Simple Lifestyle Shifts to Ease Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy
Pelvic pain in pregnancy is common – but that doesn’t mean it’s normal, or inevitable. And it certainly isn’t something you need to “just deal with.”
Getting Rid of Cesarean and Perineal Scar Pain After Delivery…and How to Prevent a Perineal Tear.
One-third of deliveries in the United States are cesarean deliveries and perineal tears, occurs in approximately 70% of birthing people during delivery and is as high as 90% in women who are pregnant and giving birth for the first time. Learn how to best take care of yourself if you find yourself recovering from either.
How Strength Training Can Help Resolve Stress Urinary Incontinence
Strength training, when done strategically and safely, can play a powerful role in reducing and even resolving symptoms of stress incontinence.
The Role of Strength Training in Overcoming Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Why Avoiding the Barbell Might Be Holding You Back—and What to Do Instead
Diastasis Exercise Tips and Tricks From Your Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Bestie
Diastasis Rectus Abdominis is something that is incredibly common throughout the lifespan and during pregnancy and postpartum and there is a lot of fear mongering associated with it including what exercises and activities are considered “safe” or not.
5 Signs You Might Be in Perimenopause (And What to Do About It!)
Today is a perfect day to start learning more about what to expect in perimenopause! Here are five signs you may be in it right now.
Inform Yourself to Receive the Best Care
Not every pelvic floor therapist looks and treats the pelvic floor in the same way. Some just look at the physical aspects of the pelvic floor dysfunction. Kyrsten encourages you to seek out a therapist that is right for you. She provides a questionnaire to help you find a pelvic floor therapist that will treat
in a holistic way so that you can have the most optimal healing.
Psychological Elements of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Our pelvic bowl or pelvic space is the storage house of all of our unprocessed emotion, trauma events, and things that have happened to us. Things like birth trauma, sexual trauma, sexual repression, even past surgeries or fears, can really start to come up and hold tension in our body, which results in pain and discomfort.
Optimizing Movement to Fight Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder of women of reproductive age, impacting 10% of women on average. Exercise is a superpower when fighting PCOS.
You’re More Than Your Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Occupational Therapists look at the whole person and how roles and routines impact lives. Few OT’s also work with pelvic floor dysfunction and how emotional and mental health also impacts physical health. Kyrsten shares her professional journey to becoming an Occupational Therapist specializing in pelvic floor therapy, and how it all stemmed from her personal experience.