reproductive [...]

Is My C-Section Scar Healing Well?

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T16:32:15-04:00February 25th, 2020|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles|Tags: Anatomy, Branches of biology, C-section, Caesarean section, Childbirth, Dyspareunia, Healing, Hypertrophic scar, Keloid, Laura Glazebrook, Medicine, Midwifery, pain, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor physical therapy, Pelvic pain, pelvic physical therapy, pelvic pt, pelvid dysfunction, pelvis, Physical Therapy, postpartum, pregnancy, rehab, RTT, Scar, scar mobilization, Scarring, scars, Vagina, Women's Health|

Considerations After a C-Section & When to Get Help! The c-section scar is a specific type of scar that is very familiar to many American moms (statistically about 30%), yet it doesn’t get a lot of attention. Our c-section scars will continue to tighten and change over time, regardless of how old they are, and tight scars can create a whole host of problems. Some women with c-section scars can go for years without having any problems but will notice [...]

The Pelvic Floor & Hypermobility

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T17:17:48-04:00February 20th, 2020|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles|Tags: Anatomy, Contortion, core, Core stability, Ehlers-Danlos Society, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndromes, Hypermobility, Joint dislocation, Laura Glazebrook, laxity, Medicine, Musculoskeletal system, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic pain, pelvis, pregnancy, Rheumatology, RTT, Skeletal disorders, Syndromes, Urinary incontinence, Women's Health|

We all know of people in our lives who are “double jointed”. It’s a fun party trick for school aged kids, being able to bend arms and fingers in an unnatural way. But as we age, hypermobility, which is excessive movement in the joints, isn't so fun and can cause pain and dysfunction especially in the spine, hips, and pelvic floor. Hypermobility Hypermobility is often a genetic issue within the collagen of the connective tissue, otherwise known as fascia. The [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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