by Kelsey Contreras | Mar 21, 2025 | Fitness, Injury Prevention, Load vs Capacity, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Women's Health
What is it? Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), formerly known as the ‘Female Athlete Triad’ is a condition of prolonged low energy availability in either female OR males that results in physiological or psychological symptoms. Put simply, your body is not...
by Marissa Bacon | Mar 10, 2025 | Anatomy, Fitness, Injury Prevention, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, Urination
There is a common misconception that only women need pelvic floor physical therapy. This is simply not the case! Men have pelvic floor muscles, and therefore, they need pelvic floor PT as well! Key Differences in Male Pelvic Health: Longer urethral length: Men...
by Marissa Bacon | Feb 21, 2025 | Anatomy, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, Pregnancy and Postpartum, Women's Health
3 Common Reasons Females May Be Struggling with Intimacy – and Tips to Help 1. Vaginal Dryness Vaginal dryness is common during pregnancy, postpartum, menopause, and at different times in a woman’s menstrual cycle. The pelvic floor muscles play a significant...
by Kelsey Contreras | Jan 31, 2025 | Anatomy, Fitness, Injury Prevention, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, Pregnancy and Postpartum, Women's Health
Many women (dare I say most?) are active in some form during pregnancy. In recent years, there has been a shift to exercise promotion vs fear surrounding exercise during pregnancy. However, there is still TONS of questions may women have about what they should or...
by Marissa Bacon | Jan 3, 2025 | Anatomy, Fitness, Injury Prevention, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy, Pregnancy and Postpartum, Urination, Women's Health
1. Low Back Pain Low back pain can stem from many factors, including weakness or tightness in specific muscles, impaired mobility, faulty mechanics, and even your pelvic floor. The pelvic floor PTs at Crossphysio are skilled in assessing your back from both an...
by Kelsey Contreras | Dec 15, 2024 | Fitness, Nutrition, Pelvic Health, Physical Therapy
The holiday season is in full swing so we figured we would share some of our favorite things. Consider this the PT/fitness/health and wellness favorite things from the physical therapists here at Crossphysio! Dr. Guillemo’s favorite things: Slow cooker/air...
