On June 4th, Team Legacy Physical Therapy participated in the 13th annual Cancer Survivorship Walk at Creve Coeur Lake Park. It was a hot morning, but there was a great turnout for the walk. To date the walk has raised $126,608.00 for the Cancer Support Community of St. Louis! I am happy to report that Team Legacy Physical Therapy surpassed […]
I have been wanting to get classes together for my pregnant and postpartum clients for awhile now. The childbearing years bring about so many changes in women’s bodies that can set them up for problems down the road. There are so many preventative things that women can do to avoid these problems.I am excited to
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,
As spring weather nears, I always get the itch to be outside and be active. Now if you know me, you know that I am not a runner by nature, but I continue to try to motivate myself to run more. One of my good friends is training for the Saint Louis Half Marathon in
The bodies of women who have just had a baby are rapidly going through many changes. It is very common for new moms to develop new aches and pains. It is easy for new moms to get into bad posture habits which can cause pain. This is especially the case with holding the baby and
Now is the time to get informed and to take control of your health. Bladder conditions will be taking center stage on Lifetime TV network and Lifetime Real Women Network this weekend. Bladder Monologues will be airing multiple times this weekend on “Defining Moments.” Women’s Health Foundation (WHF) and founder, Missy Lavender will be featured on Lifetime
So you leak urine sometimes. That much has been established fairly easily. What you don’t know is what type of urinary incontinence you have. Determining what type of incontinence you have can put you on the right road to recovery. Below are the symptoms of the 3 most common types of urinary leakage: urge urinary incontinence,
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
I recently referred a client to Fitness Cove in Kirkwood, MO and today her fitness specialist came by the clinic to drop off a little thank you gift for me. I thought that was so sweet and the gift with the story attached to it was very moving, so I wanted to share it with
Adolescence is a great time in life to develop good exercise habits. When a girl’s body begins producing the hormone estrogen, which helps trigger sexual development, she may notice an increase in body fat. Getting exercise in 5-7 days of the week with an appropriate diet stocked full of fruits and vegetables is the healthy