By Rachel Gofman Pelvic Health Physical Therapist & Pelvic Pain Coach Oh no, not again. You feel those symptoms start to creep back in. At first, it feels like a whisper. But the longer you pay attention to it, the louder it gets. You feel your stomach sink. How long will it last this time? How bad is it going to get? Do I have to start cancelling plans now? […]
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By Kathleen Pratt MSW, RSW, Trauma Sensitive Yoga Instructor Pelvic pain and trauma. Three words that typically aren’t used together. However, the more I delve into and think about the topic of pelvic pain, the more I am convinced that we need to be aware of its connection with trauma. Why? So those with pelvic pain can feel understood and treated in a sensitive way, and so those who care for and
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By Carolyn Vandyken Pelvic PT, Educator, Author There are two camps in treating pain: Tissue-based Camp of Treatment Providers treat the tissues alone believing that there must be something bio-medically wrong with the tissues; if they can only mobilize, zap or anesthetize the right tissues, they will be able to change the pain. When the right tissues cannot be found to achieve this goal, these practitioners then medicate people
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By Sarah Elspeth Psychotherapist, Nutrition and Health Coach, Yoga Instructor Pelvic pain is debilitating and relentless, often dramatically affecting one’s quality of life. Treatment of this challenging illness is complicated, and health professionals’ understanding is limited. Interestingly, it can often be linked to other pain disorders including but not limited to IBS, PCOS or Fibromyalgia. It can also occur due to a significant emotional or physical trauma. When considering treatment options,
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By Kathleen Pratt, MSW, RSW, Certified Yoga Teacher When we have pain, the tendency is to focus on trying to find out what’s wrong in the tissues. With persistent (chronic) pain lasting more than several months, it can be more helpful to look at what’s going on with the nervous system. The nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord and nerves that carry messages back and forth between the
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By Shelly Prosko PT, C-IAYT, CPI What is PhysioYoga? An approach to rehabilitation that combines evidence informed physiotherapy and yoga therapy, resulting in a holistic or biopsychosocial approach to your rehabilitation experience. Physiotherapy is a well-respected healthcare profession that uses evidence informed treatment methods to help clients restore and maintain optimal movement and function, provide pain rehabilitation and pain care, as well as provide education on health creation, maintenance
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