Hot flashes affect up to three-quarters of women during perimenopause and menopause. You probably don’t need an explanation of what these episodes are like. They entail rising heat sensations on your skin, flushing in your face, and upper body sweating, along with a faster heartbeat and tingly fingers. Contrary to popular belief, hot flashes don’t […]
Wednesday morning March 22nd, Dr. Brooke Kalisiak, joined Mary Caltrider in studio on KSDK Show Me St. Louis. She talked about the importance of help for postpartum recovery. (Not everyone bounces back, in fact, most women don’t bounce back after baby.) Dr. Kalisiak also shared 3 tips for early postpartum recovery: Deep breathing can be
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It’s common to hear women discuss issues with their bladder as they go through menopause. And the most common change we hear about is losing bladder control. Problems with bladder control can show up in a variety of ways. You might leak urine with coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercising. You might feel an intense urge
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Urinary tract infections are the most common outpatient infections in the United States, with prevalence increasing with age. Urinary tract infections (UTI) can cause pelvic pain, urethral burning, urinary urgency/frequency and other pelvic health symptoms. Recurring UTIs are defined as two or more urinary tract infections over the course of six months (or three in
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Is your bladder running your life? Or are you in charge? We hear women commonly say they feel their bladder is in charge. Yet it doesn’t have to be. Today we want to share some of the common signs that your bladder is taking over when it shouldn’t be. FIRST SIGN:You know where every restroom
Back in May, Dr. Brooke Kalisiak had the privilege of being interviewed by Jeremy Sutton of The Servant PT Podcast. The episode just got released. Tune in to learn more about the importance of bladder health including tips you can use to keep your bladder healthy.You can listen to the podcast online by clicking here.orYou can
Are you experiencing bladder leakage? Have you tried kegels exercises, but are not noticing any improvement in your bladder leakage? Many of our patients ask when they come to see us… “aren’t you just going to teach me how to do Kegel exercises? I have already been doing those exercise and they are not helping.
Pelvic organ prolapse is a dropping of any of the pelvic organs (uterus, bladder, or rectum) down into vaginal canal or through the vaginal opening. You can have prolapse of one or multiple pelvic organs at a time. There are multiple treatment options available if you are experiencing pelvic organ prolapse Symptoms of pelvic organ
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING US HELP the HOUSTON FLOOD VICTIMS!! Many of you know that our receptionist Rosie is from the Houston area and she continues to have many family members and friends still living in Houston who were greatly affected by the flood. When we learned that Rosie and her husband, Norbert
This holiday season we hope that you will help us give the gift of pelvic health. All too often at Legacy Physical Therapy we hear our patients say things like… “I have never heard of pelvic physical therapy.” “How come none of my doctor’s told me this was an option? “Why am I just hearing