You know who often gets overlooked? Mom of older kids! We often talk about how we can help during pregnancy and postpartum (and this is still super important), but the problems don’t end there! Moms of older kids…you deserve help too! You deserve a specialist that knows all your body has been through, understands all…
Pelvic floor dysfunctions can be caused by trauma, child birth, aging, stress, or even poor body mechanics, but these problems can have a significant negative effect on one’s quality of life. Some of the most common pelvic floor dysfunctions that can be improved with physical therapy include: Pain Similar to other regions of the body,…
Now that we have defined function as it relates to physical therapy, let’s talk about a few things that can limit one’s function and your Doctor of Physical Therapy can help! PAIN – Pain can range from mild to severe, acute to chronic, annoyance to completely debilitating. Pain can correlate with an injury one has…
EXERCISES OF THE WEEK! Sciatica is a general term for radiating pain down the back of the leg due to irritation of the sciatic nerve or one of the nerve roots of the sciatic nerve. A formal evaluation is necessary to determine where your symptoms are originating from but in the mean time, these simple…
“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…
Yoga improves strength, stability, flexibility, and balance in one workout Yoga is the ultimate well-rounded workout. Most people think of yoga an exercise to work on increasing flexibility, but it does oh so much more. In fact, my favorite aspect of yoga is for those who don’t need to work on flexibility at all. For…
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…
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….