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Sex Without Pain is Possible!

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Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve was written by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, a physical therapist with countless successes in treating pain of this type. Women with vaginismus, overactive pelvic floor, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vestibulodynia, dyspareunia, interstitial cystitis have all benefited from her unique program.

Heather uses her orthopedic background to approach treatment of these muscles like they are….muscles! She utilizes a self-treatment tool called a dilator to provide massage and other muscle relaxation and stretching techniques in a gentle fashion to return a women’s muscles back to a resting, rather than guarded, state.

• Help for Pubic Symphysis Pain

  International Journal of Childbirth Education. June 2009. Heather Jeffcoat, DPT Pubic symphysis pain, or anterior pelvic girdle pain, is one of a myriad of musculoskeletal pains that women may experience during pregnancy. This pain can be debilitating, requiring some women to use crutches or a rolling walker to alleviate the pain while allowing some mobility. Some studies report that up to 50%…

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome During Pregnancy

  Tips & Tricks to Ease the Pain International Journal of Childbirth Education, March 2010, by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT Carpal tunnel syndrom during pregnancy (CTS) is a commonly overlooked problem by healthcare practitioners. It presents as mild to severe pain, numbness and sometimes weakness in the hands, wrists and forearms along the distribution of the median nerve. At times, the muscles in the…

• Exercises for Lower Back Pain in Pregnancy

  International Journal of Childbirth Education. September 2008 Heather Jeffcoat, DPT Sciatic pain?  Lower back pain?  Hip pain?  Any of these sound familiar?  What can be done for these women suffering through one of the best times of their lives?  So often the advice given is to “just get a massage.” Yes, massages feel WONDERFUL, but unfortunately many women find themselves $100 poorer (plus tip!) and…

• Web Publications

  Various Articles Published on Other Websites and in Print Heather Jeffcoat, DPT   Web Publications LA Parent Magazine: Why You Should Be Doing Kegels Right Now Physical Therapy Products Online: Childbirth Injuries Baby Friendly LA: New Mom Back Pain Baby Friendly LA: Kegels Done Right Baby Friendly LA: Post Baby Six-Pack Help The American Physical Therapy Association: Women’s Health   Heather has…