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What’s In Your Toolbox?
You have gone away for the holidays. Isolating with your family, close pod or recharging alone. (I am already jealous, lol). You need to know what to bring in your getaway bag just in case that flare comes on.Here are a few ideas you can toss in the bag or make once...
Take Care of Your Body
When we talk about #healthylifestyle and #selfcare we must address our body, mind and spirit. As a #pelvicphysicaltherapist, I’ll start off with the body and since it is considered our vehicle.I tell my patients I like to hear their story as I...
He/Him, Male parts
Penis, Scrotum, Testicles. Ejaculation, Erection, Flaccid. Prostate, Bladder, Rectum. Genitals, Perineum, Pelvic Floor. Bits, Bulge, Banana, Taint, Jewels, Cock, Junk. Pelvic pain, Erectile Dysfunction, Prostatectomy. Incontinence, Sexual health, Interstitial...
What Motivates You? Where do you need discipline? By Niva Herzig, PT
When I was in college, I had a roommate in my last 2 years who was very active. She walked daily and went to the gym on a regular basis. She would ask if I wanted to join, but I would gently say, no. I played tennis and lacrosse in high school and I was a descent...
Relationships, Sex and Endometriosis: THE INTERVIEW, Written by: Niva Herzig PT Core Dynamics Physical Therapy Interviewee: Kerri D.
Part 2: as seen on https://www.theendometriosissummit.com/blog I thought this would be a perfect follow up to the first blog about relationships and Endometriosis. A real story about a real woman and her life with Endometriosis. This is how it affects her...
Relationships, Sex and Endometriosis written by Niva Herzig, PT
Part 1: as seen on https://www.theendometriosissummit.com/blog Imagine having abdominal pain. Imagine having pelvic pain. Imagine having Vaginal or Rectal pain. Imagine having low back pain or hip pain. What if you have one or all of these for a week per...
Self-Compassion by Niva Herzig, PT
Self-compassion: we give to others but what about giving to oneself? Often, we think we are alone in our suffering: I hear it from patients’ weekly comments such as “am I the only you have seen with this?” We know issues such as chronic pain, abuse, divorce, love and...
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month! Niva Herzig, PT
In my physical therapy practice, part of my mission statement is allowing women to be heard. We want to listen to them and they need to be heard. On average, patients are interrupted in the first 11 seconds they speak. From my first year of practicing pelvic floor...
Reviving your Sex Life after Cancer By Rebecca Marcus, DPT
So you have been through the big C word. You survived it. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Surgery. Now what? Life should be the same. But, really is it? Asking if you can complain about sex, when a few months ago you were afraid of dying? Cancer is terrible. Life...
Bowel 101 By Rebecca Marcus, DPT
No one ever taught you how to poop? Sometimes we need help to relearn basic functions like how to go, and that’s ok because there is a specialized field of physical therapy that does just that! Let’s start with digestion, you eat food, your saliva begins to break...