by Megan Fosko | Jun 15, 2022 | Blog, Exercise, Pelvic Health
June is prolapse awareness month. Pelvic organ prolapse affects one in five women worldwide (Nygaard, 2008). Despite its prevalence, many individuals experience feelings of isolation, frustration, or distress over their symptoms. Others feel very anxious over...
by Megan Fosko | Apr 18, 2022 | Blog, Pelvic Health
In the United States, just over 30% of individuals deliver via cesarean birth each year , which makes cesarean delivery the most common surgical procedure that females or people bearing children experience (Martin et. al, 2021; Sherrod, 2021). Despite the...
by Megan Fosko | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog, featured, Pelvic Health
Every March we give a little extra TLC to one very special group of patients: people living with endometriosis. Endo what? Endometriosis may in fact be one of the most common diseases that you have never heard of. Or maybe through the efforts of organizations...
by Megan Fosko | Feb 21, 2022 | Blog, Pelvic Health
Was your local pharmacy absolutely filled with heart shaped balloons last week? Hearts are for more than Valentines’ Day. February is American Heart Month. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and does not discriminate based...
by Megan Fosko | Jan 23, 2022 | Blog, Pelvic Health
Year after year, diet and exercise make up the lion’s share of New Year’s Resolutions. Health is more than just a number on a scale or hitting the gym 5 times a week. What if we reframed health to look at quality of life? At Hudson Valley Physical...
by Megan Fosko | Dec 9, 2021 | Blog, Pelvic Health
The holidays: the most wonderful time of the year for some. The most stressful time of the year for others. And for many, a combination of both. At Hudson Valley Physical Therapy, we specialize in treating constipation. I use the analogy “The bowel is like a...