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...
by Jessica Drummond | Jan 7, 2018 | 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 | Jan 7, 2018 | 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 | Oct 4, 2017 | Adrenal Health, 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 | Sep 20, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Anxiety, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Estrogen, Exercise, Fitness, For Patients, Gut Health, Health Coaching, Hormone Balance, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Stress, Toxicity, Weight Loss
80% of adults don’t even get the minimum recommended amount of exercise recommended by the CDC and similar public health organizations – 2 days per week of strength training and 150 minutes per week of moderate aerobic exercise.(1) Exercise for women over 40 is...