According to the March of Dimes, roughly 30% of babies born in the U.S. are delivered via Cesarean section. While many women are scheduled for C-sections for medical reasons or due to emergencies, increasingly, women without medical necessity are asking for C-sections. Turns out, no matter how old the C-section scar may be, the aftereffects areContinue Reading »
Many of the patients I work with suffer from chronic back pain, stenosis, sciatica and disc pathology. I get asked this question quite often: “Martha should I rest my back until I’m feeling more mobile and I’m out of pain to start exercising again?” The answer is “NO”. Let me explain ……. If you are experiencing lower backContinue Reading »
This is sometimes a difficult concept for our patients to understand. Where someone is experiencing pain is not necessarily where the root cause of the problem is. Pain is a symptom of some type of dysfunction in the body. To resolve any type of pain in the body it is necessary to identify the source ofContinue Reading »
Why is it that we as women struggle with a consistent self-care plan? I want you to think about why you may put your self-care on the back burner. What is it that you need to say “NO” to? Think about why you never have time for yourself? Here are the common reasons I hear fromContinue Reading »
If you’ve never experienced physical therapy before you may not understand what physical therapy actually is and how it can solve the mystery of your pain, restore your mobility, and help you return to the things you love to do! I hear it all the time from my patients: “If I had known that thisContinue Reading »
Have you ever had a C-section? No matter how old the c-section scar is it can contribute to decreased core stability, low back pain, pelvic floor issues, bilateral hip/knee, and lower leg pain. The scar can affect movement patterns and contribute to decreased core/leg strength. You may be thinking- “I had my c-section over 30 yearsContinue Reading »
Learn to avoid back pain, move the right way, and avoid taking painkillers!Have you ever lifted something the wrong way and perhaps strained or injured your back? I know I have! Most of us have experienced this at some point in our life. In the United States, nearly 6.3 million are injured each year in theContinue Reading »
This week I received a phone call from a woman who was struggling with acute low back pain. She asked “Martha this isn’t the first time my back has flared up, do you have any tips to ease back pain?” I want to first say that everyone’s back and body are quite different. There areContinue Reading »
