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

10 Oct

Patient Perspective: Preparing for Natural Childbirth with Physical Therapy

Childbirth can seem like such a scary thing, but it doesn’t have to be. I’m a researcher, I pride myself on my tight relationship with “Dr. Google” and my ability to spend hours gathering all the knowledge about all the things. Childbirth included. I spent a

03 Oct

Patient Perspective: How Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Changed My Life

“Interstitial cystitis”, claimed the doctor two knuckles deep in my vagina. That was it. With those two simple, little words he labeled years of ongoing pelvic floor pain. Only, I didn’t know it was pelvic floor pain. I didn’t even know I had a pelvic floor, and

24 Sep

Big Emotions. Big Heart: Brain Body Connection

Growing up, my mom always told me that I had big emotions because I had a big heart (cute, right?). As a kiddo, I cried a little extra hard sometimes, my boo boos were pretty much the end of the world, and when I got excited –

14 Sep

Darn it, Shoot, Fudge – I HURT myself!! 5 Steps to Heal After an Injury

Physical Therapist Model - Healing Muscle Injury

I injured my ankle this week. I was p*ssed. It slowed me down. You see, I am a walker and a woman with a hurt ankle can’t really walk 6 miles on the weekend. Also, Molly & I are headed to New York City next week for

29 Aug

Low Back Pain and Vagina Sitting

Low back pain can be a real pain in the you know what. It can keep us from sitting or standing or playing or sleeping as long and as comfortably as we need to to really really live our lives. One thing that a lot of people with

23 Aug

What to do When the ‘You’ Things Aren’t Working

Reach your physical goals quicker, woman running

Find yourself a PT who “gets it”. I am a runner. I’ve been running since my feet hit the ground, starting with 12 years of soccer (aka running with a ball), adding track in middle school (more running), and cross country in high school (even more running!).

13 Aug

5 Natural (And Fast) Headache Remedies

Manage Headaches without Drugs Natural Health

Do you get headaches sometimes? In the last year, I can remember 3 main headaches that lasted from 3 days to 6 weeks and I certainly took my share of over the counter pain relievers (acetaminophen and ibuprofen) when nothing I was doing was helping and I couldn’t

09 Aug

Essential Oil Expert Resources

We’re so glad you’re part of the magic that doTERRA essential oil offers you and we want to ensure you fall in love with these drops of liquid gold each and every day! There have been many changes and updates to the resources we have to use doTERRA

30 Jul

What to Expect: First Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Visit

Comfortable office waiting room with pink couches

We get it. You are a teensy bit worried about having a stranger get all up in “there” to find out how well your pelvic floor muscles are working. I’ll bet there are quite a few of you out there who know you need to come, but

24 Jul

Mom Workout Group: Postpartum Exercise in Des Moines

It is TOUGH to get back into an exercise routine after a baby is born. Schedules are weird, sleep is at a premium, childcare is a problem, and sometimes a mama just feels so out of shape that it’s hard to get started. Usually we promote mom-based functional

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