May is Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month
Let’s shed light on this rare genetic disorder that affects connective tissues. Did you know that physical therapy can play a crucial role in managing Elhers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) symptoms? Physical therapy can help improve joint stability, enhance muscle strength and promote better posture for individuals with EDS. It focuses on tailored exercises, stretching techniques and proprioceptive training to strengthen weak areas and reduce pain. By working closely with a knowledgeable physical therapist, individuals with EDS can learn techniques to protect their joints, manage subluxations and minimize the risk of injury. Call today to find out how we can help!
Don’t Let Erectile Dysfunction Stand in the Way of Finding Romance
Dating can be difficult enough, you don’t need erectile dysfunction to make it any harder (pun intended). Even though there are medications that can help achieve erection, there is plenty pelvic floor physical therapy can address to correct a root cause. Between increasing blood flow to the area, ensuring the pressure in your body is being managed well and identifying and correcting muscle imbalances and incoordination, pelvic floor physical therapy can help you have one less thing to worry about. Call today to schedule a free phone consultation!
Are You Suffering from Pain, Incontinence or Other Postpartum Symptoms?
Physical Therapy Specialists Provide Compassionate and Experienced Care for Women. Benefits of Postpartum Physical Therapy: ✅ Decrease muscle pain and discomfort ✅ Reduce back pain, pelvic pain, and abdominal pain ✅ Improve incontinence and digestive health ✅ Improve sexual function ✅ Reduce stress and enhance self-image ✅ Improve perception of health We believe your overall health matters! You deserve the best treatment for your postpartum symptoms to enable you to enjoy your baby and motherhood!
Oov: Activate Your Deep Stabilizing Muscles Without a PT Degree
Oov: Activate Your Deep Stabilizing Muscles Without a PT Degree! Ah, those pesky PTs! Are you activating your transversus abdominis (TrA or TVA) muscle? What? I don’t know!? Hopefully, your PT has explained what your transversus abdominis is. If not, check out our blog about it by clicking on the link below: Do You Know the Importance of Your Transversus Abdominus, Especially Postpartum? Maybe you have even been to a clinic with rehabilitative ultrasound, like Physical Therapy Specialists, and be able to see your muscles contract and relax with real-time ultrasound. But then you go home, perhaps you forget [...]
How Specialized Physical Therapy Can Prevent ‘Leaking’ During Menopause
How Specialized Physical Therapy Can Prevent 'Leaking' During Menopause Have you heard of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy? What can a physical therapist do to help with incontinence? We’re glad you asked! The reason for urinary leakage is usually from weak pelvic floor muscles. Learning techniques for relaxing and contracting the pelvic floor muscles can help eliminate this issue. Check out the article below for details on how we can help! Beyond the Kegal
Do You Know the Importance of Your Transversus Abdominus, Especially Postpartum?
Do You Know the Importance of Your Transversus Abdominus, Especially Postpartum? I vividly remember when my transversus abdominis (TrA) turned back on 8 weeks after delivering my twins. I was blowing my nose in my bathroom and all of a sudden I thought, “There it is! I can feel it again!” It took a little longer than I had anticipated but that muscle got pretty stretched with two babies growing inside me! The transversus abdominis is the deepest layer of abdominal muscles and it acts as a natural brace in our body. Its muscle fibers go across your [...]
World Continence Week — You’re Not Alone!
World Continence Week -- You're Not Alone! Incontinence sounds like a complicated word only used in nursing homes or hospitals. However, a quarter to a third of men and women in the U.S. are struggling with urinary incontinence! Did you know celebrities such as Katy Perry and Stephen King actually suffered from incontinence? World Continence Week, taking place on the last week of June each year, is a time to not only raise awareness about incontinence, but end the stigma and shame that surrounds it. People suffer from incontinence for all reasons, and most wouldn’t think of physical [...]
5 Reproductive Health Issues We Should Be Talking About
5 Reproductive Health Issues We Should Be Talking About PMS, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Endometriosis, Pelvic Floor Disorders and Incontinence are health issues many women suffer from without hope of help. Check out this column from the New York Times that describes each issue and how to get help! NY Times Maya Salam Column
We All Have a Story . . . What is Yours?
We All Have a Story . . . What is Yours? At Physical Therapy Specialists, we pride ourselves in taking the time to get to know you and your story. We do this because we have a genuine interest in who you are! What’s more, listening to your story affords us the knowledge to be the most successful in your treatment outcomes. It helps us effectively treat you as a whole person and not just your pelvis or hip, for example. Did you know that, on average, 75% of medical diagnoses can be made solely based on what you [...]
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Can Help With Incontinence, But How?
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Can Help With Incontinence, But How? Pelvic floor physical therapy is becoming a little more known around the country. What is exactly is pelvic floor physical therapy and how can that help with incontinence? This is a great article from For Women First that explains what we can do to help. It specifically mentions women during menopause but these therapies can help women of all ages and men too! Beyond the Kegel: How Specialized Physical Therapy Can Prevent ‘Leaking’ During Menopause Call today for a FREE Discovery Visit or Phone Consultation to [...]
