by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Feb 11, 2017 | Article, Birth Control, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Pelvic Health, Preconception, Pregnancy
When my friend, Alex Jamieson sent me an email a couple of weeks ago asking if I would join her and 100 of my colleagues in taking a stand to support Planned Parenthood as a woman and women’s health leader who cares about the health of ALL women… I hesitated. You see,...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Feb 10, 2017 | Article, Celiac Disease, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy
She’s been dealing with increasing pelvic pain symptoms for years. Newly married and ready to start a family, she worries about the effect that her pelvic pain will have on her relationship with her husband and whether she will even be able to get pregnant. She’s been...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Mar 7, 2016 | Article, Celiac Disease, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Hormone Balance, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy
It is well accepted that the nervous system is the ultimate “decider” when it comes to an individual’s pain response in any given moment. You have surely experienced this yourself when a paper cut feels like your whole hand is on fire, or when you wake up with a...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | May 18, 2015 | Article, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Estrogen, For Patients, Hormone Balance, Pelvic Health
Do sunscreen chemicals cause more damage or risk than sun exposure? Sunscreens are highly recommended by dermatologists, let’s talk about safe sunscreen options. According to Stotarczek and colleagues, modern sunscreens use completely insoluble compounds that...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Mar 29, 2015 | Article, Back Pain, Birth Control, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Fertility, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Hormone Balance, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Stress, Vulvodynia
What does it mean when your pelvis hurts? Pelvic pain is pain in the muscles, joints, nerves, or organs of the pelvis. It can be vague pain that is difficult to isolate to any particular organ, muscle, nerve or joint, or it can be related to a number of more specific...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Mar 18, 2015 | Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Digestive Health, Endometriosis, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Integrative Nutrition, Pelvic Health, Recipes
There is a growing understanding that the microbial composition of the digestive system, urogenital system, and urine of women with pelvic pain conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), interstitial cystitis (IC), and chronic yeast infections varies from...
