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Do You Really Have to Go?

Here’s a super-short thought on what you can do to curb that ‘gotta go’ feeling…  Drugs aren’t the only way to manage an urge!!  Check in with your local pelvic floor therapist for more information!!!

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Stuck. Stiff. Glued together. Painful. – How can manual therapy help?

Stuck. Stiff. Glued together. Painful. Those are pretty typical words for the sensation that your body just isn’t moving as easily as it should. That’s about the time most of us look for help to get...

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Introducing Angela.

There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. – Leonard Cohen   For so many people dealing with chronic pain, chronic illness and pelvic health issues they become all consuming. They...

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Understanding Pain – In less than 5 minutes

Pain is an experience most of us will have at some point in our life.  Thankfully, the scientific understanding of pain has improved drastically over the years.  Unfortunately, there are still lots of...

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Below Your Belt: Unlocking the Mysterious Box

Last Friday, we had the honor of hosting the Women’s Health Foundation for a Girls’ Night Out.  The topic?  The Mysterious Box below our belts.  The Women’s Health Foundation is the most passionate...

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Happy New Year! Now about those resolutions…

  Happy New Year!  It’s the first day of 2014….  Have you set any New Year’s Resolutions?? More often than not, resolutions include:  eat better, lose weight, and be healthier…   These are admirable...

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Shameless

Shame: (Noun) A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior – loss of self-respect or self-esteem. Used to reprove someone for something they...

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Sexual Dysfunction…. There is help!!

Defining sexual dysfunction:  Sexual dysfunction or sexual malfunction is difficulty experienced by an individual or a couple during any stage of a normal sexual activity, including physical pleasure,...

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What can we do to help?

How would an orthopedic Physical Therapist know when to refer a patient to a Women’s (and Men’s) Physical Therapist? This question came up on Twitter today and we think it is a great one. Part of a...

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You’re not broken…

Pain stinks. But we will all likely have to deal with it at some time in our lives. Understanding pain, and understanding that you’re not likely broken can be a very powerful pain reducer. Learn more...

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Part of an Interdisciplinary Team

When Should Health Professionals Refer a Patient to Women’s (and Men’s) Physical Therapy? Thanks to the great job by the LA Times there is renewed interest and increased visibility around the too-often...

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Men Have Pelvic Floors, Too…

I’ve considered myself a ‘pelvic floor therapist’ for about the last decade.  That’s a long time, but it’s amazing how little the public and the medical community knows about this area of...

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What does healthcare really cost??

  This morning a potential patient called to cancel her evaluation, because Entropy Physiotherapy is a cash practice, and not covered by her insurance.  It surprises me how much this still stings.  We...

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Prostatitis – Can Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Help?

Prostatitis is one of the most common diagnoses that men are given if they’re having a new onset of pelvic pain or urinary issues.  ‘Prostatitis’ literally means ‘inflammation of the prostate’.  There...

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Oops! What to do for embarrassing issues…

The need for pelvic health for men and for women is getting more attention, including a recent blog post from the Women’s Health Foundation that talks about Accidental Bowel Leakage (ABL).  It is great...

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Your Vagina is Awesome….

Even after 3 kids.  Even after menopause.  Even if you didn’t know how awesome it is.   As a pelvic health therapist, it amazes and saddens me that in 2014, women are still ashamed, self-conscious, and...

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Healthcare can do better…

This weekend I had the good fortune to attend  a wonderful course, Comprehensive Management of Bowel Dysfunction.  As a pelvic health physio, patients with gastrointestinal, digestive, and bowel issues...

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What to Look for When You’re Looking for Help with Pelvic Pain

Pelvic Pain can be hard to deal with.  The amazing amount of information (both good and bad, accurate and inaccurate) can be overwhelming.  How do you wade through everything and find the help that is...

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Why Should You Come to Neil’s Course?

Neil O’Connell will be popping across the pond this July to hang out in Chicago, and come have a chat at Entropy Physiotherapy.  Sandy and I have invited Neil to come and help us understand how to not...

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Open During Renovations…

It was a crisp 22* F (-5* C) and the local Starbucks had a small walk –up window open for hot drinks and food. There were three baristas closely tucked inside with a space heater, coats, gloves,...

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