by Beyond Basics | Sep 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Riva Preil Women have long been familiar with the benefits of pelvic floor strengthening exercises, colloquially referred to as “Kegels,†in honor of Dr. Arnold Kegel, the individual who first described them in 1948. Almost any woman who has ever been pregnant...
by Beyond Basics | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Riva Preil So, how does physical therapy help treat lymphedema? Great question, I am glad you asked. The gold standard of care to treat lymphedema is COMPLETE DECONGESTIVE THERAPY (CDT). CDT consists of four components: Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Compression...
by Beyond Basics | Sep 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Riva Preil Background complete- you have made it through the anatomy, good job! Time to discuss the PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. Unfortunately, things don’t always run as smoothly and perfectly as we just described, and dysfunction of the lymphatic system can result in...
by Beyond Basics | Sep 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Riva Preil Last week, I encouraged you to “stay tuned for more details†regarding my upcoming blog talk radio show entitled May the Floor’s Force Be With You on The Pelvic Messenger. Thank you for waiting patiently and here they are! On the next Pelvic...
by Beyond Basics | Sep 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Women’s Voices for the Earth is an organization seeking to eliminate toxic chemicals from female health products. They recently released “Detox the Box,” a hilarious yet informative video parody of SNL’s “D*ck in a Box”, asking...
