Breathe. Physical Therapy & Wellness Blog, Des Moines, Iowa

02 Apr

Rest & Relaxation

Deep Rest and Full Muscle Relaxation A very difficult thing to find but is crucial to get over chronic pain, heart disease, anxiety, depression, IBS, other digestive issues and even infertility. If pregnant, pelvic and abdominal muscle relaxation and control are necessary to prepare our bodies to safely and

15 Mar

Post Partum Rant

My body has become completely foreign to me after baby #2…any of you feel like that?!? I don’t even know how clothes are suppose to feel anymore, and I haven’t felt “good” about how I look in 5 months. Every shirt I pick out in the morning has

22 Feb

Pilates 101

So you want to try Pilates? Fantastic! Welcome! You will LOVE.IT. But what really is Pilates anyway? Pilates is a method of exercise (named after its creator, Joseph Pilates) that focuses on working muscles from the inside out rather than the outside in. This means the deepest layers of muscle

05 Feb

Water- Drink It!

If you have low energy, constipation, headaches, or generally don’t feel very well, you might not be drinking enough water. This simple formula can tell you how much to swallow: **Your body weight divided by 2 = # of ounces you should drink every day** For example, if

01 Feb

How to Pee

When it comes to peeing, it seems pretty easy, right? You feel like you need to go, you walk to the bathroom, you sit down and you do your business. It’s easy, except for when it’s not. When drinking a “normal” amount of fluid, our bathrooms should see

22 Jan

What to Expect on a First Float by Libby Trausch, PT, DPT

The Float My birthday was last week and it was a very special day-I was totally spoiled in ways I rarely allow the spending of money to achieve. I got my eyebrows waxed, my eyelashes lifted and tinted (I have deep set eyes and these two things changed

15 Jan

Seven Steps to Running a 5k This Spring

So you want to add running to your exercise routine. Here are some things to keep in mind: 1. Get your core in shape- Make sure you can exhale and kegel at the same time. 2. Work on your single leg squat (here’s a more official video) 3. Start

09 Jan

Quick exercise for Diastasis Recti Abdominis

If baby is 6 months old and you’re back to your pre-baby weight, but still look pregnant, or if you’ve been doing ab exercises but don’t seem to be getting anywhere, then a Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA) might be to blame. To start re-building your abs after baby from the

02 Jan

REMOVING THE FEAR-TENSION-PAIN CYCLE FROM BIRTH

Question… When you think about the experience of giving birth, what words or images come to mind for you? Did your answer happen to include: My hope is that perhaps some of those adjectives came to your mind. More commonly when I ask this question in the

27 Dec

ESSENTIAL OILS: Why There is Controversy and Why Quality Matters

As a pharmacist and oils enthusiast, I get asked all the time: Why is there so much conflicting information on essential oils? According to the Aromatic Plant Research Center, who are tasked with analyzing the contents of essential oils, almost 80% of the essential oils on the market are

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