We’re excited you’re here for Sarton Physical Therapy’s very first (of many) blog posts! On our blog, we’ll aim to discuss, review, and even challenge the latest and greatest topics, trends, and...
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Finding New Range of Motion: What You Didn’t Know Your Body Needed
So many of us spend much of our day in a prolonged flexed spine position, whether its during our daily commute, at a desk, or at home in front of the TV. Although we feel as though we are expending...
What is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy? A Quick & Easy Breakdown
In the healthcare system that currently exists in America, it is hard to define what physical therapy is, and exactly what role it plays. Beyond that, defining a subset of physical therapy can be...
Healing from Vaginismus—Sue Changed Her Life with Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Sue's Vaginismus Made Intercourse Attempts Unsuccessful and Sex Impossible Her primary complaint was that she had never been able to consummate her marriage after 39 years due to vaginal pain. With...
Why Does It Hurt When I Have Sex? All Your Vaginismus Questions Answered.
A diagnosis too frequently missed and under-diagnosed, vaginismus can be defined as vaginal tightness due to an involuntary contraction of the pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor muscles are the...
What Physical Therapists Wish You Knew About Your Pelvic Floor
To fully appreciate what your body does for you on a daily and hourly basis look no further than between your legs. As a physical therapist I have tended to a spectrum of impairments — from lower...
Learn How to Perform a Pelvic Floor Muscular Exam
Pelvic Floor Exams Should Be Standard of Care It is our goal here at Sarton PT that one day, a pelvic floor muscular exam will be standard of care and occur as a standard procedure with every annual...
The Important Relationship Between the Diaphragm and the Pelvic Floor
The diaphragm is a postural muscle, so it's likely that if you have a back problem, you have a diaphragm problem. We want to add to that: if you have a diaphragm problem, it's likely you also have a...
From Patient to Pelvic Pain Coach: How Mary Conquered Vestibulodynia, Endometriosis, and IC with Pelvic Floor PT
Suffering from a combination of provoked vestibulodynia, endometriosis, and interstitial cystitis (also known as IC) for over 25 years, Mary saw practitioner after practitioner (including over 30...
If It’s Not a Hernia, Then What Is It? The True Source of Your Pain Might Surprise You.
There’s a reason we call ourselves pain detectives. We have seen many patients, men and women, come through the clinic saying things like, “Yeah…I thought my pain was coming from a hernia but got...
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