March is Endometriosis Awareness month. This pelvic pain diagnosis is one that’s near and dear to my heart. I not only treat this diagnosis since I specialize in pelvic health but I was officially diagnosed with endo last year. Let’s talk about what endo is and isn’t, signs and symptoms, how it’s diagnosed, and management…
Blog authored by Jessica Workman and Kat Wong Breastfeeding is an important part of the fourth trimester of pregnancy (postpartum), and also provides nutritional, physiological, and structural development for newborns. This blog will focus on the benefits of breastfeeding (specifically for mothers), common breastfeeding positions, and various challenges of breastfeeding. If you’re already sold on the…
If you are a skier or snowboarder, this is your season. Every year around Thanksgiving the stoke kicks in and you probably tell yourself, ‘I need to get in shape for ski/snowboard season.’ Ideally, you would start a sport-specific training program about 6-8 weeks prior to hitting the mountain. However, assuming you have a good…
Could you have BPPV AKA Top Shelf or Positional Vertigo? It is indeed likely as BPPV, or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the most common disorder of the vestibular system. It has an incidence of 107/100,000 per year according to Froehling DA, Silverstein MD, Mohr DN, et al. BPPV is a non life-threatening transient vertigo…
To all the moms who felt like they weren’t prepared or understood all the changes that could possibly happen to your body as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, or c-sections. For those expecting or individuals who may get pregnant down the road, here are some things you should know. Pregnancy and childbirth is a…
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) is a technique that uses a medical grade tourniquet around the upper arm or upper leg to restrict blood flow while exercising. I know, this sounds highly unusual! Research has shown that by restricting the blood flow in and blocking the blood flow out of the limb, there is a significant…
It’s officially fall, and daylight savings will soon be coming to a close. Excited as we are to be getting an extra hour of sleep, how many of us have thought about how the loss and gain of an hour each spring and fall affects our health? Studies show there is an increase of up…
What is Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy? The vestibular system can be divided into two main systems: -The peripheral vestibular system which is made up of the ear structures and the nerve pathways to the brain. -The central vestibular system is made up of the brainstem and brain. Conditions affecting either the central or peripheral vestibular…
Menopause is something we hear a lot about, but do we actually know and understand the changes that are happening in the female body during this time period? Menopause is defined as a 12 month period where women experience no bleeding. The average age of menopause is 51 years old. Prior to that, women can…
How do you view the process of aging? And why is this important to think about? A 2014 study looked at the effects of implicit age-related stereotypes on physical function in 100 adults aged 61-99. Implicit positive stereotypes included descriptive words such as “spry,” that were judged to be typically related to increasing age. Those…
