by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Aug 19, 2022 | Adrenal Health, Article, Chronic Illness & Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Endometriosis, Estrogen, For Patients, Hormone Balance, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Stress
Sleep issues and endometriosis often go hand in hand. Patients with endometriosis frequently struggle with a variety of sleep issues, including insomnia, pain-insomnia, poor sleep, chronic fatigue, restless leg syndrome, and more. But…why is it so common for people...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Aug 5, 2022 | Article, Birth Control, Breastfeeding, Clinician Resources, Fertility, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Mental Health, Postnatal Recovery, Reproductive Health, Stress
For moms and parents in your practice who decide to breastfeed, there is so much that you can do to encourage them to build a healthy breast milk supply. Supporting your clients to build a healthy breast milk supply is beneficial to the newborn babies as well as the...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Jul 25, 2022 | Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Estrogen, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Health Coaching, Hormone Balance, Painful Sex, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Vulvodynia
Vulvodynia affects over 14 million people in the US alone. This complex pain syndrome is a frustrating condition to treat. Vulvodynia is a condition that causes pain in the vulva (or specifically in the vulvar vestibule). The root cause of vulvodynia is not fully...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Feb 24, 2022 | Amenorrhea, Article, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Digestive Health, Endometriosis, For Patients, Gut Health, Integrative Health, Menstrual Health, Painful Sex, PCOS, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Urinary Health, Vaginal Health
It was my honor to interview Dr. Allyson Shrikhande, MD, founder of Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine about the role of rehabilitation medicine in chronic pelvic pain. Rehabilitation medicine includes the tools of pain and nervous system modulation medications, specific...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Feb 3, 2022 | Article, Cancer, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Integrative Nutrition, Recipes
People with pelvic pain conditions, including endometriosis, are at an increased risk of some types of cancer. Other common cancer risk factors: Inflammation Having a history of some viral infections, including HPV History of smoking Family history of cancer Chronic...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Feb 2, 2022 | Article, Cancer, Chemicals, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Estrogen, Recipes, Toxicity
Xenoestrogen Exposure is a Clear Risk Factor for Breast Cancer and Others For our clients and patients with exposure to xenoestrogens, the first step is to reduce the exposures, lowering their overall toxic load, and in turn reducing the risk for breast cancer....
