Inflammation is at the heart of chronic pain, especially pelvic pain. The goal in treating any myofascial pain should be to reduce...

A healthy core has a lot to do with digestive health as muscles cannot be healthy if there is inflammation within the digestive tract or...

"I have a dream!" In 2009, I left a stable hospital position to follow a dream; an ideal where there would be a space for women to heal...

Do Kegels really help? How often have you been told that doing Kegels is the answer to your problems? And how do you know if you are even...

Recently, during a discussion about Pain Awareness Month with a patient, I encountered an interesting perspective. She mentioned that she...

Dry Needling therapy is increasing in popularity as more individuals are experiencing the benefit of this ground-breaking modality for...

Inflammation is known to be the precursor to most disease and dysfunction. Inflammation in the gut inhibits muscular function of the CORE...

Last week's blog topic addressed what it means to have a healthy core. The deep core muscles have to be working optimally or other...

Welcome to the Healthy Core blog, written for individuals who wish to be better informed about solutions for pelvic floor dysfunction and chronic pain. In this blog, we are going to share the wisdom we have gained as pelvic floor therapists after treating thousands of patients. We will cover many topics related to the pelvis including exercise and fitness, bodily functions (in clinical terms), core function and a healthy gut. The pelvic floor does not work in isolation and c