MythBusters! Pelvic Floor Edition- Part 1 Have you recently been scrolling on social media while “sittervising” your kids at Twin Silos or Spring Creek Canyon Park and been introduced to the very opinionated world of online pelvic floor physical therapy? You may have seen bold statements like “never do kegals!” or “stop doing this if …
As a healthcare professional, I recently had a patient named Anna* who came to me for a pelvic floor evaluation. Anna is a 50-year-old woman who has two grown adult children and recently retired. She loves to hike and run and was enjoying her newfound freedom until she began experiencing bothersome pelvic floor symptoms that …
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Do you have a “tight” pelvic floor? So, you’ve been doing research on the internet and have diagnosed yourself with an “overactive” or “hypertonic” or “tight pelvic floor” – now what? How do you get those muscles to chill out and relax? As we inhale, our diaphragm (breathing muscle) moves downward to enlarge our chest …
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Are you a new mom that’s recently postpartum and looking to get back into running? Well first of all, go back and check out my first video and try those four strength training exercises to increase your lower extremity strength and stability. If you’ve done that and you’re feeling strong, you aren’t having any …
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Prevent leaking while you sneeze with this easy trick! The “Knack” is a Knack! Knack /nak/ noun: an acquired or natural skill at performing a task Do you leak when sneezing, coughing, or laughing? When we sneeze, laugh and cough there is increased pressure placed down on the pelvic floor from above which can lead …
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Video Transcript: Are you a mom who is looking to get back into running during the postpartum period? Well, I have 4 really great exercises to give you to help improve your overall lower leg strength and stability to help you get there. So with all exercises during the postpartum period, we want to …
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Video Transcript:Hi! I’m Sam the pelvic floor physical therapist at Up and Running Physical Therapy, and today I wanted to speak to you about the pelvic floor. If you’ve been keeping up with any of my blogs, then you probably know a little bit more than the average human about what the pelvic floor …
A bladder diary is a log of how much a person drinks in a day, how much they urinate and if they experience any leaking. This information can give us great insight into a person’s daily routine and habits and be used as an assessment tool. I typically have patients with “overactive bladder” or increased …
Only moms and older ladies leak, right? Wrong! I was 19 years old, in my first year of college and just past the prime of my athletic career. I was getting back into club gymnastics after a 6-year hiatus and so excited to be able to return to a sport I had once loved so …
Here are the Top 5 Things Mamas Should Know about Stroller Running Are you a mama who loves running and would love to run with your kiddo, however you feel nervous that pushing a stroller while running may lead to an injury? Are ready to start running with your baby, but unsure if your baby …
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Running Postpartum Are you a new mom that is dying to get back to running after having your kiddo? Are the sunny and blue skies of Northern Colorado calling your name but you’re not sure how to get back out there safely. Were you bummed out not to be partaking in the Horsetooth Half this …
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