by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Jan 5, 2018 | Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Functional Nutrition, Gut Health, Pelvic Health
One of the reasons that relieving pelvic pain is so challenging is that pain in different systems within the pelvis can overlap. For example, in rats where experimental colitis (colon irritation) was induced, many of the rats also experienced bladder and urethral...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Nov 20, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Anxiety, Article, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Estrogen, Exercise, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Health Coaching, Hormone Balance, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Postnatal Recovery
A Rare and Needed Service: Providing Postpartum Care by Providing Skilled Health Coaching Services to New Mothers Just under 4 million babies are born in the United States each year (1), approximately 700,000 in the UK (2), and over 300,000 in Australia (3). In...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Nov 17, 2017 | Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Estrogen, Fertility, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Health Coaching, Hormone Balance, Mindfulness, PCOS, Pelvic Health, Recipes, Stress
The skin is a window to a woman’s general health. While there are many health benefits of dark chocolate, skin health tops the priority list for many women. Dark chocolate with collagen, plus an anti-inflammatory nutrition plan, hydration, and sleep are a winning...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Oct 4, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Estrogen, For Patients, Hormone Balance, Mental Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy
In a study, recently published in BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, the researchers asked 21 women who had never had children, through face-to-face interviews and written questionnaires, about their experiences.(1) They were interviewed and questioned before and after their...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Aug 14, 2017 | Article, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Exercise, Fitness, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Hormone Balance, Recipes
Over the last few decades, there has been a lot of confusion about how much fat female athletes should eat and what types of fat are healthy. When it comes to dietary fat recommendations for female athletes, there is a lot of good data that demonstrates the...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | May 24, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Stress
Cortisol and Pelvic Pain Imbalanced cortisol levels throughout the day have been directly related to chronic pain, in general and in patients with chronic pelvic pain. High cortisol and pelvic pain is more often found in men with pelvic pain, and in women with pelvic...
