by Arienne Wrigley | May 18, 2021 | health, physical therapy
Misalignment during pregnancy can cause pain in the front or back of the pelvis, the low back, hips, legs, and even in the pelvic floor; this is known as pelvic girdle pain (PGP). According to the National Institutes of Health, about 20% of pregnant women experience...
by Arienne Wrigley | Apr 7, 2021 | health, physical therapy
Physical therapy is designed to treat “musculoskeletal conditions” and can help people of all ages with all sorts of medical conditions, including anyone who is recovering from surgery, healing from an old injury, or experiencing aches and pains that are affecting...
by Arienne Wrigley | Feb 18, 2021 | health, incontinence, moms, motherhood, pelvic floor, physical therapy, postpartum, prenatal
Pelvic floor disorders can have a significant impact on the quality of a person’s life. For many people, topics surrounding pelvic health are better left unsaid. Yet, people who do talk about it are often surprised to realize how common these problems are,...
by Arienne Wrigley | Jan 11, 2021 | physical therapy
Most people who need physical therapy have developed an illness or acquired an injury that causes pain or disability. Whether your primary physician has referred you or you have scheduled an appointment directly with a local physical therapist, you may be wondering...
by Arienne Wrigley | Dec 7, 2020 | APTA, exercises, fitness, health, motherhood, physical therapy
I’m not going to lie. I get SO frustrated when I meet people, or run into friends that haven’t the slightest clue what I do. And I am not even frustrated with them, as much as I am frustrated with the system and how little education...
by Arienne Wrigley | Nov 30, 2020 | breathing, core stability, diastasis recti, exercises, fit mom, fitness, health, incontinence, moms, motherhood, pelvic floor, physical therapy, postpartum, prenatal, wellness, womens health
You just had a baby, or maybe it was months ago and you’re tired of peeing every time you sneeze, cough, jump, or run. You made it through 9 months of growing a tiny human, and just when you think the weird body changes are over, you realize that...
