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Surgery for Bladder Leakage: Why You Still Need Pelvic Physical Therapy

12/3/2020

Today, we’re talking about a question that has come up for a few patients recently. Both of these patients are scheduled to have surgery for bladder leakage and have also been referred to physical therapy beforehand. So preoperatively, both came in, wondering why they were referred to Pelvic Physical Therapy if they were going to have surgery that was going to fix their leakage.

5 Tips Every Woman Should Know About the Pelvic Floor

6/11/2020

The pelvic floor is an important part of our anatomy, but unfortunately many woman have no idea what it is and what is does. Here are 5 things every woman should know about their pelvic floor...

I Didn't Know Physical Therapy Could Help With That

12/22/2019

I Didn't Know Physical Therapy Could Help With That

“I didn’t know physical therapy could help with that.” This is a phrase that we hear quite often here at Legacy Physical Therapy.

Many people are shocked to learn that physical therapy can help with such conditions as: bladder leakage, painful sex, bowel issues, pelvic organ prolapse, and pregnancy pains (just to name a few).

Read on to learn more about conditions physical therapy can help.

4 Intimate Things New Moms are Too Embarrassed to Talk About

12/8/2019

4 Intimate Things New Moms are Too Embarrassed to Talk About

The changes new moms experience in their bodies are numerous. Some of them can be surprising and potentially embarrassing to talk about.

However, here at Legacy, we aren’t embarrassed to talk about these topics, because this information that needs to get out there for women so that they no they are not alone and that there is help. Read on to learn about 4 Intimate Things New Moms are Too Embarrassed to Talk About...

Fecal Incontinence: A Taboo Topic

12/1/2019

Fecal Incontinence: A Taboo Topic

Fecal incontinence is perhaps the most stigmatized post-reproductive disorder.

It is reported in some form by 20 to 59% of women who give birth - though sometimes not arising until many years after childbirth. Roughly 40,000 women a year will eventually suffer fecal incontinence, but only a fraction of them will ever acknowledge the problem to a physician.

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. [...]

Postpartum Core Reactivation

5/8/2018

Postpartum Core Reactivation

Today, I want to talk to you about 3 simple easy exercises that you can do to for postpartum core reactivation in those early days after delivering your baby. [...]

How Do I Find My Pelvic Floor Muscles????

8/10/2010

I spend much of my day as a pelvic floor physical therapist educating women on the benefits of strengthening their pelvic floor muscles and how to do it. If you are not familiar with this area of your anatomy trying to contract these muscles can be a difficult task. The pelvic floor muscles make a hammock or sling from the pubic bone in front to the tailbone in back. [...]

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