by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Jan 19, 2018 | Alumni Spotlight, Article, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Health Coaching, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Postnatal Recovery
Our Women’s Health Coach graduate and physical therapist Heba Shaheed is a Sydney, Australia based powerhouse. Known as The Pelvic Expert, Heba is now reaching new mothers all over the globe with her unique Mother Nurture program. I had the honor of witnessing...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Jan 7, 2018 | Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Estrogen, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Hormone Balance, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Recipes, Vulvodynia
Functional Nutrition Treatment Options for Vulvodynia and IBS When the pain of vulvodynia hits – the painful sex, the pain with wearing tight pants, the pain with just sitting through a movie! – you just want it gone. Fortunately, by taking an integrative...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Jan 7, 2018 | Article, Celiac Disease, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Exercise, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Recipes, Vulvodynia
Chronic Pelvic Pain and Autoimmunity… Is there a connection? In my practice, many of my patients who struggle with chronic pelvic pain also have autoimmune conditions. Even those who don’t have clear autoimmune diagnoses, often have autoimmune issues...
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 | 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...
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...
