Everyone is talking about the pelvic floor now a days, which delights us at Beyond Basics to no end. We are finding that more and more folks are asking themselves if pelvic floor PT is right for them. Whether you found out from friends, a physician, or even the...
It’s that time of year again. Resolution time. For almost as long as I can remember when I thought of New Year’s resolutions, I thought of spandex, crowded gyms, and meticulously prepped meals. I used to think that resolutions revolved around looking a certain way,...
Why choose pelvic health physical therapy to prepare for birth and postpartum? During pregnancy, birth, and throughout the postpartum period, your body goes through many changes. Pelvic health physical therapists specialize in the pelvis but are trained in treating...
I would argue that all of us want a healthy and strong pelvic floor, whether we know it or not. Our pelvic floors do so much for us. The muscles of our pelvic floor are constantly working in the background to ensure our bathroom habits, sexual function, and whole body...
Vagus, Baby! The nerve, not the City. The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve and plays a critical role in the body, specifically in the regulation of digestion, breathing, heart rate, and healing. When there are issues with the vagus nerve, you may experience brain...
You’re feeling good and the body is flowing at the yoga studio or in the bedroom… then a sound comes out of your vagina. What was that?! Queef, vart, vaginal wind, vaginal air, vaginal flatus, vaginal gas, chattering vulva, fanny fart, garrulitas vulvae, flatus...