by Beyond Basics | Dec 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Christie Silvers, who has an extensive background and training in manual tehcniques spoke on the thoracic spine at our recent PT meeting and how it can effect lumbosacral (low back), pelvic and cervical (neck) dysfunction. She quoted Diane Lee’s “rings of...
by Beyond Basics | Dec 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Stress urinary incontinence, or SUI, is a part of the daily lives of so many women, but we rarely see attention given to it in the media so women can learn they’re not alone. Recently, though, PBS aired a half-hour long episode of their show “Healthy Body,...
by Beyond Basics | Dec 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
There are innumerable benefits to having a strong pelvic floor–from stronger urinary continence to better orgasms–and one of the ways to do that is through Kegel exercises, as we’ve definitely heard before. Just squeeze the same muscles you would as...
by Beyond Basics | Dec 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Riva Preil Approximately 10% of water that exits the capillaries and enters the interstitial space at the arterial end of the capillary does NOT return at the venous end due to pressure related factors (refer to Starling’s Equation for more details). This...
by Beyond Basics | Dec 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Riva Preil Individuals who have endured a spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience colorectal and anal sphincter dysfunction generally referred to as neurogenic bowel dysfunction (NBD). NBD includes constipation (in up to 80% of individuals), fecal incontinence...
