What is Women’s Health? Most people think about treatment of the pelvic floor muscles and incontinence, but men have issues with these as well and also benefit from very similar treatments. Women are completely different though when it comes to their reproductive organs, breast tissue, hormones and how their bodies are built in order to sustain pregnancy, give birth, and recover from childbearing. Traditional Women’s Health physical therapy tends to focus on strengthening a weak pelvic floor and core or decreasing tension in a tight pelvic floor. It usually consists of exercises and hands-on treatment both externally and internally (via the vaginal and rectal openings). I often see women after they have tried traditional Women’s Health PT and have not progressed as much as they were hoping for. Once I do my assessment and treatment, they are usually curious as to why my techniques are so different than what they have experienced in the past. The simple answer to this is that I have had some very unique training when it comes to Women’s Health and to the whole body in general. My treatments are not limited to the pelvic floor and core muscles – the entire body functions as a whole and when it is out of balance, the source of the imbalance could be coming from anywhere, not just where the symptoms are showing up. I also don’t just focus on the weakness, tightness or pain; I focus on the entire body, mind and life experiences that have led the woman to where she is at that moment.
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