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Pelvic Pain
The Role of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Interstitial Cystitis
When it comes to pelvic floor dysfunction and interstitial cystitis, it’s one of those “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” situations. To better understand what that means, let’s start with what pelvic floor dysfunction is. The pelvic floor…
When Pelvic Pain Is More Than Physical—And What You Can Do About It
By Lorraine Faehndrich, Pelvic Pain Recovery Coach, NBC-HWC Did you know that chronic pelvic pain can exist even in the absence of structural damage? In fact, once pain becomes chronic, it’s often not caused by something wrong in your body,…
The Overlooked Connection: HSD/EDS and Pelvic Pain in Women
By Ariana Lopez, PT, DPT What is HSD and EDS? Hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are a group of hereditary disorders of connective tissue. People born with HSD/EDS have collagen and connective tissue proteins that are abnormal…
It’s Not In Your Head, But It Might Be In Your Nervous System!
By Lara Desrosiers, MSc, OT Pain and other persistent pelvic health symptoms are complex. If you’re navigating persistent pelvic pain, IBS, urinary urgency, prolapse, or other conditions that don’t seem to have one clear and consistent mechanical cause, you’re not…
How to Reverse Negative Thinking for Pelvic Pain Relief
By Lorraine Faehndrich, NBC-HWC You may know that negative thinking is hard on your body and contributes to pain and illness. You may even have a healthcare provider who recommends that you “reduce stress” and try to think more positively…
From Injury To Innovation: The Pain-Free Underwear Revolution
By Holly Zhang, Founder Diddi and Bea It all started with a seemingly ordinary side kick, a move I had done countless times over two decades of martial arts training. But this particular morning, in the quiet solitude of…
The Complexities of IC/BPS
By Drs. Jennifer Anger, Karyn Eilber and Victoria Scott (Urogynecologists) IC/BPS is defined as a chronic condition of bladder-centric pain that has been present for at least six weeks. It is often referred to as the “great mimicker”, as…
Treating Persistent Pelvic Pain with Dry Needling
By Melanie Llanes, PT, DPT Persistent Pelvic Pain (PPP) in women is defined as pain that may or may not be cyclic in nature that occurs without or without pathology. In more than half of the patients that suffer…
What’s a Urogynecologist and How Can One Help Me?
What is a urogynecologist? Are you curious about how exactly they can assist you? In this blog, we’ll dive into the world of urogynecology, shedding light on the vital role these specialized physicians play in women’s health. What is a…
Embracing Your Emotions to Heal Pelvic Pain
By Lorraine Faehndrich, Pelvic Pain Recovery Coach Chronic pelvic pain can, and often does, have an emotional cause at the root. The pelvis is a part of the body that tends to hold emotion, creating tension and nervous system activation…
The Benefits of Pelvic Wands for Chronic Pelvic Pain
By Heather Florio, CEO Desert Harvest Nearly 25 million Americans and 25% of the world’s population (both men and women) suffer from chronic pelvic pain. Chronic Pelvic Pain can be caused by a variety of conditions such as Endometriosis, Irritable…
Pelvic Pain: Beyond Diaphragmatic Breathing
By Paige Genova, Pelvic Health Occupational Therapist, PRT Therapist Now, don’t get me wrong. I love teaching my patients diaphragmatic breathing as a tool to help stimulate their vagus nerve and “downtrain” their nervous system. However, it is just a…
How Pelvic Devices Can Improve Sexual Health & Reduce Pain and Incontinence
By Julie Blacker, Pelvic Health OT, MS Ed If you are experiencing pelvic pain and/or incontinence, impacting sexual health and participation, you are not alone. When it comes to pelvic pain, sexual health, and incontinence issues, many individuals suffer in…
How Somatic Tracking Can Transform Your Chronic Pelvic Pain
By Dr. Aakriti Agrawal , PT, DPT Living with chronic pelvic pain can be an overwhelming and isolating experience; often feeling as though the pain is controlling every aspect of your life. But there is hope. A transformative technique called…
Empowering Recovery: 5 Essential Tools for Healing Pelvic Pain
By Dana Rosen, Pelvic Pain Warrior & Coach Pelvic pain affects 1 in 7 individuals born with a uterus at some point in their lives. Because there are so many organs, muscles, ligaments, and fascia all in one place, diagnosing…
Understanding Pelvic Congestion Syndrome
By Keri Martin Vrbanac, Pelvic PT When we think of the pelvic floor, our most immediate thoughts go the pelvic floor muscles and although they are a VERY important part of our pelvic health, there are several other significantly important…
What is CBD and Why Do I Need It?
By Amy Stein, Pelvic Floor Specialist, Author of Heal Pelvic Pain, Beating Endo Believe the hype! CBD isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. After the Farm Bill was passed in 2018 which removed hemp from being a class 1…
5 Ways Strength Training Benefits your Pelvic Health
By Julia Rosenthal, Pelvic Health Physical Therapist People suffering from pelvic pain are often told to avoid strength training to help alleviate a wide range of symptoms like pelvic pain, prolapse, incontinence, constipation and more. This messaging fosters an increased…
Let’s Talk about Pelvic Pain
By Lexi Burtman, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Most of us have basic knowledge of what to do when we get a sore throat, headache or back pain, yet we often don’t know what to do when we experience pelvic pain.…
7 Unique Self-Care Tools For Women Living With Chronic Pelvic Pain
By Sarah Elspeth, IC Warrior, Psychotherapist, Nutrition and Health Coach I get it; chronic pelvic pain sucks. I’ve been living with chronic pelvic pain for three years and it took me a long time to find the proper methods for…
Addressing the Trauma in Persistent Pelvic Pain
By Kathleen Pratt, MSW, RSW, Trauma Sensitive Yoga Instructor Pelvic pain and trauma. Three words that typically aren’t used together. However, the more I delve into and think about the topic of pelvic pain, the more I am convinced that we need…
Taking a Biopsychosocial Approach: Does it Matter?
By Carolyn Vandyken, Pelvic PT, Educator, Author There are two camps in treating pain: Tissue-based Camp of Treatment Providers treat the tissues alone believing that there must be something bio-medically wrong with the tissues; if they can only mobilize, zap…
How Meditation Can Help Relieve Chronic Pelvic Pain
By Sarah Elspeth, Psychotherapist, Nutrition and Health Coach, Yoga Instructor Pelvic pain is debilitating and relentless, often dramatically affecting one’s quality of life. Treatment of this challenging illness is complicated, and health professionals’ understanding is limited. Interestingly, it can often…
What Can Happen When a Nervous System Gets TOO Sensitive?
By Kathleen Pratt, MSW, RSW When we have pain, the tendency is to focus on trying to find out what’s wrong in the tissues. With persistent (chronic) pain lasting more than several months, it can be more helpful to look…
All About PhysioYoga
By Shelly Prosko PT, C-IAYT, CPI What is PhysioYoga? An approach to rehabilitation that combines evidence informed physiotherapy and yoga therapy, resulting in a holistic or biopsychosocial approach to your rehabilitation experience. Physiotherapy is a well-respected healthcare profession that uses…
The 6 Stages of Toilet Meditation
By Shelly Prosko, PT, Yoga therapist, Pioneer of PhysioYoga Mindfulness practices are gaining popularity and even appear to be quite trendy these days. Perhaps it is because we know, and have experienced, that there is tremendous value in being present…
