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…
Now three weeks into 2022, we may find our resolutions fading, slowly but surely becoming overshadowed by work, commuting, and trying to maintain semi-decent relationships with both ourselves and others. The new year beckons many of us to take stock of our lives. We measure where we are against where Read more…
Watch this. Breath is a foundational tool that we begin with and use all throughout your PT journey (seriously, we wrote an entire blog post about it). But we also do a whole lot more than that! Something that sets us apart in our approach to PT is that we treat Read more…
I came into OrthoPelvic PT with endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, and vaginismus with a side of newbie jitters. In my experience with endometriosis, it’s common that you have to prove you have pain rather than say that you do. However, the women working here are truly amazing and provide a safe Read more…