Modern Pregnancy Exercise – Functional Integrated Core Strength Throughout the Trimesters Today’s guest post is by Jenny Burrell and first appeared on her blog, Burrell Education, where you can visit and learn more about her work. When my wonderful colleague Ginger Garner asked me to share my thoughts on Pregnancy Exercise, I did a little Google search…
Prenatal Yoga Offers Comprehensive Fitness During Pregnancy The ACOG recommends 30 minutes or more of moderate intensity exercise on most days of the week for pregnant women. The majority of women (92%) in the CDC’s report, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), assessed physical activities during pregnancy from 1999 to 2006, know they should be evaluated…
Maternal Stress Management Critical for Passing on Healthy Genes Research has long confirmed the effects of maternal health on fetal development and outcomes. But scientific inquiry into the genesis of disease processes in an adult with no apparent risk factors has been uncharted territory until the last few decades. The interrelationship between maternal stress and…
Yoga In Physical Therapy Improves Postpartum Care You may or may not realize that the United States has a very poor track record for postpartum care. In fact, the US has the worst track record for not only postpartum care, but for maternal and infant mortality and first-day infant death rate in the developed world…
Yoga for Natural Childbirth This post is for colleagues, patients, and friends whose greatest desire is to have a healthy baby via natural childbirth. In this article, natural childbirth refers to an unmedicated delivery of your baby, assisted with natural, non-pharmaceutical means. While not all women have the luxury of natural childbirth, and some choose…
Physical therapists often see women during pregnancy and postpartum, but what can physical therapists do to foster better birth outcomes? What can physical therapists do through yoga, specifically, to reduce fear during childbirth? A 2012 study conducted in Norway underscores the importance of childbirth education,which can take place as part of patient education and counseling in…
Pregnancy brings the most enormous changes in a woman’s life, and is arguably the most profound change that the body can experience. It is no secret that America claims the most shameful maternal health and birth outcomes in the developed world. However, physical therapy can have quite a bit to do with turning those statistics…
Why Every Expectant Mom Needs Yoga Pregnancy brings the most enormous changes in a woman’s life, and is arguably the most profound change that the body can experience. It is no secret that America claims the most shameful maternal health and birth outcomes in the developed world. For more information, read my previous post on…
Patient with Osteoarthritis of the Hip Hip Labrum Tear Risk: Why Early Care is Important This article is about the Importance of early intervention in hip labral tears. It will inform you about who is at highest risk and why a team approach to evaluation is important, which should include physical therapy. Hip labral injury is…
This guest post is by Liz Gillem Duncanson, MPT, ATC, CSCS , PYT, of Body Temple Physical Therapy in Oakland, CA. Visit Liz at www.bodytemplept.com Yoga Couch, Part 2: How to fold a yoga couch in 6 easy steps. In our brief post from December 2012, The Yoga Couch, we learned that yoga students love the external support…
Health Care a Basic Human Right: A Worldview of the Four Systems of Health Care I am continuously saddened by the lack of quality health care offered in America. Barriers to receipt of health care are higher than ever. I have seen terrible things delivered in the name of “medicine” over my 15+ short years…
The Power of Earth Day Today is Earth Day, but it is also my son, Michael’s, Surgery Day. This date makes my heart tighten for many reasons, and I want to share my story of how trauma’s power can be harnessed for strength, wisdom and a greater capacity to love. Earth Day makes me grateful…