by Kelsey Contreras | May 31, 2024 | Anatomy, Fitness, Injury Prevention, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, Pregnancy and Postpartum, Women's Health
If you would ask most women when they can return to exercise after having a baby, most would respond after 6 weeks. This is because this is when most women have a follow up with their provider after giving birth and are “cleared for exercise.” SO WHAT THE HECK DOES...
by Kelsey Contreras | Apr 10, 2024 | Fitness, Pelvic Health, Pregnancy and Postpartum, Women's Health
Exercise is both recommended and beneficial for pregnant women. With that said, it most definitely becomes more challenging as the baby grows and your body changes. Your resting oxygen consumption increases 30%, your resting heart rate increases 15-20 beats per minute...
by Marissa Bacon | Apr 1, 2024 | Anatomy, Fitness, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, Pregnancy and Postpartum, Women's Health
What is a Cesarean Section? A cesarean section (commonly called c-section) is a surgical procedure in which an OB creates an incision near the pubic bone to remove the baby. During the procedure, the OB cuts through 7 layers of tissue: Skin. Subcutaneous fat....
by Guillermo Contreras | Feb 9, 2023 | Fitness, Injury Prevention
Very often, when we have an athlete come to us with some sort of pain, their first question is trying to understand what they could have done to themselves to cause their injury. They are trying to pinpoint the exact thing that caused their knee to hurt, their...
