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. In Managing Constipation Part 1, we talked about the causes and indicators of constipation. Check that out here. In today’s post we are going to talk about …
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. …
At Legacy Physical Therapy we specialize in treating pelvic health issues. Some of the common pelvic health issues we see fall into the following the 3 categories: peeing, pain, or pressure in the pelvic area. Here are some examples to showcase how important pelvic health is to your overall health and why. PEEINGLet’s start by …
It is three days into January, have you made your New Years Resolutions for 2018?If not, that is okay because I want to share with you something a little different today. I want to put a little twist on the New Year’s Resolution. For years I set [loose] goals and never really achieved them, resulting in me …
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 …
On Monday September 29 and Tuesday September 30, Dr. Brooke Kalisiak PT, DPT, WCS had a wonderful opportunity to represent the Private Practice Section of the American Physical Therapy Association at our Nation’s Capitol. She was among over 75 physical therapists business owners from across the country that convened in Washington, DC September 29 – …
If you have not already noticed, we wanted to point out that we have made some updates to our website to make it more user friendly. Now no matter what device you are using to view our website you should have an easier time viewing the content. […]If you have not already noticed, we wanted …
Awhile back we asked you to support a bill to take on the insurance company’s crazy high co-pays. SB 159 passed the Senate 34-0 and the House of Representatives 136-22, but it still needs the Governor’s signature. […]Awhile back we asked you to support a bill to take on the insurance company’s crazy high co-pays. …
The holiday season is fast approaching. Legacy Physical Therapy is excited to help a local organization, Circle of Concern share the spirit of Thanksgiving with struggling local families. We hope that you can help by donating canned goods and other non-perishable food items to help fill Thanksgiving baskets for over 650 local families in need.Items are welcome …
Come enjoy good wine & decadent chocolates as you learn all you want to know about sex from Dr. Cathy Naughton of the Center for Sexual Health, St. Louis Marriage Therapy’s Angela Skurtu, and Legacy Physical Therapy’s Brooke Kalisiak. We will discuss common female sexual problems, helpful treatment strategies, how to develop sexual confidence and …
