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Physical Therapy After Prostatectomy: What Recovery Looks Like
This is written for men preparing for prostate surgery, and for the partners and family walking through it with them. Most men are told the same thing after a prostatectomy: some leaking is normal, give it time. That's true, but it's also not the whole story. The muscles that control your bladder can be retrained. Pain or discomfort can be managed and the path back to work, golf, tennis, or whatever you're currently modifying your life around can be shorter than you think. Pe
Ali Gallup, PT, DPT, OCS & Kelley Ryan, PT, DPT, WCS, PCES
Aug 244 min read


How Manual Therapy Can Support Fertility: A Holistic Approach to Reproductive Health
Manual therapy cannot diagnose or cure infertility, but a 2015 ten-year retrospective study found that manual physical therapy techniques restored fertility at rates that matched or surpassed some medical treatments for blocked fallopian tubes, endometriosis, and elevated FSH[1]. It works best as one part of a full fertility care team, not a replacement for medical care. The number one thing we hear from clients trying to conceive is that the problem must be "just" hormonal,
Amanda Garnett, PT, DPT, SCS
Mar 28 min read


The Effect of Menopause on Sexual Health
Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) Geniotourinary syndrome of menopause is a relatively new term in what used to be called vulvovaginal atrophy, atrophic vaginitis or urogenital atrophy. A lack of estrogen that naturally occurs in the menopausal transition contributes to vaginal dryness, painful sex and reduced lubrication. Not fun! While this is very common in menopause, it also occurs in low estrogen times of life, like postpartum or after prolonged use of hormona
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