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Assuming injury is required, the following 55 results were found.

  1. PT Products Magazine | Childbirth Injurieshttps://feminapt.com/resources/published-articles/childbirth-injuries

    of persistent postpartum pelvic, vaginal or rectal pain. These include scar tissue hypersensitivity, peripheral nerve injury or entrapment, joint injury or pelvic floor muscle spasm. After delivery, estrogen levels drop and progesterone levels stay...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Published Articles

  2. International Journal of Childbirth Education | Post-partum Pelvic Painhttps://feminapt.com/resources/published-articles/post-partum-pelvic-pain

    is a helpful initial intervention. With persistent postpartum vaginal pain, scar tissue hypersensitivity, peripheral nerve injury or entrapment, joint injury or pelvic floor muscle spasm may be the cause and referral to a Women’s Health physical...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Published Articles
  3. Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash

    Postpartum Anal Incontinence https://feminapt.com/blog/postpartum-anal-incontinence

    The Degrees of Rupture (Sultan, 1999) Labial ruptures are isolated to the labia. First-degree ruptures are defined as injury to perineal skin and/or vaginal mucosa. Second-degree ruptures are defined as injury to the perineum, including perineal muscles...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  4. Levator Ani Avulsion - Injury during Childbirth

    Pelvic Floor Injury During Childbirth: All About Levator Ani Avulsionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/pelvic-floor-injury-during-childbirth-all-about-levator-ani-avulsion

    Levator Ani Avulsion: Understand your pelvic anatomy to better understand your injury The pelvic floor is a group of muscles positioned like a hammock along our saddle region. The group of muscles attach from our pubic bone on the inside and then to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  5. 4 Exercises to Increase Low Back Strength | Image Courtesy of Anupam Mahaptra via Unsplash

    4 Exercises to Increase Low Back Strength and Help with Low Back Painhttps://feminapt.com/blog/4-exercises-to-increase-low-back-strength

    or causing pain can be achieved with the guidance of a physical therapist. Increasing low back strength can help prevent injury, rehabilitate a current low back pain, and keep you moving without impedance in a more enduring way. The following 5...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  6. Rectal Prolapse and Hemorrhoids

    What is the Difference Between Rectal Prolapse and Hemorrhoids?https://feminapt.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-rectal-prolapse-and-hemorrhoids

    age. Weakening of the anal sphincter: This is the specific muscle that controls the release of stool from the rectum. Prior injury to the anal or pelvic areas including pregnancy, labor, and delivery. Nerve damage as a result of pregnancy, vaginal...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  7. Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

    Postpartum Pelvic Pain and What You Can Do About Ithttps://feminapt.com/blog/postpartum-pelvic-pain-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

    with stitches. Pubic Pain Sometimes the pubic symphysis joint can be separated or sprained during delivery. When this injury happens, pain can be felt in the pubic bone, sacroiliac (SI) joints, glutes or thighs. You might have difficulty and pain with...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  8. Pregnant belly birth prep services

    Birth Prep Services Offered at Femina Physical Therapyhttps://feminapt.com/blog/birth-prep-services-at-femina-pt

    pregnancy: 1st Trimester Core stability Pelvic stability Pelvic floor strength and flexibility Reducing pain and risk of injury from joint laxity Motor control of the pelvic floor: contracting, relaxing, and elongating the pelvic floor Body mechanics to...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  9. sex pillow review

    Glamour | The Big Sex Pillow Review - Make Any Position Hotterhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/glamour/glamour-the-big-sex-pillow-review-make-any-position-hotter

    of Glamour reached out to me for my opinion on their upcoming sex pillow review for various sex positions and overcoming injury, I was glad to offer some advice. Here is a brief synopsis of the article with a link to the full article below. Heather...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Glamour
  10. does fear create vaginismus

