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Lisa Colombo, PT, DPT As a pelvic floor PT, I often field questions related to diet, since what we eat can directly affect bowel and bladder function. Though I am not a licensed nutritionist or dietician, it is important to understand how certain foods can affect your body. You’re probably familiar with the saying “you…

Here are a few reminders to get us there! A seasonal blog by Hope Hartley Seek warmth. Did you know that your digestive system thrives with warm foods during the winter? Our bodies are adjusting to the elements (anybody else ready for sunshine?) and hydration is also key in these dry months. Did you know…

February is heart health month! According to the FDA (1), heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the USA. Luckily there are ways to help reduce this risk such as eating a heart healthy diet, managing your health conditions, knowing the signs of a heart attack (they can be different from…

How did you get into this? At some point in most sessions, patients become curious as to my path of education and how I became interested in treating the pelvic floor.  It is usually somewhere between, “I have never had a provider spend so much time and ask such thorough questions.” and “I didn’t know…

Pain is 100% your brain’s response to a threat. That threat could be a localized tissue injury (broken bone, sprained ankle) or it could be a plethora of other triggers such as poor sleep, stress, sadness, lack of human connection or the foods we eat, for example. That does not mean your pain is not…

IF YOU BATTLE RECURRENT YEAST, BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS OR UTI, READ ON! If you’ve ever had a yeast, vaginal bacterial, or urinary tract infection, you know how distracting they can be. Depending on the type of infection, the burning, itching, pain, or feeling of needing to find a bathroom (RIGHT. NOW.) can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, recurrence…

THE PROCEDURE Hysterectomy, or the surgical removal of the uterus, is the second most common surgery performed on women in the United States, after cesarean deliveries. The ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology) describes a hysterectomy as a treatment of last resort, however, the US has the highest rate of these surgeries performed in…

Click here to check out Cristin as a featured guest on the Funk’tional Nutrition Podcast.

Americans love to shop, and we’re quite good at it. We research, we read, we consult, we buy. We are educated shoppers too, because information, mostly online, is right at our fingertips. When we buy a car, we know what the dealership paid for it, what other buyers in the area paid for similar cars, reliability ratings, and…

Many of our initial sessions revolve around the function of the diaphragm and how it has become dysfunctional as related to your current symptoms.  Here we explain the basic functions of the diaphragm and its relation to the pelvic floor. Below you’ll find a YouTube video that further demonstrates this amazing muscle and a fantastic…