C-Section Recovery 101
Delivering a baby via Cesarean Section (AKA C-Section) is a major abdominal surgery that requires you to give your body a lot of extra...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Jul 17
- 3 min
Is what I'm eating and drinking contributing to my bladder symptoms?
Did you know that certain foods and drinks could be making your bladder symptoms, such as urinary incontinence, urgency, and frequency,...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
There are more men who experience pelvic pain than you think. It is estimated that 8-16% of men in America will suffer with chronic...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- May 17
- 3 min
Vaginal Moisturizers 101:
Vulva and vaginal dryness and irritation is a common complaint that can be described differently by each person experiencing it. It may...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Apr 3
- 4 min
Exercise During Pregnancy
Pregnancy can be a great time to get active! During pregnancy, exercise can help you maintain or improve your fitness level and prepare...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Hemorrhoids; may be easier to treat than to spell!
Pelvic health is one of those fields where we get to talk about all the fun stuff you don’t normally bring up at dinner parties. This...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Dec 28, 2022
- 3 min
8 Tips to Relieve Holiday Constipation:
Constipation during the holiday season…yikes! That’s the last thing anyone has time to deal with. But let’s face it, with holiday travel,...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Jun 22, 2022
- 4 min
Pelvic Health Tools 101
“I’m supposed to put that WHERE??” There are incredible tools on the market that can help you treat your own pelvic floor muscles - HOW...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- May 16, 2022
- 5 min
Breathing Benefits: 4 things you might not know about breath!
Breath has become quite the popular topic these days, especially among pelvic floor therapists. At the same token, it is easy to glance...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Apr 13, 2022
- 5 min
POOP! So what's normal anyways?
This month is dedicated to bowel health! We, as pelvic floor therapists, are nosey people - we want to know all things bowel, bladder and...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Mar 7, 2022
- 5 min
6 Things You Need to Know About Diastasis Recti
Alright friends, it’s time to talk about the buzz topic: diastasis recti, diastasis rectus abdominis, DRA - all one in the same! DRA is...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Feb 3, 2022
- 4 min
Pelvic Therapy after Cesarean Delivery
There are a lot of things we hear as pelvic health providers that get our blood boiling, but this is likely at the top of the list … “......
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Jan 7, 2022
- 5 min
New Year, New Baby, New You: Navigating Sex After Baby!
So you’ve grown a baby over the last 9-10 months. You birthed that baby. You are halfway through the 4th trimester, and you are cleared...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Oct 14, 2021
- 5 min
"But do you take my insurance?" ...and other questions to ask when searching for a pelvic therapist
You finally muster up the courage to call and schedule your first pelvic floor therapy appointment. Maybe you’ve been in pain for quite...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Jul 16, 2021
- 10 min
Dr. Katie's Birth Story and why she chose homebirth for her family
First and foremost, I'd like to thank my beautiful friend and colleague, Dr. Katie, for her generosity and vulnerability in sharing such...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Jun 14, 2021
- 4 min
Menopause and your Pelvic Floor
So you’ve made it the last 4 to 5 decades relatively unscathed as far as pelvic health is concerned. Maybe you had babies, maybe you...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- May 6, 2021
- 7 min
5 Reasons To See a Pelvic Floor Therapist During Pregnancy
At the time of writing this blog, Dr. Katie is 33 weeks pregnant with her second child, so this topic is very fresh and close to our...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Apr 6, 2021
- 4 min
Does your child wet the bed? Pelvic floor dysfunction could be to blame
I know how the story goes; Parents of grade school aged kids, waking up to kicks and stolen covers. The kids' beds are soiled and they're...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Mar 4, 2021
- 4 min
Endometriosis and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month, so we thought it would be appropriate to dive into some of the specifics about the diagnosis and...
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Empowered Pelvic Health
- Feb 2, 2021
- 4 min
Erectile Dysfunction and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Who hasn’t seen a commercial for “the little blue pill”? It is ICONIC... it typically portrays an older couple who is, shall we say,...
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