Should I strengthen or stretch my pelvic floor?

 

 


                                            Should I strengthen or should I lengthen my pelvic floor?


Great question: 

The pendulum in the pelvic floor world has...

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Why a Mentorship Group?

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"Calm, Confident and In Control"


Was an affirmation I learned from the "Gentle Birth App" when I was pregnant with my second child preparing for their birth. 

What I found through using various affirmations, was that I started using this particular affirmation in so many...

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The Power of the Thorax

Did you know that a 2018 study showed that 95.3% of women with lumbo pelvic (pain in low back /pelvis) had SOME FORM of pelvic floor dysfunction? 1

 

A 2017 literature review revealed that increased thoracic kyphosis (rounded upper back) and decreased lumbar lordosis (decreased low back...

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Why is My Cup Falling Out All The Time?

Ok, as we continue our period week I want to talk about another very common problem in the post partum. 

Cups no longer staying in. 

As always, I find the best advice and isight comes from personal experience, so here we are!

After my first son, I had the opposite problem, My cup would...

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Vulvar Varicosities Part 1

Based on recent comments on my most recent series on vulvar swelling/varicosities on social media, many had NEVER heard of vulvar varicosities UNTIL they were dealing with them themselves.

Even if they HAD dealt with them, they were never given an actual diagnosis, or strategies to help them...

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Where the F is my Menstrual Cup?

This week on my Instagram account I am talking all about period products! re-usable Menstrual cups and Discs are quickly becoming one of the more popular options for managing periods. Not only are they environmentally friendly, they seriously help you save SO MUCH money over the long...

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Why I Don't Participate with Insurance Companies

Gosh, this is such a hard thing for me, But I will do my best to explain here


As a military spouse who has great insurance coverage, and Canadian who grew up with universal health care, this decision is not one that I make lightly. 

When I started "Hayley Kava PT" and was setting my...

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What is a Virtual Pelvic Wellness Session?

Work online with a physical therapist?

What?

Kind of sounds like an oxymoron right? 

I felt the exact same way,  March 2020. 

I was early in my second pregnancy and a local OB was actually the first person in our county to have COVID -19. He had delivered babies symptomatic, prior...

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Allow me to (re) Introduce myself

 

Hi Friends, 

 

I made this video for a side project I am working on, and I figured it would be a great little post for my site. You can get really up close (literally to my face) and personal. Hear some of my story, and why I LOVE this work so much. 

 

I hope you enjoy! 

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Pelvic PT Mentorship

So, Instagram is "down" today which is forcing me to catch up on a lot of things that Ive gotten a bit behind on. Writing regular blogs being one of them! 

I got into pelvic floor PT a bit "backwards".  I was using postural restoration techniques on all types of clients in an outpatient...

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