By: Sydney Stevens, PT, DPT, PRPC
You train hard. You lift heavy. You run fast. You give everything to your sport.
But lately, something’s off. Maybe it’s a deep ache in your hip or groin. Maybe it’s high hamstring pain that just won’t go away. Maybe you’ve noticed leakage during heavy lifts or sprints.
A lot of […]
By: Sydney Stevens, PT, DPT, PRPC
Incontinence is the involuntary loss of motor function. This is commonly associated with urinary incontinence, which is the involuntary loss of urine, and with fecal incontinence, which is the involuntary loss of feces.
There could be a couple of contributing factors that lead to incontinence, beginning with the core’s pressure […]
By: Sydney Stevens, PT, DPT, PRPC
Think of your core as a Coke can. At the top of the “can” is your diaphragm. Under this, you have the abdominal wall, as well as your lower back muscles, which act as the sides of the can and help make the can sturdy. Your pelvic floor is […]
The pelvic floor is complicated and often underestimated. In females, it is a 12-muscle puzzle piece that connects the upper and lower bodies. It also stabilizes, supports, and transmits power. Due to stressors or a range of hormonal changes that can happen, there are multiple instances in which the musculature can […]
