Category: Pelvic Floor - Legacy Physical Therapy

What is a Kegel Exercise?

9/16/2018

A Kegel exercise is the Layman’s term for a contraction of the pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor muscles are a group of muscles that are located on the bottom of our pelvis. They go from our pubic bone in the front to our tail bone in the back and they span side to side across our sit bones. One of the main functions of the pelvic floor muscles is to prevent bladder and/or bowel leakage, so it is important that they are working properly and are strong. [...]

What is the Pelvic Floor?

9/2/2018

What is the Pelvic Floor? Many people really have no idea that they have a pelvic floor and what it is for. So today is a little bit more of an anatomy lesson and some education as to why you should care about your pelvic floor. [...]

3 Reasons Why Kegels May Not Be Working For You

8/5/2018

Are you experiencing bladder leakage? Have you tried kegels exercises, but are not noticing any improvement in your bladder leakage? [...]

Bladder Leakage: It's Common, Not Normal

7/31/2018

Bladder Leakage: It is Common Not Normal

Today, I want to talk about a specific type of bladder leakage called Stress Urinary Incontinence. One in 3 women will experience bladder leakage at some point in their lifetime and although it is common, it is not normal. Let me reiterate that [...]

What is Pelvic Physical Therapy?

3/26/2018

What is Pelvic Physical Therapy

Pelvic physical therapy is something that is unfamiliar to many people. I would say for about every 10 new patients that come to see us here Legacy Physical Therapy, about 7 or 8 of them start out their evaluation by saying that they have never heard of Pelvic Physical Therapy and they are not sure how we can help them. [...]

10 Tips for Healthy Bladder

2/16/2018

Today I want to clear up of some common misconceptions about bladder health that we hear all the time. Do you know how to keep your bladder healthy and happy? Check out below to learn 10 simple tips for a healthy bladder. [...]

To Make You Laugh

8/15/2011

So a friend of mine who knows that I am a pelvic physical therapist, sent me this picture this morning. [...]

Urinary Incontinence- No Laughing Matter

3/29/2011

If I had a dime for every time I hear a woman say, “Yes I leak a little when I laugh or sneeze, but I just deal with it,” I would be a very rich woman! Let me start this article off right by dispelling this myth once and for all: bladder leakage when you cough, laugh, or sneeze is not a normal part of aging, and you do not have to just deal with it. [...]

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