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,...
by Stephanie Hartman PT, DPT, PRPC | Sep 2, 2020 | Low Back Pain, pelvic floor, Uncategorized, Wellbeing
Diaphragmatic breathing has become a popular recommendation among Physical Therapists, Personal Trainers, Healthcare providers, and Fitness Instructors alike. The connection between breathing dysfunction and the development or presence of low back pain has been...
