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I’m saying good bye to my college-aged patients this week as they are preparing to return for the semester. I greatly enjoy working with this age group and will miss them! These students received treatment for conditions that I usually discuss: pelvic pain, urinating frequently, leaking urine, etc. It may be a surprise to many […]

Pain with intercourse: Dyspareunia, Vulvodynia, Vestibulodynia, Vaginismus. Have you ever heard of these? Maybe not, unless you are currently on the internet searching desperately after your doctor gave you one of these diagnoses. Or you deal with pain during sex and have never been diagnosed. I have seen many people in my office for pain

Recently I met with another health practitioner, who explained how women she knows told her leaking urine after giving birth was “normal”, so she just deals with it and has accepted it as the new normal. Would you accept that heart disease is normal because so many people deal with it? No! Let’s help change

What is a “falling out feeling”? I hear this a lot at my office! When women fill out paperwork at their first visit there is a question that asks “Do you have a falling out feeling?” and at times I get a puzzled look! I tell them they would know if they have it! Pelvic

Calling all parents, does your child deal with accidents? Whether it’s during the daytime or nighttime, voiding dysfunction and leakage in children can be a hassle. Not only can it be embarrassing for school-aged children, but a drain waking up in the middle of the night to change wet sheets. Once your child is potty

Vulvodynia is a pain condition in a woman’s vulva or genital region which can severely impact her life, making it difficult or impossible to use tampons, have a pelvic exam, or engage in intercourse. Over the years, I have seen more women in my office for this condition than I ever would have imagined. There is a wide range of causes

As all of you are well aware, a woman’s body changes drastically during pregnancy and childbirth. In countries such as France and Australia, women are always referred to physical therapy after delivering their babies. I recently had the opportunity to attend the Advance Pregnancy class through the American Physical Therapy Association, which covers popular pregnancy and post partum issues My

Note: Innova Physical Therapy is now accepting Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, CDPHP and BlueShield of Northeastern New York as well.  Read more here. I want to share some information with you about insurance for physical therapy. At Innova, I am what is considered “out of network” with insurance companies, which means I am able to

Great news…I am in Florida right now to take a course on pregnancy! This is the final course in a series that focuses on safe exercise, complications and specific treatment for the changing body of pregnant women. If you know of a woman dealing with pain or physical complications during pregnancy, please give her my

Did you know that aerobic exercise can help with anxiety, stress, depression, sleeplessness, and even chronic pain? When we exercise blood pumps through our body and into our muscles and at the same time, our brain releases endorphins. Endorphins can act as an analgesic (or pain reducer) as well as a sedative (producing a calm