One of the things that we commonly see patients coming in to see us for is that they don’t feel like they’ve healed well postpartum. They’re dealing with abdominal muscle separation, they’re dealing with core muscle weakness, maybe they’re having bladder leakage or pain with intercourse. They just don’t feel themselves in their body. There …
“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). …
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Constipation is the most common gastrointestinal complaint — about 4 million Americans experience constipation and make 2.5 million physician visits a year to get help for the problem. Constipation can occur when the colon absorbs too much water, the colon’s muscle contraction is slow or sluggish, and/or there is delayed transit time through the colon. …
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 …
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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 …
