4 Things New Moms Don’t Know About Their Body
Pelvic floor specialist Nina Olson shares 4 things new moms don’t know about their body after having a child, and why seeing a physical therapist can help!
Women's Health
Should Exercise Change During Menopause?
Exercise during the years surrounding menopause, perimenopause, is very important. During menopause estrogen drops and muscle atrophy accelerates and bone loss can occur. Exercise can help with this.
Women's Health
Exercises To Improve Bone Strength And Prevent Osteoporosis
Did you know that every 3 seconds someone fractures a bone due to osteoporosis? There are specific types of exercises that can be done to help maintain and improve your bone and muscle strength, regardless of your activity level.
Injury Prevention, Women's Health
Cross Your Knees When You Sneeze?
The problem with Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) is that it is very common, and so many women choose to just live with it. Up to 40% of women suffer from varying degrees of leakage.
Women's Health
Healthy Return to Activity Following Breast Cancer
After experiencing breast cancer surgery and treatment, working out can become a low priority. Less than 50% of all breast cancer survivors exercise regularly, mostly due to a lack of information about safe and effective exercise. However, exercising can be the most beneficial weapon to your recovery. In a recent Harvard Nurses’ Health Study, exercise […]
Women's Health
How to Boost Your Health with a Vitamin D Rich Diet
Many People who live in the Midwest have conditions associated with vitamin D deficiency due to our limited sun exposure. As our days shorten and we move toward darker, colder months, it’s important to supplement our diet with vitamin D rich foods. Deficiency of vitamin D has been associated with the following diseases: Depression Fibromyalgia […]
Women's Health
Don’t Dread The Lower Belly Bulge, Fix It!
A common complaint among women of childbearing age is having a toned upper abdominal area, but a bulging lower abdomen. Not only can this be frustrating cosmetically for women, but it can also be related to stress urinary incontinence. Stress urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine during physical exertion, commonly running and jumping […]
Women's Health
Here’s To You Mother’s Everywhere
The beginning of May is often filled with Mother’s Day related celebration. To Mother’s everywhere, I hope loved ones are telling you how much they appreciate you. As most of you know, the mental and physical work of a Mother never ends. We have little time to reflect on how we are doing and take […]
Women's Health