    Does Vaginismus Create Fear, or Does Fear Create Vaginismus?https://feminapt.com/blog/does-vaginismus-create-fear-or-does-fear-create-vaginismus

    anxiety create Vaginismus? As we often say in physical therapy "It depends". With some of my patients, there is a specific injury or infection that is at the root of their pain. The story is similar whether they were diagnosed with Vaginismus,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog

  11. injury recoveryhttps://feminapt.com/site-index/injury-recovery

    • Type: Tag
    • Author: Webmaster
  12. self care after cesarean section

    Ergonomics with Baby Care and Self Care After Cesarean Sectionhttps://feminapt.com/blog/ergonomics-with-baby-care-and-self-care-after-cesarean-section

    your entire body to place the baby into the seat, this will put your shoulders, knees, back, wrists, and neck at risk for injury. If the car seat is in one of the outside seats, put one leg into your car and face the car seat to put the baby in and out...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog

  13. Scar Management and Desensitization After C-Section, Hysterectomy and Laparoscopic Procedureshttps://feminapt.com/blog/scar-management-and-desensitization-after-c-section-hysterectomy-and-laparoscopic-procedures

    with artificial dyes or colors Do not use any lotion containing vitamin E for the first month following your surgery or injury. You may use vitamin E containing lotions after the first month. Avoid paraben, glycerine, and lanolin The following is a list...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  14. unsplash: Sabina Tone

    Sex After Childbirth – What’s Your ‘New Normal’?https://feminapt.com/blog/sex-after-childbirth-what-is-your-new-normal

    function after twelve months. This was true even for patients who experienced C-sections, physical trauma, or birth-related injury. Similar data was also found in a 2015 study. This study found that nearly 9 out of 10 women experienced painful sex on...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  15. Anatomical drawing of pelvis depicting sexual dysfunction after pelvic fracture

    Sexual Dysfunction After Pelvic Fracturehttps://feminapt.com/blog/sexual-dysfunction-after-pelvic-fracture

    Fracture Can be Traumatic A 2014 study by Harvey-Kelly et al. points to the fact that the long term consequences of this injury can include sexual dysfunction and pelvic pain for both males and females. Pelvic fractures occur most commonly with a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  16. creating a morning stretch routine

    Nike Asks Debbie Dy, DPT About Creating a Morning Stretch Routinehttps://feminapt.com/media-content/nike/creating-a-morning-stretch-routine

    the legs and back muscles. Perhaps the biggest boon of adopting a stretching routine is that it helps to reduce the risk of injury. Everyday activities, like sitting for long periods of time, can cause muscles to tense and spasm, for instance. When this...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Debbie Dy, PT, DPT
    • Category: Nike

  17. How Is Your Running Changed After Childbirth?https://feminapt.com/blog/how-is-your-running-changed-after-childbirth

    - we see this clinically and research also shows postpartum movement strategy changes that can increase your risk of injury. A recent pilot study by Provenzano et al., 2019 compared the biomechanical changes of runners pre-pregnancy (or

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  18. Building a Recovery Routine | Kasia Gondek's Road to the Boston Marathon

    Road to Boston Marathon Part 3: Building a Post-Run Recovery Routinehttps://feminapt.com/blog/road-to-boston-marathon-part-3-building-a-post-run-recovery-routine

    crucial to helping your body bounce back after training as quickly as possible. A good recovery routine also helps prevent injury, decreased immune system function, and muscle mass loss. A recovery routine encompasses a cool-down activity, nutrition,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CSCS
    • Category: Blog

  19. Testimonial by R.D., age 38https://feminapt.com/testimonials/testimonial-by-r-d-age-38

    so used to 'guarding' against that pain that my muscles were just as tight (and therefore immobile and painful) as if the injury were still fresh. Thanks to her unique system of alleviating pressure points in the pelvic floor (many exercises can be done...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Webmaster
    • Category: Testimonials

  20. Heather Speaks About Her Book "Sex Without Pain"https://feminapt.com/resources/videos-about-pelvic-pain/heather-speaks-about-sex-without-pain

    hurt! Whether your pain during intercourse (or your partner’s) began with a first sexual experience or after pregnancy or injury, this step-by-step guide can put you on the path to recovery, and to enjoying the sex life you deserve."

