Written by: Catherine Chagnon, PT As you might imagine, being pregnant and having a baby significantly changes your body. Child birth can put a lot of strain on the pelvic floor muscles and the surrounding joints. Whether you have a vaginal or c- section birth, you...
Your life does not have to revolve around planning your next trip to the bathroom, feeling weighed down by bloat and abdominal discomfort, or constantly trying the next “clean” diet to get your insides to behave. Constipation is shown in research to bother...
What could all of these things have in common? If you are a regular to this blog, you probably have an idea. If you are new, think about an area “down there.” The answer: your pelvic floor!! The pelvic floor is responsible for 5 functions: support stability sphincter...
Raise your hand if you have been to doctor after doctor and been told your complaints are “normal” or “it happens at this age” or “that happens, you just had a baby.” Did you walk out of that appointment feeling hopeless and defeated? Were you left to search on Google...
Constipation comes in many forms, but there is always one common denominator among those who deal with it: it’s UNCOMFORTABLE! It slows you down, it keeps you from wanting to eat a proper meal, and you sure don’t want to put on those skinny jeans. Next time you are...