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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….
Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome, abbreviated MRKH Syndrome, is a disease that affects 1 in every 4000-5000 female births,1,2 and causes these babies to be born without certain reproductive organs. This occurs during development because the embryological structures that go on to form these organs are either absent or fail to develop.1 Therefore, the baby is born with…
Vaginal weights for training the pelvic floor muscles have been a common topic as of late – why is this? Since pelvic floor therapy is becoming more known, there are plenty of women and men that want to get ahead of the game with making sure their pelvic floor muscles are nice and strong. Some…
Pain at the tailbone can be a real pain in the butt. The tailbone, called the coccyx, attaches at the base of the sacrum and typically consists of 3 to 5 moveable segments. For some individuals, one or more segments may be fused. The tailbone is roughly a third of the size of your pinky…
Arousal is an important part of physical relationships. When this occurs in an individual with vaginal tissue, the vagina will normally lubricate itself. But what happens when this isn’t the case? When would your body start to produce less lubricant? What does reduced lubrication feel like? Penetrative intercourse without lubricant may be painful (dyspareunia) and may…