How the Hip-Spine Connection Shapes Pelvic Function

How the Hip-Spine Connection Shapes Pelvic Function

Most people think of the pelvis as its own separate region. In reality, it’s the meeting point between two very different jobs: the mobility of your hips and the stability of your spine. When one of them struggles, the others adjust to make up for it. Over time, those adjustments can turn into pain or…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

PT for Whole-Body Recovery October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to talk about early detection and also about what recovery looks like afterward. Surgery (mastectomy or lumpectomy), radiation, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy are life-saving, but they can leave physical side effects that last well beyond the final appointment. The Side Effects Most People…

National Physical Therapy Month

National Physical Therapy Month

What to Know About Specialized Care October is National Physical Therapy Month, a good time to recognize what physical therapists do. PTs are movement specialists who evaluate and treat the causes of pain and dysfunction, not just the symptoms. Physical therapy is a non-invasive, evidence-based approach to managing musculoskeletal conditions. Research also suggests that seeing…

Is Your Low Back Pain Really Coming From Your SI Joint?

Is Your Low Back Pain Really Coming From Your SI Joint?

Understanding the link between the sacroiliac joint and low back pain, and how physical therapy can help If you’ve been told you have “low back pain” but the ache sits low and to one side, near the dimples above your buttocks, your sacroiliac (SI) joint may be part of the story. It’s one of the…

Post-Prostatectomy Care: Regaining Continence and Function with Targeted Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

Post-Prostatectomy Care: Regaining Continence and Function with Targeted Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

What is a prostatectomy? Prostatectomy — the surgical removal of the prostate gland — is a necessary and often life-saving procedure for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. But the surgery disrupts structures central to bladder control and erectile function, and most men experience some urinary leakage afterward. How much, and for how long, varies widely….