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    The Best Foreplay for Your Pelvic Floor

    Your pelvic floor has a lot of functions, like keeping you dry when you cough or sneeze, supporting a growing fetus, and helping you poop. But did you know that your pelvic floor also plays a huge role in your sexual experience? YES! That’s right! The pelvic floor, including all Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 1 dayJanuary 18, 2023 ago
    Bowels

    Things We Didn’t Learn in Health Class: How to Poop

    There are a lot of things we didn’t learn in health class that we probably should have. Things like bladder and bowel health, what’s normal with your period (and what’s not), and signs of pelvic floor dysfunction are all neglected in your traditional health and sex-ed curriculum. And unless your Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 1 weekJanuary 11, 2023 ago
    Birth

    Why “Purple Pushing” is Hurting Your Pelvic Floor (and How to Efficiently Push Out Your Baby)

    “Looks like you’re 10 centimeters dilated. It’s time to start pushing! I want you to hold your breath and push as hard as you can for the next 10 seconds!” If you’ve never had a baby, these are often the words you’ll hear from your medical providers when it’s time Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 4 weeksDecember 23, 2022 ago
    Health

    Is it Lightning Crotch, Round Ligament Pain, or Pubic Symphysis Dysfunction?

    If you’ve ever been pregnant before, you may have experienced the sharp, shooting pain in the front of your pelvis that many refer to as “lightning crotch.”  Most often, it happens with a quick step out to the side or with rolling or getting up after sitting for a while. Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 1 monthDecember 7, 2022 ago
    Bladder

    Are You a PeePee Queen? Breaking Down Urge Urinary Incontinence and Overactive Bladder

    Picture this: you’re walking into your house, key in the door, and all of sudden you get that urge to pee. RIGHT NOW. It’s an EMERGENCY, and if you don’t go right this second, you’re absolutely going to pee your pants. In the medical world, we call this urinary urgency Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 2 monthsNovember 18, 2022 ago
    Queefing
    Fitness

    Queefing – How to Help the Embarrassing Vaginal Gas

    Have you ever been in a yoga class, doing downward dog, just to switch positions and have the loudest and most embarrassing noise come out? Except this time it’s not from the backside, but from your vag? You may have heard it called a queef, or vaginal flatulence, but regardless, Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 2 monthsNovember 11, 2022 ago
    Fitness

    Stress Urinary Incontinence

    Sometimes on referrals for pelvic floor physical therapy, patients will see the shorthand “SUI” and wonder, what the heck it is and if it can be fixed. Wonder no more! Today, we’ll take a deeper dive into SUI which stands for stress urinary incontinence. What is stress urinary incontinence (SUI)? Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 3 monthsOctober 27, 2022 ago
    Endometriosis
    Fitness

    Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, and the Pelvic Floor

    What is endometriosis? Endometriosis (endo) is a condition in which cells similar to those lining the uterus grow OUTSIDE of the uterus (rude, right?). Endo can grow on the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, or the intestines. Common symptoms of endo include:  Abdominal/low back pain Severe (sometimes debilitating) menstrual pain/cramps Rectal Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 3 monthsOctober 22, 2022 ago
    Vaginismus
    Fitness

    Vaginismus

    It seems every other day, we are seeing a new patient diagnosed with vaginismus, many of whom are in their late teens and early twenties. I remember watching Sex Education on Netflix, a show about British teens exploring sex and their sexuality, and feeling pleasantly surprised to see an episode Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 3 monthsOctober 11, 2022 ago
    Fitness

    Kegels: Worth the Hype or Think Twice?

    If you identify as a woman, you have likely heard of kegels. As you read this right now, you may be flashing back at articles using cues like “imagine sucking a blueberry with a straw, but the straw is your vagina” and asking you to “build kegels into your daily Read more…

    By Dr. Kelly Alhooie, DPT, 4 monthsOctober 3, 2022 ago

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