What To Do When Your Pelvic Floor Muscles Are Both Tight AND Weak

Contrary to what we have been told in this culture, not all bladder leak issues are created equal. Really. When studies come out reporting that 30-80% of high school female athletes leak during their sport, it’s NOT because all of these young girls are too loose and...

What Do We Do In A Pelvic Physical Therapy Session

Something that my pelvic PT colleagues and I routinely educate others on is the fact that we are not just instructing our patients in doing kegels. In fact, we may not ever do these during a PT visit because kegels can be downright counterproductive with many of our...

The Kegel Myth and Why You Should Start With Breathing Instead

Ok gals.  You have been lied to.  Women all over the world have been told for a couple of generations now that the cure all to ALL pelvic health and bladder issues is to KEGEL. Say what?? When you read this, do you know what that even means? Were we supposed to be...

The Impact of Pelvic Health…

In the 12 years I have been practicing physical therapy, I have seen and helped many people.  In the orthopedic setting there were back injuries, knee, hip, shoulder surgeries, recoveries from accidents, simple joint strains, and more.  Each person had their own...