‘Tis The Season
The holiday season can lead us into some traps that can have a direct or indirect effect on our pelvic floor function. Let’s take a closer look at three things…
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…
Developing Pelvic Floor Endurance
I have been asked several times about the process of building up pelvic floor endurance, so I’ve decided to focus on this question in this blog entry. Perhaps one of…
Still Seeing Progress Years After Delivering My Third!
I noticed something awesome last night at my 4 year-old’s soccer game. I have blogged in the past that I continue to experience prolapse symptoms when I yell or cheer…
Activity is the Best Medicine You Can Give Yourself
I just returned from a continuing education course in which the primary message delivered was that the human body is driven by activity. It is our activity level throughout our…
Questions from You to Me: What You Recommend vs. What Whole Woman Recommends
I have performed Kegel exercises off and on in the past then I read on “WholeWoman.com“, Christine Kent wrote that Kegel exercises can actually worsen a prolapse and cause further…
Questions from You to Me: Hypertone of the Pelvic Floor
My sister has been diagnosed with a pelvic floor that is always contracting. Will your DVD help her?” If your sister’s diagnosis is hypertone of her pelvic floor, then she really…
Kegels: Past, Present, and the Mind-Body Connection
by guest blogger, Michelle Herbst, MPT, DPT What is a Kegel? Do women know how to do Kegels to make a positive impact on their overall health? Yes and No. …
Easing the Strain On Your Pelvic Floor: A Couple of Tips
I want to share a couple of tips that many of my patients have found helpful in their journey through pelvic floor rehabilitation and return to activity: triathalon shorts and…
An Alternate Kegel Position During Pregnancy
I can confidently tell you that while pregnant, you can safely perform the series of Kegel exercises as coached on our Hab-It: Pelvic Floor DVD in any of the three…