Like many of you, I spent an April 15 Saturday morning watching April the Giraffe give birth to a healthy boy calf. I think he was something like 6 feet tall and 150lbs. While watching the live stream I couldn’t help noticing all the people comment: “Why is there no one with her?” “Where’s the…
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A Pregnant Physical Therapist's Top Tips for Your Healthy Pregnancy
Navigating the pregnancy literature on proper posture, exercise and sleeping alignment can be overwhelming and the guidelines presented are often not a "one size fits all". Afterall, everyone's pregnancy is unique. Below you will find some quick and easy tips that I utilized and found helpful throughout my pregnancy that kept me fit, aligned and…
Read MoreChronic Pain and sexuality: How Eva Margot Kant, LCSW-R helps people navigate these issues
(Image courtesy of Eva Margo Kant, LCSW-R) The National Institute of Health (NIH) defines chronic pain as pain lasting more than 3 months and it affects more than 100 million Americans today. As a pelvic floor physical therapist, I help patients with both acute and chronic pain, more specifically pelvic pain, on a daily basis.…
Read MoreEMH Physical Therapy Goes To Chicago for The International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) Conference on Chronic Pelvic Pain
At EMH Physical Therapy, we support an interdisciplinary approach to treating our patients. We are in constant communication with primary care physicians, urologists, psychologists, gynecologists and other healthcare providers to make sure all our patients have a strong team working for them. A team based approach to medical care has been shown to prevent medical errors (1), improve patient-centered outcomes and chronic…
Read MorePelviCorFit™ by EMH Physical Therapy Grand Opening
Have you been working out for years, but neglecting a crucial muscle group?? At EMH Physical Therapy we recently launched our brand new PelviCoreFit™ program designed to whip your pelvic floor muscles into shape. Proper firing of pelvic floor muscles is not only essential for pelvic health but is also a key factor in overall…
Read MoreHaving trouble losing the "Mom Belly" Post Baby?
Why diastasis recti may be your problem and how you may be making it worse... If you’re doing a million crunches to get your abs back post baby but can’t seem to lose that last little “pooch,” STOP!! You may be experiencing a very common postpartum complaint: diastasis recti. What is diastasis recti?…
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