December 8, 2017
Dear CrossFit HQ, I come in peace. I am hoping to open a respectful dialogue regarding pelvic health for female CrossFitters. I am actually an ally to CrossFit in the pelvic health arena….but you are making it hard to defend CrossFit when you promote videos like “Kelley Jackson Pee-R’s”. On the Facebook thread for the […]
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October 30, 2017
Q: Hi there, I was wondering if you would teach the “blow before you go” and lift the pelvic floor in pregnant women who don’t have any symptoms of pelvic floor issues? I mean if we do this to an already functional pelvic floor , wouldn’t we risk making it tighter? A: Great question. Before […]
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October 28, 2014
Butt wink is the awesomely named tucking under of the bum at the bottom of a squat (loaded and unloaded). Some great blogs on the subject include a great review of the anatomical/structural contributions to the issue by Ann Wendel for Girl Gone Strong. Dean Somerset had a great review and ways to delineate the potential […]
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July 15, 2014
Welcome back to our blog series on Male Pelvic Health. In part one, Sarah Haag introduced us to the basic issues and common diagnoses experienced by men. In part two, she offered an understanding of how pelvic physical therapy can address pelvic pain when an infection is no longer, or never was, the culprit (often mis-diagnosed […]
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June 26, 2014
In our first installment, Sarah Haag of Entropy Physiotherapy in Chicago, Illinois talked us through the basics, including the common issues men experience (incontinence, post-void dribbling, erectile dysfunction, pelvic pain etc). In this episode, she will discuss the diagnostic dilemma’s facing men with pelvic issues. Prostatitis and Chronic UTI’s are a frequent diagnosis, but that might not be the whole […]
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June 14, 2014
A gift for Father’s Day to all the men out there and the women who love them: a blog series on pelvic health for men! My inquiries from men have increased lately, many are desperately searching the web for info and end up at my videos and blogs. The information I share translates across genders […]
read postDecember 13, 2012
More great webinar questions today. This question is from a fitness pro who is also undergoing treatment herself for pelvic health issues. Q: (In the webinar) you reference a study saying the pelvic floor more strongly activates when sitting upright and with a natural lordotic curve, which makes sense. But apparently I am too lordotic […]
read postMay 24, 2012
Alignment and the high, tight pelvic floor – it sounds like the start of a kids fairy tale. And maybe it is! Can a high, tight pelvic floor have a happily ever after? Could alignment be a knight in shining armor for the pelvic floor? My short answer is: yes! For the long answer keep […]
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