Interstitial Cystitis, sometimes called painful bladder syndrome, is characterized by lesions on the bladder. True Interstitial Cystitis, IC for short, can only be diagnosed by having the bladder scoped to confirm the presence of these tell-tale lesions. Oftentimes, urologists will diagnose someone with IC based on their symptoms without actually Read more…
Hip pain is a multifaceted issue often resulting from multiple causes. Therefore, it needs to be addressed with the same complexity and nuance that caused it. So what are these causes and how do they present in your average person versus your serious athlete? Common Causes: ⬆️⬆️Ultimately, hip pain is Read more…
“Pain in butt” is a phrase we throw around quite literally as a primarily pelvic health physical therapy practice. I always refer to tailbone pain as “pesky” because it can come on suddenly, even without a discernible injury to said booty-bone, and dang if it just does not want to Read more…
Have you experienced numbness or burning in your genital region that wouldn’t go away? It might be because of pudendal neuralgia. Well, just what the heck is pudendal neuralgia? Let’s start with what pudendal neuralgia refers to, which is an issue with the pudendal nerve. The pudendal nerve is one Read more…
Let’s face it. At some point or another, we’ve all felt “backed-up.” I had never dealt with constipation until a surge of hormones hit me at around 10 weeks of pregnancy, and let me tell you, I was not fond. So what exactly is constipation anyway? Constipation is a condition Read more…
Have you heard of a technique called dry needling? Are you wondering what this is and when it’s appropriate to use for care? Then buckle up, babies, and keep reading! Dry needling is a technique used in physical therapy to target trigger points in the muscle, fascia, and scar tissue. Read more…
If you’ve been in our clinic or reached out to us in the last few months, you’ve probably heard us discuss our tried and true LSR Method. So what is OrthoPelvic’s LSR method and how does it relate to our ability to solve your problem? Let me tell you! At Read more…
Do you pee an excessive number of times per day? Do you avoid road trips because of needing to make frequent stops? Do you plan your day around access to restrooms? Do you often feel the need to urinate, but when you sit down, not much or nothing at all Read more…
Ever since I was a teenager, my life has been a cacophony of the same advice over and over: “You just need to take deep breaths.” “Maybe have a drink to relax more?” “If it hurts, you’re probably just doing it wrong.” I’ve been enduring pelvic pain for so long Read more…
We need to normalize and set the expectation of pelvic floor physical therapy for all pregnant and birthing people. Pregnancy and birth are enormously transformative processes, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Societally, we have come a long way in addressing a birthing person’s emotional and spiritual well-being, but we still find Read more…