by Stephanie Hartman PT, DPT, PRPC | Oct 27, 2020 | Exercise, Headaches, Jaw Pain, Neck Pain, Wellbeing
It has been several months since we started wearing masks more often to protect ourselves and the safety of others. Although masks play an essential role in reducing the spread of COVID-19, they are something new for our bodies to learn and adjust to. Here at Life’s...
by Stephanie Hartman PT, DPT, PRPC | Sep 15, 2020 | Men's Health
September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. In Parts 1 and 2 of this series on Prostate Cancer and how Physical Therapy can help patients post-prostatectomy, we focused mainly on the common symptom of urinary incontinence affecting up to 87% of patients...
by Stephanie Hartman PT, DPT, PRPC | Sep 15, 2020 | incontinence, Men's Health
September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month In Part 1 of this blog series, we went over what Kegels are (the contraction of your pelvic floor muscles), how many to do (aim for 30-80 reps a day in sets of 10), and how to coordinate them with movement and breathing...
by Stephanie Hartman PT, DPT, PRPC | Sep 15, 2020 | incontinence, pelvic floor
September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Prostate Cancer is the most common cancer in men in the western world making up 15% of cancer diagnoses in men in the US. Though the incidence is high, Prostate Cancer is a very treatable disease with high long-term...
by Stephanie Hartman PT, DPT, PRPC | Sep 2, 2020 | Low Back Pain, Pain, pelvic floor, Physical Therapy, Wellbeing
Chances are that at some point in your life, someone has told you to ‘brace/engage/contract your core.’ What exactly does this mean though? And why are you instructed to do this so often before and during exercises? Let’s dig a little deeper into what the ‘core’ is,...
