As many of you may know that a physical therapists can help people to exercises with weights to help with strengthening or they can teach someone how to use crutches after surgery to help them walk. But how can physical therapists help with bladder or bowel problems like incontinence? The pelvic floor muscle is a skeletal muscle just like other muscles […]
The pelvic floor consists of several layers of muscles that cover the bottom of the pelvic cavity. These muscles have 3 distinct roles: 1) To support the pelvic organs, the bladder, uterus and colon within the pelvis 2) To assist in stopping and starting the flow of urine or passage of gas or stool 3) […]
My family is originally from Gujarat, India. My parents migrated to the US in 1972. Me and my four older brothers were very young when we moved here to the US. I was only 2 years old. When I was in middle school my father decided to take me and one of my brothers to India to visit my […]
66% of your body is water, so replenish yourself with the best: pure natural water. If you feel thirsty, you are all ready dehydrated – drink water regularly and your body will thank you!
Urinary incontinence (UI) is the inability to control urine. An estimated 13 million adults (men and women) of all ages suffer from UI. Dysfunctional voiding patterns and leakage also occur in children of all ages. There are four basic types of incontinence. Stress incontinence is when urine leaks out when stress (pressure) is put on the bladder, for example […]
Are you or someone you know suffering from chronic headaches or migraines and need some type of relief? Then I encourage you to try or tell them about trigger point dry needling. Dry Needling can help relieve headaches and migraines caused by stress and chronic, severe muscle spasms/tension which are found in trigger points. A trigger point is another term for […]
Feel Better with less pain and More control Let 2016 be a new year for you! At His Therapy we have physical therapists who specialize in pelvic health and wellness. Using Biofeedback and other manual treatment, we can assist with pelvic floor relaxation and strengthening to help gain bladder and bowel control and pain. […]
I have people who ask me all the time how a physical therapists can help someone who has painful intercourse. Pelvic floor therapists are trained with the pelvic floor muscles which have a major function for intercourse. Physical therapists can help patients understand the role of these muscles through education, biofeedback training and manual cues. Therapists can also […]
I wanted to take this time to wish you and your family a very happy new year! Hoping that 2016 brings you good health and a new refreshed outlook of your life. May you have happiness and joy in the next 364 days of this new year. Sincerely, Sabina Weaver
His Therapy is offering pediatric pelvic floor PT. This post is dedicated to explaining both the voiding problems that lead children to pelvic floor PT and how PT can help. Many children suffer from bladder/bowel voiding dysfunction. In fact, 20% of all pediatric visits are for incontinence problems. The umbrella term for difficulty with bladder/bowel […]