by Jessica Drummond | Jul 3, 2023 | Back Pain, Chronic Illness & Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Endometriosis, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Menstrual Health, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Reproductive Health, Sexual Health, Stress, Women's Health
If you’re confused about the difference between two common gynecological conditions: endometriosis and adenomyosis, you’re in the right place. And, don’t worry… patients and practitioners alike are frequently confused about both of these conditions and the...
by Jessica Drummond | Jul 25, 2022 | 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 | Feb 24, 2022 | Amenorrhea, 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 | Jan 21, 2019 | Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Integrative Health, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Sexual Health, Vaginal Health, Vulvodynia
Vulvovaginal Atrophy is Common Vaginal dryness and vulvovaginal atrophy is a common problem for women. In the United States alone, 32 million women suffer from vulvovaginal atrophy in perimenopause and post-menopause. The symptoms associated with vulvovaginal atrophy...
by Jessica Drummond | Oct 23, 2018 | Back Pain, Endometriosis, Painful Sex, PCOS, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy
Is blood sugar instability related to chronic pelvic pain? The short answer is, yes! Usually, until a person is diagnosed with pre-diabetes or diabetes, they don’t know that they have blood sugar instability. But, there are some simple ways to determine if your...
by Jessica Drummond | Oct 1, 2018 | Adrenal Health, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Endometriosis, Environmental Toxins, Fertility, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Integrative Health, Menstrual Health, Mental Health, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Sexual Health, Toxicity
Up to 80% of pelvic pain is related to endometriosis, and 176 million girls and women worldwide suffer from endometriosis. Helping women to overcome endometriosis requires a multidisciplinary, integrative approach. There is no silver bullet solution to...
