Unveiling the Relationship Between Hip Mobility and Pelvic Floor Health
The obturator internus is a muscle that runs from each hip and attaches to the pelvic floor muscles (levator ani) through a tendon known...
How Can Mindful Breathing Improve Your Core Health?
There is so much talk about the benefits of mindfulness for your health. Right now you are breathing and not even thinking about it....
Improve Your Pelvic Floor Health and Revitalize Your Love Life
The pelvic floor influences sexual function in a many ways. In females, the pelvic floor muscles cross all three openings of the urethra...
Understanding the Role of Gut Inflammation on Core Health (Part One)
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...
The Origin Story of Healthy Core: Overcoming Obstacles in Pelvic Health
"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...
Holistic Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when the muscles, ligaments and connective tissues supporting the pelvic organs weaken, allowing the organs to fall out of place. It is estimated that as many as 50 percent of women over age 50 have organ prolapse. The degree or amount of prolapse is on a continuum with grade I being mild and grade IV being severe, often requiring surgery. Prolapse of the bladder is known as cystocele . Prolapse of the urethra is known as urethrocele . Prolapse
Understanding the Impact of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction on Female Athletes
As the mother of three competitive athletes, I have spent many long hours as a spectator, witnessing firsthand the effects sports has on...
Get to the Bottom of "Dead Butt Syndrome"
Weakness in the glutes or buttocks muscles has recently gained attention as "Dead Butt Syndrome". What exactly is it and how is it...
The Great Debate: To Kegel or Not to Kegel?
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...
Train Your Bladder to Hold More
How many women do you know that stop at every bathroom they pass or interrupt an exercise class or run to use the bathroom? Urinary...
