Health & Wellness Newsletter by Teton Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
Newsletter WHO IS TALKING ABOUT PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATION? Health &Wellness
Teton Physical Therapy and St. John’s Medical Center are designing and implementing a Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation program. Why is this topic important? Pelvic floor rehabilitation is essential to address because women and men of all ages suffer in silence within our community. Pelvic health is often difficult to discuss because it is an intimate topic and people often feel a sense of embarrassment about their symptoms. It is estimated that 1 out of every 5 Americans (of every age) suffer from some type of pelvic floor dysfunction at some time in their life. Pelvic floor dysfunction is not normal or a normal part of aging. The good news is that it can be treated successfully. The biggest hurdle is education so we are making a commitment to this community to speak loud and clear about our services in Pelvic Health rehabilitation. What is my pelvic floor? The pelvic floor is a combination of internal muscles that form a sling inside the bones of the pelvis and external muscles that cover the outside of the pelvis. The pelvic floor musculature connects to the greater musculoskeletal system throughmuscle, tendons, ligaments, fascia and your nervous system. Pelvic floor dysfunction can often be an underlying cause of pain and dysfunction elsewhere in the body. What role does the pelvic girdle play in our body? The muscles assist in supporting the abdominal and pelvic organs, and help to control bladder, bowel and sexual activity. The pelvic floor is a part of every movement we do. It acts like a trampoline when we walk, jump, do squats or go from a sit to a stand. It needs to respond appropriately with
every movement we make.
Symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction vary; they may include pelvic pain, genital pain, urinary dysfunction (feeling like you have to pee all the time or not being able to get to the rest room on time), bowel dysfunction (constipation or fecal incontinence) and sexual dysfunction. Patients may complain of sexual pain (dyspareunia), Coccydynia (pain in the tailbone) painful sitting, low back pain, hip/groin pain, menstrual pain or feelings of pressure at the vaginal or anal opening which could indicate a condition called prolapse.
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Newsletter Health &Wellness WHO IS TALKING ABOUT PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATION?
Who can benefit from physical therapy: • Acute and chronic pelvic pain
INSIDE: • Gain Relief From Hip & Knee Pain While Walking • Patient Success Spotlights • Relieve Hip Pain In Minutes OUTPATIENT REHAB CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEVELOP INDEPENDENCE SPEECH THERAPY COMMUNICATION & MORE PHYSICAL THERAPY INCREASE PERFORMANCE
• Lumbar pain • Incontinence • Urinary or fecal retention • Pelvic organ prolapse/descent
• Pre and post partum • Pain with intercourse • Post pelvic surgery (such as hysterectomy/ prostatectomy) • Pre or post menopause Physical Therapy can have life altering benefits: • Save people from social embarrassment and home confinement due to urinary and fecal incontinence. • Help reduce surgical intervention • Reduce rates of chronic pelvic pain • Decrease health care cost over lifetime • Save sexual relationships. • Save post natal women from years of mommy tummy, back pain and pelvic pain What typeof treatmentstrategiesmightbeadministered: • Internal pelvic floor exam (only if patient approves) • Musculoskeletal/neurologic exam • Education!!! • Manual therapy- if appropriate • Biofeedback: up-training or down-training • EMG-assisted exercise or neuro re-education • Modalities such as electrical stimulation •Strengthtrainingoften inconjunctionwithdiaphragmatic breathing • Suggest equipment if necessary • Refer for further medical evaluation if necessary Tetonphysical therapy iscommitted toprovidingoptimal patientcare.Wehave recently invested instateof theart biofeedback and electrical stimulation machine called Pathway 1500. This machine is capable of providing electrical stimulation to help elicit a strong pelvic floor contraction. Additionally this machine is able to of
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monitor muscle activity and record physiologic function of the pelvic floor. This can give us visual and auditory information of pelvic floor muscle activity that can be graphed over time to demonstrate progress. If you have any questions please consider calling one of the specialists at Teton Physical Therapy at 307-739- 1864 to make an appointment.
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GAIN RELIEF FROM KNEE & HIP PAIN WHILE WALKING
Put the Spring Back in Your Step Do you find it harder to walk, run or exercise? Is hip, knee or leg pain keeping you from being active? If so, understanding how your body walks and moves can be the key to putting the spring back in your step. Think of your body as a big spring that stores and releases energy with every step. The efficiency of your walk comes from the effectiveness of your flexibility, strength and balance. When any one of these is off, it affects your ability to walk efficiently and takes a lot of energy. This results in strain to different joints and makes muscles work much harder than they need to. This leads to possible pain in the back, hips and knees. It also causes fatigue after
walking, even for a little while. If you are experiencing pain again after therapy, it might be because muscles or joints have tightened or become weak again. The Remedy Thesimplesolution is toput thespringback inyourstep.This isaccomplished by first analyzing how you walk. There are slight changes in the way that you walk and move, that our trained medical experts can pick up on. This analysis tells us just what joints or muscles are stiff, stuck or weak. By pinpointing the exact areas of your body that are not moving as they should, we can make a plan to increase motion, strength and improve coordination.
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EASY HOT APPLE CIDER
INGREDIENTS: • 1 (64 fluid ounce) bottle apple cider
DIRECTIONS: In a slow cooker, combine apple cider and cinnamon sticks. Wrap allspice and cloves in a small piece of cheesecloth, and add to pot. Stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat, and keep warm.
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
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Patient Success Spotlights
Why You Need To Come in For Another Check Up: � Move without pain � Bend and move freely � Balance confidently and securely
“I am pleased at the speed at which we attacked the swallowing issues I had. Chris was informative, motivational and made my progress which had been stuck at a lower level for some time.” – Anonymous. “In the time we spent on therapy for a swallowing issue, I am very pleased with the significant progress made. Chris was attentive and informative and motivating.” – Anonymous “Sandeep & Jessica were professional and courteous and were a great asset for my recovery. This was my 2nd PT for a knee replacement and I was 100% satisfied with my experience. Thank you!” – Richard G.
� Sit for long periods comfortably � Walk for long distances � Live an active and healthy lifestyle
If you know someone suffering with aches and pains give the gift of health. Refer them to Teton Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation today. Pass along this newsletter or have them call us directly to schedule an evaluation!
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Relieve Hip Pain In Minutes Try this movement if you are experiencing hip pain.
Kinesiotaping Level I & Level II Course
Helps Balance
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SINGLE LEG STANCE FORWARD Stand on one leg and maintain your balance. Next, hold your leg out in front of your body for 10 seconds. Return to original position. Then switch and repeat 6 times. Maintain a slightly bent knee on the stance side.
Looking for a course in Kinesiotaping? Teton Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation are sponsoring a continuing education course in Kinesiotaping Level I & Level II at our clinic, on September 9th and 10th for therapists. For more information on signing up for this opportunity, contact us at (307) 739-1864! SEPTEMBER 9TH & 10TH
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