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What is a Trigger Point? A Trigger Point (TP) is a section of a muscle that when touched, stretched or activated creates pain to predictable surrounding areas. TPs can occur anywhere in your body, the most commonly known occurs when someone touches the tops of their shoulders and pain can be felt radiating up to…
Menopause is a natural part of the aging process, but the physical changes that come with it can be distressing to some women. As estrogen levels go down with menopause, many women experience what is called the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM). The primary symptoms of GSM are: Treatment Options Local hormonal treatment can be…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, activity levels dropped for a lot of people. Between stay at home-orders, gym closures and working from home, people became more sedentary. On top of that, there were shortages of equipment like dumbbells and bicycles, making staying active at home difficult even if you wanted to. But this summer, things look…
Erectile dysfunction can affect as many as 30 million men. It can occur when the pelvic floor muscles are in spasm, which can occlude the internal pudendal artery which provides blood to the penis. Increased pelvic floor tone can prevent proper contraction and relaxation of these muscles which is needed for penile rigidity. There can…
Why do physical therapists do this? Pelvic floor muscles are unfortunately very misunderstood to those who do not work with them daily. These muscles fall into the category of being “out of site and out of mind” because they are considered taboo to discuss and also because they are not muscles we can directly see….