The Kegel Myth

The Kegel Myth

Why Smarter Patients Are Getting a Whole-Body Diagnosis If you’ve been living with chronic pelvic pain, you’ve almost certainly received the same well-meaning but reductive advice: do more Kegels. It’s the kind of oversimplification that would make you skeptical in any other context—and your skepticism is warranted. For a significant subset of people experiencing pelvic…

April’s IBS Awareness

April’s IBS Awareness

The Gut-Pelvic Floor Connection PT Can Address April is Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month, bringing attention to a chronic gastrointestinal disorder characterized by abdominal pain, cramping, bloating, and irregular bowel habits (diarrhea or constipation). IBS is highly prevalent, affecting an estimated 5% to 10% of the population worldwide, and is significantly more common in…

It’s Not Just Aging

It’s Not Just Aging

5 Fixable Causes of Urinary Leakage in Women For too long, women have been led to believe that urinary leakage (incontinence) is an inevitable consequence of childbirth or aging. This pervasive myth leads millions to suffer, despite the fact that incontinence affects an estimated 25 to 45% of women globally (Milsom et al., 2018). We…