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Category: Pelvic Health
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What is Diastasis Recti?
What is Diastasis Recti? Diastasis recti (diastasis rectus abdominis) is a separation of the abdominal muscles along the midline of the abdomen. This usually occurs in women in the 2nd – 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Diastasis recti can also be present in non-pregnant individuals – both men and women. This abdominal separation is due to an…
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What Causes Pelvic Pain?
Pelvic pain is pain experienced in the lower part of your abdomen and pelvis. Pelvic pain can range from mild to severe and can affect various aspects of life, including bowel and bladder function, digestion, pregnancy, sex, and even menstruation. This article addresses the most important questions concerning pelvic pain, including the leading causes, when…
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Prenatal & Postpartum Pelvic Pain: Causes and Treatment
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on Feb 04, 2024. You’ve just had your 6-week postpartum check-up with your OB. Everything looks great! You are given the green light to resume all activity. Prior to getting pregnant, you used to be an avid runner, so you decide to go for a “short” 3…
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Best Pelvic Floor Exercises for Men
Do you have urinary or fecal incontinence? Recently had prostate surgery? Difficulty with erectile dysfunction? Pelvic floor muscle training, or Kegel exercises, may be for you. What is a Pelvic Floor? Men have a pelvic floor just like women do – but you don’t hear much about them. If you think of the “core” or central trunk, there are 4 sides…
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Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on 04/18/23 Pregnancy is a beautiful thing, but it can also take a toll on a woman’s body. Many women experience discomfort, and sometimes sharp pain, during pregnancy due to the pressure a growing baby puts on your bladder, low back, hips, pelvis, and pelvic floor.…
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Unexpected Ways Physical Therapists Can Help Men
Does the man in your life put off going to the doctor because he doesn’t want to take time off work or thinks the pain will just go away? Are you that man? Men can be stubborn. (Women are, too!) Some don’t want to acknowledge that they have aches and pains. Others won’t admit to…
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Please Don’t Ignore Your Pelvic Floor
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on January 12, 2022. Have you noticed you are always running to the bathroom, leak a little when you laugh, cough or sneeze, or avoid intercourse because it hurts? It’s an embarrassing problem most people don’t talk about: bladder problems, pelvic spasms, or pelvic floor dysfunction. Approximately…