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Videos by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
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Testimonial by Lauren B.

Femina PT (née Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy) has been such an answer to prayer, i'm so glad I found them! I've been struggling with vaginismus my whole life, but didn't have a name for it until about 6 or 7 months ago. Even once I did have a name for it though, I didn't know where to begin in getting help. My OB/GYN had me get a set of dilators, but I couldn't even insert the smallest one by myself. Most times I tried I just ended up frustrated and in tears. I felt really alone, like I was broken and didn't have the energy to keep trying. When I got engaged a few months ago though, I realized I needed to get answers so i wasn't dreading my honeymoon.

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Testimonial by M.M.

My husband and I were married for 5 years and unable to have intercourse, but I never knew why. After numerous awful experiences at doctor’s offices (where many doctors told me I “just needed to relax”), a surgery that didn’t fix the problem, and a year of owning dilators that didn’t get me anywhere, someone finally referred me to Heather for Physical Therapy. I finally had answers and information from someone who knew exactly what I was dealing with!

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Testimonial by Jackie W.

I was in multiple car accidents a decade ago, and I have been to many physical therapists through the years without success. They found the root of my lower back pain problems and after nearly a decade of barely being able to walk I finally can again without pain. They are also the best pelvic floor pts and the only ones who found the connection between my pelvic floor and lower back problems. If you need help with physical pain, they are your answer.

-- Jackie W., 1/19/17 via Yelp!

Testimonial by R.H.

No one could tell me why I was having pain during sex--sharp pain, not just uncomfortable, pain. I was referred to Heather Jeffcoat after researching several different options. I had seen a specialist who told me physical therapy would not help and my only option was surgery. I really didn't want to go that route, so when we got a referral, I decided to try it--it can't hurt, I thought. I am so glad I did. She diagnosed the problem right away, which was a relief in itself.

To know why I was having pain eased my mind immensely. And to hear that she could fix it without surgery was another relief. She said she could fix the problem in 6 weeks. I think it was actually 4 for me. She was very methodical, and treated me as an intelligent human being capable of participating in my own recovery. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone. She did not try to prolong my session numbers, she worked hard to accommodate my schedule (and the fact that I had to bring a baby to sessions), and she was completely honest the entire time. It is so hard to find someone with these characteristics, much less a professional who is so good at what she does. She has my highest respect.

-- R.H.

Testimonial by Julie T.

Femina PT (née Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy) has honestly changed my life. Before receiving treatment at Femina, I was going doctor to doctor to try and find the answer to my pelvic pain. It has taken me YEARS to find someone that can help fix this. It wasn't until my gynecologist recommended your clinic that I finally felt relief. My pelvic pain is almost gone, and granted I still have a lot more to work on with Laureen (my PT), my original problem is nearly cured. I am so grateful to her.

What is even better is she gave me practical exercises to do at home that were not tedious and provided instant (and lasting) relief. Although I mainly work with Laureen, my interaction with the owner (Heather) has been great. She is very generous, kind, and committed to her business.

It hurts to know there are women out there suffering who will never know or have the opportunity to work with women like Laureen and Heather because this issue is hardly talked about and this field is so rare. I hope more doctors and physical therapists see the value in this work and can relieve more woman of their pain.

-- Julie T., 12/4/16 via Yelp!

Testimonial by Rosanna R., age 35

Heather has affected my life in the MOST POSITIVE way and I am forever grateful. My husband refers to her as the "sex doctor" so you can only imagine how happy he is with my therapy outcome.

After the birth of my son I suffered from "Vaginismus", however, at the time I just thought I was broken. My "broken vagina" affected me physically but it was an emotional struggle as well. Many women in my life also suffered with pain from sex after their babies were born so I knew I wasn't alone. They told me they "just got used to it" but I couldn't see myself living that way.

Sex wasn't just painful, it was literally impossible - IT DIDNT FIT!

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