by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Apr 14, 2018 | | Blog
Most people experience occassional constipation. Constipation isn’t just the inability to have a bowel movement, and includes the difficulty associated with bowel movements. Travel, inactivity, illness, and certain over the counter medications taken “as needed”...
by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Oct 22, 2017 | | Live Events
Date:Sunday, November 5, 2017 Time:6:30-9:30PM Venue:The Rendition Room @ Vitello’s4349 Tujunga Ave., Studio City, CA 91604Drinks and appetizers will be provided! Guest Speakers:Christopher Tarnay, MD and Tamara Grisales, MD (UCLA Urogynecology Dept.)Heather...
by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Oct 17, 2017 | urogenital prolapse | Diagnoses
UROGENITAL PROLAPSE “Urogenital prolapse occurs when there is weakness in the supporting structures of the pelvic floor allowing the pelvic viscera to descend and ultimately fall through the anatomical defect.” – Bo, Kari, Berghmans, Bary, Morkved, Siv, Van...
by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Oct 17, 2017 | | Diagnoses
INCONTINENCEIncontinence is the inability to control bodily functions resulting in the loss of urine or feces. Stress Urinary Incontinence is an involuntary loss of urine with physical exertion (while coughing, sneezing, lifting, positional changes etc.) This occurs...
by Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT | Oct 17, 2017 | chronic pelvic pain, Coccydynia, interstitial cystitis, levator ani avulsion, persistent pelvic pain, prostatitis, pudendal neuralgia, vaginismus, vestibulodynia, vulvodynia | Diagnoses
Vaginismus: Vaginismus definition: the involuntary muscle spasms involving the superficial pelvic floor muscles that typically cause painful entry, limiting or preventing intercourse, tampon insertion or pelvic exams. Many women will also describe “a wall”...
