Vulvovaginal Pain and The Immune System: Practical Steps for Vulvovaginal Pain Relief

Vulvovaginal Pain and The Immune System: Practical Steps for Vulvovaginal Pain Relief

by | 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...
What Does It Mean When Your Pelvis Hurts?

What Does It Mean When Your Pelvis Hurts?

by | 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...
Is There a Link between Candida and Pelvic Pain?

Is There a Link between Candida and Pelvic Pain?

by | Jul 29, 2013 | Article, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Hormone Balance, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy

Your new patient comes in with complaints of vulvar, vaginal or pelvic pain, reporting that “just before all of this started, I had several yeast infections…” She goes on to say that the yeast may or may not have been confirmed, but she was treated...