a selection of helpful articles by Nancy Branberg, PT on the subject of exercise.
Have you heard other women talking about “Kegels” (and wondering whether you should be doing them too)?Kegel exercises may sound more like something that you do in the gym rather than something you do while you’re standing in line at the grocery store or lying on the couch.But the truth is you can do themContinue Reading »
Have you been told you have a pelvic organ prolapse? Let’s get to the bottom of it. As you probably already know, the uterus (or womb as we call it in pregnancy) is located within the center of the pelvis, is pear-shaped, and is a critical organ of the female reproductive system. The uterusContinue Reading »
Every woman should know how to strengthen her pelvic floor muscles. If we were taught how to do it at school, we could avoid many embarrassing problems that naturally start to occur after childbirth and from mid-life onwards when your pelvic floor muscles are weakened. According to The Pelvic Floor Disorders Network: “A quarter ofContinue Reading »
It’s no secret that one of the things I love best to do is to walk in the woods. My love started as a kid and taking Sunday drives along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. My family also owned a bit of land in the mountains that we spent a lot ofContinue Reading »