Physical Therapy and Biofeedback Benefits

Biofeedback is used to help control specific body functions. These body functions include heart rate, muscle contractions, and body temperature. The physical therapist will place electrodes on your body during biofeedback therapy to act as sensors of body functions.  The electrodes sense how the body functions and a biofeedback processor analyzes this information. Audiovisual cues…

What is internal pelvic floor therapy?

Internal pelvic floor therapy is a specific assessment and treatment of internal pelvic floor musculature during pelvic floor rehabilitation. The purpose of an internal assessment is to determine whether muscles of the pelvic floor may be tight or irritated, causing trigger points and contributing to pain felt internally and externally. Sometimes pain from these muscles…

What is the core?

When most people think of working their core, they think of their abs and doing crunches. In reality, our core is much more complex than just our abs.  The purpose of the core is to help stabilize the spine and thus the body while we perform any variety of movements throughout the day, such as…

Physical Therapy with Gender Affirmation Surgery 

Gender Affirming Surgery (GAS) Physical therapy is recommended before surgery (if possible) and after all top and bottom surgeries. Many surgical procedures require physical therapy to help patients regain full function and maximize recovery and are considered health care standards of care. You should expect to receive support after gender-affirming surgical procedures in the form…

Tips For A Good Nights’ Sleep

As we work to make our bodies stronger with therapy, sleep is a component that significantly impacts our health as an important complement to therapy. The cells of our bodies increase their work to repair themselves, which is key for recovering from an injury or illness. Sleep is also critical for our brains, when our…

Can Physical Therapy Help With Vertigo?

Vertigo is the feeling that the room is spinning when you are standing still. It is quite common; in fact, around 30% of people experience it at least once in their lifetime. This condition can affect anyone but is more common in older individuals, especially women. Vertigo is a sense of moving, spinning, or swaying…