What are Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes? Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) are a group of hereditary connective tissue disorders. EDS are generally characterized by joint hypermobility, joint instability and dislocations, skin hyperextensibility and abnormal scarring, and other structural issues such as hernias and pelvic organ prolapse. Those with EDS may go through years of Read more…
The blog below is taken largely from the most recent episode of the podcast Collaborative Connections by OrthoPelvic PT. Listen on Apple and Spotify! 🎙️Download, rate, review, and share today! … Today, I will be talking about my journey and how I founded OrthoPelvic. So for those who don’t know Read more…
A patient emailed us this week, sharing the following: “I got a cystocele with my last pregnancy and I think a grade 2 or 3 tear. I’m so scared of tearing again or making myself prolapse even more. So far my doctor’s attitude has been to accept that I’ll probably Read more…
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mammas out there. You are doing the hardest work there is. We see you, we celebrate you, we help heal your pelvic floors. This year in honor of our mothers and mothers-to-be, Molli, OrthoPelvic’s clinic manager, will be sharing her birth story complete Read more…
Can your feet possibly be related to your pelvic floor dysfunction? Yes! It’s all connected, friends. Movement at the foot can impact your body all the way up the chain to the pelvic floor. An important link in this chain is the hip which is directly connected to the pelvic Read more…
What is a DRA? DRA stands for Diastasis Rectus Abdominis, or Diastasis Recti. If you feel funky with the pronunciation, just say DRA. Everyone likes a shorthand anyway. DRA is a separation of the abdominal muscles at the linea alba. A true DRA is one with a greater than 2 Read more…
Happy C-Section Awareness month! Let us start off by saying we see and we celebrate our parents who give birth via c-section, and applaud the incredibly hard work of both having and recovering from major abdominal surgery. C-sections come in many different forms from emergency to elective to parent-assisted c-section Read more…
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…