Pelvic Health and Gender Identity Expression

Pelvic Health and Gender Identity Expression

June is Pride Month! Individuals have been using various practices for decades to express gender identity. It’s only in recent decades that gender affirming surgery is a possibility. The pelvis is intricately involved with gender affirming surgery which was discussed in a past blog. Pelvic health physical therapists are critical before and after these surgeries,…

Dilator Use and Tips for Success

Dilator Use and Tips for Success

If you’ve had the misfortune of experiencing pelvic pain you may be familiar with a common treatment tool in pelvic health therapy…..dilators. What are Dilators? Dilators are useful as a therapeutic treatment tools to combat pelvic pain, specifically pain on penetration of the vagina. Dilators aim to slowly and progressively increase the stretch of the…

Posture for Easier Bowel Movements

Posture for Easier Bowel Movements

No matter your background, lifestyle or career path pretty much everyone has something in common. We all poop.  Some indigenous cultures move their bowels while in a full squat. This is a similar position that toddlers naturally use, especially during the early potty training stages. Most moms who have gone through the potty training stage…