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 - such as intestinal barrier inflammation, food sensitivities, immune hyper-responsiveness, and chronic inflammation. In this interview with Dr. Terry Wahls, we discussed her approach to reversing autoimmune disease, and the connections between…
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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 total, 130 million babies are born in the world every year! (4) After having a baby, the healthcare focus generally shifts from the pregnant woman to…
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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 essential. But, it's important to consider a number of factors before starting a fitness program. Starting with an intense spinning, Cross Fit, or other training program…
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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 cardiovascular and performance benefits of eating the "right size" amount of healthy fat, not too much and not too little. Additionally, the latest…
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Healthcare and wellness providers have been through so much in the last few years, and burnout and compassion fatigue are more prevalent than ever. Are You Suffering from Compassion Fatigue or Burnout? I want to share with you The 5 Root Causes of Women’s Health Professional Burnout. But first, let me tell you a little story… It was January of 2007. I had just started a new job working as…
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The short answer to this question is… Yes! Probiotics and probiotic foods are an essential part of any active girl or woman’s nutrition plan for two important reasons: 1. Athletes who use probiotics have direct performance benefits. In a placebo-controlled study of 10 runners given 45 billion CFU of Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium, and Streptococcus strains, the run time to fatigue increased (mins 37:44 ± 2:42 versus 33:00 ± 2:27; P= 0.03)…
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What are the benefits of going gluten-free for female athletes and active moms? Please enjoy this guest post from Dr. Carolyn Dolan, DPT of Renosoar As a past college athlete and now an everyday athlete in the form of an active mom and occasional Crossfit athlete, I have dramatically changed how I fuel my body to optimize my performance. One word to encompass how I fuel my body today…
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A few months ago I met A.J. Grzesiak, PT, DPT, OCS of STEPRIGHT™ Stability System at The American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Section's Meeting. He has created a piece of functional training equipment that I believe could be of value for our clients who struggle with the structural instability that can contribute to pelvic pain and pelvic floor weakness. I have invited him today to introduce you to his company…
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I'm thrilled to share this guest post with you from one of my top students, Dr. Brianne Grogan, DPT. Now that I spend so much time writing and so much less time running around the hospital floors, this is an issue that's become very important in my own life. I just read a study yesterday that showed that standing and taking a walk for just five minutes every hour can…
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