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Navigating exercise in the postpartum period

Navigating exercise in the postpartum period

Whether you’ve been an avid lifelong exerciser or you’re just looking to incorporate daily movement into your life, postpartum exercise can have tremendous benefits in the postpartum period. Potential benefits include but are not limited to: -Improved...
Top 5 Prolapse Myths

Top 5 Prolapse Myths

Pelvic organ prolapse…probably one of the most feared diagnoses out there. If you haven’t experienced pelvic organ prolapse or POP, you probably haven’t ever heard of it.    Overwhelmingly, the many patients we see with POP say “No one told me this can...
How to return to running after baby

How to return to running after baby

  It’s been four months since you welcomed your baby into the world. You have done your prep work, passed the return to running screen, and feel psyched to get out there and start running.  You ran up until month six of your pregnancy. Three miles seems like a...
The Art of the Kegel

The Art of the Kegel

Have you ever been told to do your kegels?  Are kegels the answer to all my problems?   How do you even say kegel?    A kegel (technically pronounced “kay-gel”) is a contraction of the muscles of the pelvic floor. See image below.   Keep  reading on for...
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