We all know being stressed is bad for our body. It can affect our mental health. It can affect how our body systems functions. It can affect our pain perception. It can even affect our pelvic floor function. Being stressed and tense is no fun. You know what’s even less fun – when someone tells…
Coronavirus quarantine has kept many of us locked inside away from friends and family. As many begin to venture back out onto the roads and the air to see loved ones near and far, I wanted to share my travel tips and tricks. As my own family traveled by car to Nashville for Labor Day…
“Sciatica” is a general term used for pain radiating down the leg. This is extremely prevalent and often occurs in pregnant women, in those with tight hips, and in those with low back issues. Many people are “diagnosed” with sciatica but this is not a truly a disease or disorder. Sciatica is a symptomatic reaction…
Whether you’re kneeling and lifting a little one up from the ground all day long, or pregnant and packing on the baby pounds, or feeling the effects of osteoarthritis, knees are joints that commonly talk to us with pain. Luckily, there are a few things we can do to improve this pain! Improve Your Patellar…
Diastasis Recti is scary term that simply means a separation in your rectus abdominis muscle, or that “6-pack” muscle on the front of our abdomen. This condition is extremely common toward the end of pregnancy and early post-partum but can last for some women for months or even years. Research is still being done to…
What mom is not familiar with the pain associated with lugging a car seat around? You know the nagging ache in the shoulder blade or back, the numbness and tingling running down your arm, and the feeling that your arm may actually fall off? Trust me, you are not alone. Carrying around a car seat…
Upper back pain is one of the most frequent complaints of pregnant and post-partum women. This pain is usually located between the shoulder blades and the spine and can range from sharp to dull to just a “stuck” feeling. This pain is very common during these life transitions due to the major changes happening in…
Low back pain is the most common complaint I hear from my patients who are pregnant or recently post-partum. Why? During pregnancy, women produce a hormone called relaxin. This hormone causes an increase in laxity to allow the joints to expand to accommodate the growing fetus and eventually allow you to push that baby out….
Pain is the most common symptom that brings patients to physical therapy. It is one word that can describe a multitude of sensations, which are different for each patient that enters the clinic. The truth is pain is subjective. Pain is an output from our brain rather than a specific sensation coming from body tissues….