We are so excited that pelvic floor physical therapy has become more popular over the past couple of years, however we find people have misconceptions about pelvic floor PT. We wanted to clear up the top 10 things we hear and set the facts straight. Only women that had babies need to see a pelvic …
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You may have heard of the pelvic floor, but many people don’t know all the functions of the pelvic floor. Most people’s first thought about the function of the pelvic floor is to contract the muscles, but that is just one of the five different functions these muscles have! The pelvic floor muscles span from …
Prostatitis is a condition in men that involves inflammation of the prostate. The prostate is a gland that makes the fluid that goes into semen, it surrounds the urethra at the neck of the bladder. Prostatitis can either be acute or chronic where symptoms can come and go over at least 3 months. 50% of …
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy is often thought of as a therapy reserved only for women that may be going through things like pregnancy or postpartum issues, but here at Legacy Physical Therapy, we do see our fair share of men as well! The pelvic floor is the bowl of muscles on the bottom of the …
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, may be something that you’ve never heard of or heard the phrase but not sure what it truly means, well today we are going to give you an overview! So, first and foremost, what is the pelvic floor? At the very bottom of the pelvis, is a group of muscles that are …
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Hi Legacy Physical Therapy Family! I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself as I just joined the practice this month. My name is Manali Adi. I moved here from Phoenix, Arizona with my fiancé and 2 dogs. I have been practicing for over 2 years, and completed my Doctor of Physical Therapy …
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 …
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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… 1. What is the pelvic floor? Where is it located? What does it do? The pelvic floor is a group …
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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 …
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. Our pelvic floor is the bowl of muscles on …
