Kegel exercises—moves that involve squeezing, lifting and relaxing the pelvic area—are an incredibly effective way to ...

If you’ve ever experienced a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic area, you know how uncomfortable—and worrying—it can be. While many underlying causes can be easily resolved, others may require more ...

LIMA — Mercy Health on Thursday blessed its new specialized therapy office on Market Street, which opened for physical therapy and pelvic-area procedures after long-time Lima physical therapist Amy ...

Pelvic floor health includes issues such as sexual dysfunction and problems with pooping and peeing. Physical therapist Elizabeth Akincilar has been a pelvic floor health specialist for over 20 years.

Evidence suggests the widespread adoption of trauma-informed care practices can potentially improve access to care as well as ...

Growing up, my mother and grandmother constantly told me that having kids changes your body in many ways. In addition to sagging breasts, baby weight and stretch marks, peeing your pants would become ...

Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) occurs when the muscles and nerves in the pelvis don’t work as they should. The pelvis is the ...

Alison Ankiewicz explains how pelvic physical therapy restores tissue, sexual function and emotional confidence for patients after cancer treatment. Alison Ankiewicz, a pelvic health specialist with ...

Dr. Alison Ankiewicz specializes in pelvic health, helping women manage cancer-related pelvic issues through hands-on techniques, exercises, and emotional support. Collaboration with oncologists, ...

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) describes long-term pain in the pelvic area, which is below the abdomen and between the hip bones. It is more common in females but can also affect males. CPPS is a ...

Pregnancy can be pretty rough. From puffed-up ankles, to backaches, sore boobs, and the not-so-glamorous reality of morning sickness… it’s a lot. And just when you think it can’t get more ...

Mandy Funk, 37, remembers when her body began to betray her. As a college junior, she began to have episodes in which her body would act as if it were aroused for no reason. Sometimes, she says, it ...