by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Oct 22, 2021 | embarrassing questions, media, urinary incontinence | BuzzFeed
When Buzzfeed journalist Shelby Heinrich did a deep dive with her readership into the “questions you are too embarrassed to ask about down there”, I was honored to help. There were 15 questions in all, and here is a brief synopsis of the article, along...
by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Oct 8, 2021 | lower back pain, urinary incontinence | Blog
It has long been recognized in the Pelvic Physical Therapy World that there is a connection between urinary incontinence and low back pain. Clinically, we often see patients that come in with both symptoms. How common is urinary incontinence among people also affected...
by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Sep 30, 2021 | chronic pelvic pain, physical therapy | Blog
A Recent Pilot Study Looked at the Connection Between Urinary Chronic Pelvic Pain and Resilience A recent pilot study looked at how resilience affects patients with urinary chronic pelvic pain (UCPP) conditions and chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs)....
by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Sep 19, 2021 | exercise tips, home gym, pilates | Livestrong
The Best Pilates Reformers for Your Home Gym Livestrong.com was founded by world champion cyclist Lance Armstrong. In their own words the site “provides the blueprint to simple healthy living”, and it covers a wide variety of topics that help people make...
by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Aug 22, 2021 | pelvic floor physical therapy, stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, urinary incontinence | Blog
Overview: Urinary Incontinence About 13 million people in the United States experience some type of incontinence, or unwanted leakage of urine. More than 50% of women over 20 years old reported experiencing urinary incontinence at some point in their lives. Moderate...
