Posture Must Be Consistent
Following my blog about Brianne Grogan’s Ebook, FemFusion Fitness for Intimacy, that highlighted healthy muscle relaxation, there have been some outstanding questions about what to focus on throughout daily activities. …
A Good Way to Start 2012 – Another Look at Posture!
Posture should be the subject of one out of every four blog posts I write because good posture is one of the cornerstones of successful pelvic floor rehabilitation. Your posture…
What should Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Include?
The pelvic floor has a significant responsibility to help support our 3 pelvic organs and to hold enough tension to help control our bladder. The muscles that run from our…
Pelvic Floor Muscles Depend on Your Multifidi and Transversus Abdominus Muscles
If I could make a recording for you to play in your head throughout your day to help your pelvic floor symptoms, it would simply say, “Stick your buns out…
Healthy Living One Step at a Time Can Begin with a Posture Change!
This is an entry about the power of positive change. Often changing just one part of our daily routine will lead to another positive change. This may be making a…
Neutral Spine Posture Is Not Easy…It’s Dynamic!
Neutral spine posture is a key piece of the puzzle when working to rehabilitate pelvic floor dysfunction. It is one of the three key components of a successful rehabilitation program…
Perhaps Under-Appreciated, But Really Key: Multifidi Muscles
The multifidi muscles are some of the most underused muscles in our body. This is the reality for many of us, but the problem is that they should be engaged…
Do Our Bodies Have a Chance to Remodel?
I believe they do. Our bodies are constantly remodeling throughout our lives for better or for worse. Here are some examples – we have all seen the world class athlete…
Work Extension as You Walk
Oh how I love to talk about extension! It is so important to maintain the natural extension of our spine that I can’t help but talk about it again. What…
Turning on the Muscles for Optimal Posture
I was just working with a patient, coaching her on posture, and found myself explaining how the multifidi and transversus abdominus muscles fight against one another. Our conversation went something…