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 …
Have you ever felt pressure or bulge in your vagina? If that’s the case then you may have something called pelvic organ prolapse. WHAT IS PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSESo first and foremost what is Pelvic Organ Prolapse? Our pelvic organs are sitting in the bowl, that is our pelvis and our pelvic organs are our bladder, …
So this time a year a lot of times people resolution is to get healthy and workout more which is awesome. We see a lots of exercise routines and new workouts started but unfortunately sometimes that can bring to light a problem that people don’t know that they have … pelvic floor dysfunction. Today I …
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