Pelvic Health Archives

Aligning Yourself to Recover from DRA

by Alex | Apr 17, 2021 | Pelvic Health

Aligning Yourself to Recover from DRA Almost half of new mothers will experience diastasis rectus abdominis (DRA) after their pregnancy ends. It’s no wonder—baby puts a lot of outward pressure on your abdomen as it grows. And the rapid change in your centre of...

Feeling Backed Up? Check Your Pelvic Fitness

by Alex | Mar 28, 2021 | Pelvic Health

Feeling Backed Up? Check Your Pelvic Fitness Have you ever had the feeling that you just can’t win? Waking up multiple times during the night to pee, leaks when you laugh or jump, and yet, everything else is backed right up. One can only stand a diet of bran...

The Link Between Diastasis Recti and Breathing

by Alex | Mar 13, 2021 | Pelvic Health

The Link Between Diastasis Recti and Breathing In the postpartum period, almost 50% of women experience diastasis recti, a separation of the two abdominal muscles that form the front wall of the body’s core. In many cases, the separation is minor and will resolve...

Here’s a Side Effect of Libby You’ll Want to Experience

by Alex | Feb 25, 2021 | Pelvic Health

Here’s a Side Effect of Libby You’ll Want to Experience Bladder leaks, urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse all can result from poor pelvic fitness. We solve these problems for women with our Libby Chair Pelvic Therapy which combines treatments...

Muscle Activation versus Strengthening

by Alex | Feb 15, 2021 | Pelvic Health

Muscle Activation Versus Strengthening Some women dedicate a lot of time to ab workouts, Kegels, crunches, and planks to build and strengthen the muscles of their core and pelvis. However, muscle strength is not always the problem when women experience issues such...

Why Core Fitness is So Important

by Alex | Dec 30, 2020 | Pelvic Health

Why Core Fitness is So Important We talk a lot about the body’s core and all of the benefits of improving core fitness. But what exactly is your core, and why is it so important? It isn’t an exaggeration to say that your core is responsible for almost all...