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Physical Activity and Prolapse

What’s New? High-Intensity Exercise and Prolapse (POP)

What’s new with high intensity exercise and Prolapse (POP)? Let’s kick off Pelvic Organ Prolapse Awareness Month with a specific look at what current evidence suggests regarding the relationship between high-intensity exercise and prolapse. Not surprisingly, we don’t have much. However, we can start the month with a hopeful spin, the tide is turning. These […]

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DRA Classification System

A Diastasis Classification System

Time to get us all on the same page with a Diastasis Classification System. Adopting a more standard way of describing Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA) gives us communication clarity and understanding across continuum of providers (docs-nurse practitioners-midwives-physios/PTs/OTs-fitpros), social media influencers, and the public.  Give it some thought. To be clear, this proposed Diastasis classification system […]

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Pregnancy Recovery and Restoring Pelvic Health Podcast with Original Strength

I sat down with the folks at @original_strength for a hopeful chat about pregnancy recovery. A perfect way to kick off Mother’s Day weekend. Supporting those that give birth and the folks that help them get back to function and fitness. You can watch the video at Original Strength‘s youtube page following this link. Listen in and […]

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Movers and Mentors Podcast

This podcast was a blast, and thought provoking. I am regularly inspired by the ladies in this conversation- @sandyhiltonpt, @loriforner (not pictured), and @bkennaway. And grateful to @timreynolds10 for having the awesome idea to pursue and collect the stories of leaders in the field in their book @moversandmentors. My favorite question in this conversation was our ‘favorite failures’. If you are a #dptstudent or […]

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PT Rising Podcast Interview – Part 2: Social Media & Career Advice

Introduction to the podcast from Dr. Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT: Anyone else have a love-hate relationship with social media? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️⁠~⁠In Part 2 of this interview with @juliewiebept we discuss all the things!⁠👉 Her unique career path⁠👉 A love-hate relationship with social media⁠👉 The evolution of her online courses⁠👉 Her decision to move into teaching⁠👉 And much more!⁠~⁠Check […]

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PT Rising Podcast Interview – Part 1: The pelvic floor as part of a system

How do we keep from being pelvic floor isolationists? ⁠ ⁠From the host Dr. Nicole Cozean PT, DPT, WCS:A can’t-miss interview with the one and only @juliewiebept! 🎙🎙⁠~⁠So grateful for Julie and everything she brings to our field! 🙏🙏 ⁠She has such a unique perspective and has done an amazing job forcing the pelvic PT field […]

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Professor Wiebe

Professor Wiebe is in the House

I passed the background check! As of this month, I am officially Julie Wiebe, Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Michigan-Flint Physical Therapy program. I am so grateful and honored to be joining this incredible faculty and stellar program. They have warmly welcomed me and I am so impressed with each of […]

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forward

Stumbling Forward-2021

I posted this on my social media platforms and wanted it to be documented here too. It is my hope as we keep pressing forward. Stumbling Forward-2021 As I stumble forward along with you into an already intense 2021, I wanted to commit to paper what I hope happens here. My goals on all my […]

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Future Build for New Moms

Let’s Future Build for the Next Generation of Moms

My latest ambition and push is to encourage women to get their baseline. By baseline, I mean know your own body prior to pregnancy. Measure the NORMAL, naturally occurring separation between the sides of your abdomen, now. We have a study that told us that women who have never had children can have up to […]

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MYTH BUSTS! BREATHING! BASELINES! Podcast with the Connected Yoga Teacher

Podcast-a-palooza! I’m back with another great interviewer asking in-depth questions on how we can optimize post-partum recovery. We talked about starting that path before you even get pregnant and finding your pre-pregnancy baselines so you understand YOUR norm and what changed. We also bust some myths about “fixing your anterior tilt” and assuming every pregnant women […]

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