By Amy Stein, DPT Yesterday, I was speaking in London with the well-known Fiona Lewis, vulvar dermatologist specialist, Peter Greenhouse, Maria Elliott and Fabrizio Bogliatto in London. It was a wonderful and informative seminar that Maria Elliott worked very hard at...
By Amy Stein, DPT This week, I assisted Lila Abbate at Touro College in New York in a Bowel Course through Herman and Wallace. The BBPT pelvic floor experts–Stephanie Stamas, Corey SIlbert and Melissa Stendhal–also attended, along with over 40 others from...
By Fiona McMahon, DPT  When the FDA approved use of ADDYI (flibanserin) in August of 2015, it felt like the world blew up. Newspapers heralded its’ release as “female viagraâ€. Some rejoiced, “finally, gender parity in medicine for sexual dysfunction!â€, while...
In his new book Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind, author David Linden explores the way the brain, the skin, and the nerves interact to create pleasure and pain. In this interview with NPR, Linden discusses the way anti-anxiety medication can affect chronic...
By Fiona McMahon, DPT Calories in should equal calories out, right? It turns out there’s a little more to health than that. Learn more about how diet can affect your pelvic floor. Get practical tips for integrating diet into the management of pelvic floor...
By Fiona McMahon, PT DPT This past Friday, I hopped on a double decker bus and made my way up to Boston (Norwood) for a continuing education in pediatric pelvic floor disorders. Physical therapists are required to accumulate a certain amount of course hours a year to...
