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...

Diastasis recti abdominus (DRA) is a separation of the rectus abdominus along the linea alba, typically measured in finger widths and...

The hip flexor muscles are a group of muscles located in the front of each hip and act to flex (bend) and externally rotate the hip and...

With all the stressors in our daily lives, we often forget about one of the greatest life forces, our breath. Performance scores in...

I recently attended Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute's Level II Visceral Mobilization ​class in Columbus, Ohio, along...

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