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...
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...
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...
Ok girls. We have ALL seen variations of “The Ab Challenge” pop up in our social media feeds and Pinterest from time to time. You know the one I’m talking about. Where you start with 15 situps, 5 crunches, 5 leg raises and 10 second plank, and...
Lets say that again to let it sink in. 28-80% of ALL female athletes experience urinary incontinence. This information is pretty shocking to me. I had been well aware that around 1 in 3 female athletes had leakage, but up to 80%?! I do see some athletes for stress...
