Pregnancy is a wild time. You might feel sick, exhausted or energized. You’ve got everyone telling you what to do, commenting on your body and choice of baby names and you’re worried that you might ruin your kid by eating a piece of salami. 

Many pelvic floor PTs don’t work with insurance so you may find yourself wondering if pelvic floor therapy is worth it.  I’m a bit biased (since I’m a pelvic PT) but I’ve seen the results and know that a good pelvic PT can change your life. 

What if you could return to playing soccer? What if you could jump on the trampoline with your kids? What if you could have some time with your spouse and actually be present mentally because you don’t have anything to fear?

Moms all know how hard it is to take care of themselves and their families. We've also heard that we should "fill our cup" first but that seems impossible these days.

Bladder pain that’s keeping you up at night, sending you to the bathroom frequently and just always on your mind can be a huge pain and extremely frustrating. You can’t drink more water because then you have to pee every 5 minutes and if you don’t drink water it still hurts and you’re dehydrated. This is very common with bladder pain syndrome. 

Having a vaginal birth can be a wonderful miracle! It really is a joyous experience but it’s not without complications and understanding those complications and your risk factors for those complications can help you make a more informed decision. 

Are you peeing all day and never feel empty? You go to the bathroom but the urge doesn’t go away or it’s back in 15 minutes. The urge is so strong you feel like your bladder is going to explode but when you pee it’s just a trickle and would barely fill a shot glass. 

Only 5 years ago we were still telling women that doing crunches would widen their diastasis and be harmful. We’ve learned a lot in those five years and now have a better idea of what is helpful for healing diastasis and how common it is during pregnancy. 

One of the most common (and least talked about) issues I see is vulvar discomfort — itching, burning, dryness, or pain with intimacy. What many women don’t realize is that these symptoms are often connected to one powerful hormone: estrogen.

As a pelvic health physical therapist, I’ve worked with hundreds of women preparing their bodies for birth and know what it takes to have a smooth birth and recovery. Labor requires strength, mobility, endurance, and body awareness. 

Start building your village if you are struggling with endrometriosis. You deserve to feel better!

vaginismus and vaginal birth: is it possible?

There is so much focus on the baby but your pelvic floor deserves attention too.

If you’ve ever Googled "pelvic floor exercises," you’ve probably been told to do your Kegels. But what if I told you that Kegels aren’t always the answer — and sometimes what you really need is the opposite?

Learn about improving c-section scar mobility.

Interstitial cystitis and the role of pelvic physical therapy.

Sometimes the pain we feel after giving birth is not normal, check out an unexplained pelvic pain that is more common than you think.

As a pelvic health physical therapist, I frequently work with individuals whose bodies move in ways that feel both extraordinary and frustrating. One group that often finds its way into our clinic is people living with hypermobility syndromes, including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).

Hi! I’m a pelvic health physical therapist from The Fit Pelvis, and I want to help clear up some confusion around pelvic floor treatments.

One of the worries I hear from Moms is that they do not want to tear during birth, let's look at how we can prevent this.