by Ashley Newton, PT, DPT Pelvic floor strength is more than just the ability to squeeze the muscles while waiting in line for the bathroom. Pelvic floor muscle functioning is about a muscle’s ability to adapt and the amount of muscle activity it is able to generate and coordinate. So let’s dive into pelvic […]
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PT Corner with Friends
What Does It Mean To Have A Strong Pelvic Floor?
By Guest Author
Mar 25, 2022
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PT Corner with Friends
Evidence-Based Yoga
By Guest Author
Mar 16, 2022
Thalia Wynne, PT, DPT, AT Evidence-Based Yoga: What does Science Say about the Practice of Yoga? Hardly do we ever hear science and yoga used together in the same sentence. Or at least that’s what I would have thought. Then I did a scientific literature review and saw over 7,000 articles that have been […]
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LYT Teacher Takeover
How to Adapt Your Yoga or Movement Practice for Pregnancy – Volume 2
By Guest Author
Mar 16, 2022
by Kaitlin Acharya How to Adapt Your Yoga or Movement Practice for Pregnancy: Second Trimester Enjoy the extra energy, mindfully Welcome to my favorite trimester. Hopefully, by now many of the difficult first trimester symptoms have subsided and you feel a surge of energy. In my experience, it was more of a return […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Dizzy Lately? Is it Vertigo?
By Guest Author
Mar 9, 2022
by Sarah Kingsley Lately, I have seen an increase in those suffering from symptoms of vertigo or dizziness. Many have noticed vertigo and other neurological side effects post COVID vaccine or infection. There is a difference between “dizziness,” more of a lightheaded feeling which can be solely from dehydration, hunger, or change in blood […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Let’s Talk Pelvis
By Guest Author
Mar 4, 2022
by Michelle F. Onion, PT, MSPT Why is talking about the pelvis so important? Because it is our base, our center. Our trunk “rests” on it and our legs come out from it. When it is not in an ideal position it can impact how we move and the ease with which we move. […]
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Feedback Fridays with Lara
Feedback Friday with Janick Pic
By Lara Heimann
Feb 25, 2022
Today’s Feedback Friday is featuring Janick. She is a LYT-certified teacher and has an amazingly strong practice but I offered a few tips for her that I see as habitual pain points for other students as well. In LYT yoga, we reference the “triple S”, which is the alignment of the skull, scapulae, and […]
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PT Corner with Friends
Is it normal to pee when you jump?
By Guest Author
Feb 23, 2022
by Magdalen Link I remember in college when I was competitively cheerleading it was a joke among my friends that sometimes we peed a little when we tumbled. A roundoff backhandspring on a hard basketball court puts a lot of pressure on the pelvic floor–but little did I know back then. I have seen […]
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Lara Heimann
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Kristin Williams
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Rhonna Griffin
