Schedule an AppointmentWhat if you can't "Just Do It?" | Femina Physical Therapy Newsletter | Issue 183
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This Week at Femina Physical Therapy Particpate in a High Quality Study Using Shockwave Therapy for Painful IntercourseAlso: Runner's World asks yours truly about symptoms of a weak pelvic floor, and we are hiring pelvic floor PT's!It's been a while since you heard from us, and this jam packed edition will help you get up to speed on what we've been up to and what's going on in the world of pelvic health in general. On that note, we are excited to announce that Health Central has taken note of our project at The Origin Fund as a way to get treatment to individuals in need of pelvic floor therapy, and we're proud to announce that donations are rolling in and people are getting the care they deserve. Woo hoo! As always thank you so much for being a subscriber to our newsletter, and remember that you can also stay in touch by following us on InstaGram at @feminapt and @dr.heatherjeffcoat. That's it for now, see you next week! | |||||
Featured Content from the Femina PT WebsiteNike | How To Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor, According to a Physiotherapist Fitness giants Nike recently reached out to me for an article entitled "How To Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor, According to a Physiotherapist", and of course I was glad to offer my insights. It's great to see such a highly visible company in the fitness market taking interest in the topic of pelvic floor health. While at first blush taking care of the pelvic floor may not seem as "sexy" a topic as sculptured calves or bulging biceps, at Femina PT we of course understand the pivotal role that pelvic floor health plays in sexual function (of course!), proper posture, freedom from back and hip pain, avoiding embarrassing bouts of incontinence, and so on. That said, here are some snippets from the article, interspersed with my onw commentary. A link to full article at Nike's site is included below. Heather Jeffcoat, DPT Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor to Improve Your CoreWhat if you can't "Just Do It?"Nike's longstanding slogan presupposes that your pelvic floor is in full health - but what if it isn't? Pelvic floor issues can have a profound effect on your ability to enjoy sports and other activities, and even if you are able to participate, recovery times may increase and other issues such as incontinence may come into play if things are quite right "down there". In this article we take a quick look at how to best strengthen your pelvic floor with the aim of improving not only athletic performance but overall wellbeing.    Read More Wholistic Endo Expert | Endometriosis, Pelvic Physical Therapy and Pain Management I recently appeared on the Wholistic Endo Expert podcast hosted by Dr. Lj Johnson, and we talked about all matter of things endo related and how to find accurate information not only online, but from your health care provider(s). Here is a brief synopsis of our talk along with a link to the full episode below. Heather Jeffcoat, DPT Hear Heather Jeffcoat, DPT on the Wholistic Endo Expert PodcastHere's a brief description of the show, directly from Dr. Johnson:
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