by Administrator | Jul 6, 2022 | Community
5 Tips to Live a More Energetic, Vibrant, Active Life How to Live a More Confident, Fulfilling Life with Energy Tired all the time? Fatigue, headaches and back pain can keep us from living our lives to the fullest. If you’re feeling unfulfilled, unsatisfied, or...
by Dr. Heather Alaniz | Jul 6, 2022 | Pregnancy and Postpartum
Pregnancy Brain: How Fogginess and Forgetfulness May Be a Protection Mechanism Is “pregnancy brain” for real?! Have any of you experienced mental fogginess, forgetfulness, poor concentration, absentmindedness, and/or word finding difficulty during and/or...
by Dr. Mary Hagerty | Jul 6, 2022 | Pain and Headaches, Pelvic Pain and Dysfunction
How to Poop: Better Habits to Beat Constipation and Pain with Pooping Did you know pelvic health physical therapy can help with bowel health?! Here are 4 tips to help promote regular bowel movements — from your pelvic health PT! 1. Drink water We recommend half your...
by Dr. Mary Hagerty | Jun 10, 2022 | Female Athletes
Weight Lifting For Women: How and Why to Start Strength Training When someone asks you about your exercise routine, is resistance training a part of your plan? There is so much evidence suggesting the benefits of resistance training for overall health and wellness, so...
by Dr. Lily Gasway | May 26, 2022 | Pelvic Pain and Dysfunction, Pregnancy and Postpartum
How to Feel Great After a C-Section: Caring for Core, Pelvic Floor and Caesarean Scar After a c-section, thinking about caring for yourself in the 4th trimester (3 months following the birth of your baby) can be quite overwhelming. Where to start? Here are 3 main...
by Dr. Molly Lechtenberg | Apr 8, 2022 | Pain and Headaches
4 Signs You Need Physical Therapy That Have Nothing to Do With Pain or Surgery Most people think you need to get injured, break a bone, or have surgery to need physical therapy. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. In five years in our physical therapy clinic,...
by Dr. Libby Trausch | Apr 8, 2022 | Pregnancy and Postpartum
3 Reasons Physical Therapy is Necessary for Some Pregnant Women Why You Need Physical Therapy When You’re Pregnant Pregnant women in Iowa are told over and over again that being in pain, tossing and turning and peeing their pants while they’re pregnant is...
by Dr. Lily Mehta | Mar 23, 2022 | Pain and Headaches
5 Practical Ways to Tackle Burnout in 2022 Avoid Burnout, Feel Better. What To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything. I, Dr. Lily, have been reading A LOT since the beginning of the pandemic. So far, 2022 has been the year of self help books. If you...
by Dr. Rachel Gage | Mar 15, 2022 | Pelvic Pain and Dysfunction
Improve Painful Sex with These Three Things to Try at Home Why Sex is Painful and Three Things to Try Painful Sex? Try this! Maybe you have recently had a baby and had vaginal tearing. Maybe you are entering menopause and feel like things are a little drier than they...
by Dr. Molly Lechtenberg | Mar 9, 2022 | Pain and Headaches
Unexpected Dry Needling Benefits 3 Surprising Ways Dry Needling Will Change Your Life There are lots of debates about what dry needling actually does. I know that it works, how it works we aren’t quite sure of, yet. Here are three unconventional ways that I see dry...
