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LGBTQIA+ Health
Our goal at Life’s Work Physical Therapy is to provide a safe and supportive environment where all of our patients can meet their physical therapy needs. We understand how difficult it can be to find inclusive and knowledgeable care. Even when individuals are able to...
Vulvodynia: The Umbrella Diagnosis of Pelvic Pain
“My labia feel like a cactus...” “My underwear feels like sandpaper…” “When I try to have sex, it feels like my tissue is tearing…” These are all soundbites from patients I’ve treated who have been diagnosed with Vulvodynia. Vulvodynia is one of many diagnoses I treat...
What To Look For When Finding A Pelvic Health Physical Therapist
It can be challenging to find a PT that you’ll like and who can help you, especially when seeking care from a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist. We have already shared our advice on how to find a good PT (read that article HERE!), but there are additional questions and...
Why Does My Tailbone Hurt?
Tailbone pain--what a pain in the you know what! Tailbone pain, otherwise known as coccyx pain or coccydynia, can vary from a constant annoyance to pain severe enough to limit your activities day to day. With a fairly low incidence rate, your Doctor might not...
Why You Need Physical Therapy Postpartum
Pregnancy is truly incredible. Over nine months your body adapts to grow a whole new person – a process which involves hormonal changes, postural adjustments, and muscle adaptation. Then you give birth and everything snaps right back to where it was...
Postpartum Posture: Three Easy Safe Exercises for Immediate Pain Review
Your body changes so much during pregnancy to accommodate for your growing baby. Not only do hormone influxes change the flexibility of your joints and pelvis to prepare for childbirth, but your posture changes to manage your shifting center of gravity caused by your...
Five Tips for a Great Physical Therapy Virtual Visit
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve, our goal at Life’s Work Physical Therapy remains to help you get better. While a virtual visit for physical therapy may seem unusual at first, we have been providing this service since the pandemic began. Whether you are...
Exercising in the Cold: 5 Tips to Keep You Safe
Winter in the Pacific Northwest brings with it an abundance of outdoor activities to enjoy. From skiing and snowshoeing to a simple walk or run in cold weather, exercising outdoors can be an enjoyable way to get through the winter. At Life’s Work Physical Therapy, our...
Mask Wearing: Tips for Neck and Jaw Pain
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...
How Physical Therapy Can Help Survivors Post-Prostatectomy. Part 3: PT For Sexual Dysfunction Post Prostatectomy
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...
How Physical Therapy Can Help Survivors Post-Prostatectomy. Part 2: Lifestyle Habits to Help Urinary Incontinence
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...
How Physical Therapy Can Help Survivors Post-Prostatectomy – Part 1: Pelvic Floor Strengthening
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...