Results from a physical therapist led nutrition and exercise program for maternal and pelvic health
Physical therapists are in a key position to address nutritional and physical activity needs, which powerfully impact all aspects of human health. Pregnancy and childbirth involve significant changes, frequently associated with a number of health concerns: pelvic and lumbar pain, urinary incontinence (UI), and colorectal dysfunction, are all specific and common issues affecting the wellbeing […]
Autoimmunity and Pregnancy
Autoimmune disease affects more than 23.5 million Americans. It spares no race, culture or gender, although women of childbearing age are the most likely sufferers. For whatever reason, that is a time in a woman’s life when it first appears. And pregnancy, for reasons not yet fully understood, can either inflame the autoimmune response or […]
