By Ortho-Pelvic Physical Therapist Hannah Jones, PT, DPT, OCS When most athletes think about generating more power, they focus on the obvious things: Very few think about their pelvic floor. In fact, many people still assume the pelvic floor is only something women need to worry about during pregnancy or postpartum recovery. The truth? Every …
By Ortho-Pelvic Specialist Physical Therapist Hannah Jones, PT, DPT, OCS If I could eliminate one piece of outdated pregnancy and postpartum exercise advice, it would be this: “Never do crunches if you have a diastasis recti.” Pregnant and postpartum women hear this all the time. In fact, many women are told to avoid crunches entirely …
By Ortho-Pelvic Physical Therapist Hannah Jones, PT, DPT, OCS One of the most rewarding parts of being a pelvic floor physical therapist is helping women realize that symptoms they’ve been told to accept as “normal” don’t necessarily have to be. A lot of women have underlying pelvic floor dysfunction that goes unnoticed for years. Pregnancy …
By Reina Vierra, PT, DPT If you weren’t able to make it out on June 10th, we missed you — but don’t worry, we’ve got all the highlights right here. This was our second Women & Wellness Night at Elevate615, and the energy in the room was exactly what we hoped for: women showing up …
By Reina Vierra, PT, DPT Hi, I’m Reina Vierra, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, and I want to talk about something that doesn’t get nearly enough honest airtime: what pregnancy and the postpartum period actually do to your body — hormonally, physically, and emotionally — and why staying active through all of it matters more …
By Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Hannah Jones, PT, DPT, OCS Most people agree that training for a marathon is essential before you cross the starting line. Yet, when it comes to pregnancy, labor, and delivery—a grueling, nine-month physical marathon of growing and birthing a human—we often skip the training and expect our bodies to just …
By Dr. Abby Daunis, PT, DPT In the postpartum period, many new moms in Cool Springs are anxious to return to running. As a pelvic floor PT at Elevate615 PT, I get a lot of questions about returning to running and how to do it safely in our Middle Tennessee community. Here are some of …