What is Your Core?

What is Your Core?

The “core” is a trendy term that’s gained a lot of popularity in recent years. It’s heard in many places including social media, gyms, studios, and physical therapy clinics. The core is a colloquial term used to describe a group of trunk muscles that are integral to every movement your body makes. What makes up…

Postpartum Depression: more than just a case of the “Baby Blues”

Postpartum Depression: more than just a case of the “Baby Blues”

Holding your baby for the first time is said to be one of the most memorable experiences a new mother will go through. Many new moms don’t get to experience this overwhelming burst of joy or later joys as the baby develops: first smile, first giggle/laugh, funny poop faces and milestones like rolling over or…

Coping With Pelvic Pain

Coping With Pelvic Pain

Although pelvic pain affects about 16% of the population, and possibly more since it is under-reported, men and women who suffer from this condition often feel alone and isolated. Common feelings associated with pelvic pain include depression, anxiety, hopelessness, a sense of shame, a sense of feeling like damaged goods, suicidal thoughts, and frustration with…

A Six Pack Split (Abdominal Separation)

A Six Pack Split (Abdominal Separation)

This months blog is about splitting your ‘six pack’ and I don’t mean the beverages. We’re talking about separation of the abdominal muscle, the rectus abdominis, termed diastasis recti or recti diastasis. The easiest way to describe it is if your abdominal ‘six pack’ muscle divorced itself with the left and right side separating to…