Specialized Pelvic Floor & Oncology Physical Therapy serving:
St. Paul - Minneapolis Twin Cities, & Woodbury
Single Leg Marching Bridge for Glute Strength
Single Leg Marching Bridge for Glute Strength
Chest Opener with Foam Roller
Are you sitting at a desk all day? Breastfeeding? Bending over to pick your kids up all the time? Chances are you have a tight chest which is pulling your shoulders forward.
This video will give you a simple and relaxing way to open up that chest and improve your posture
How to Improve Glute Engagement During Prone Leg Lifts
Make sure you are firing your glutes when you are doing prone booty work.
Many people fire their hamstrings to lift leg and thus pushes femur forward in socket which can lead to impingement over time.
This video will help you learn how to fire the glute to lift the leg.
Improve your Tennis and Golf Swing with this Midback Exercise
Do you struggle with midback rotation? Maybe you are a golfer or tennis player.. This series can help you improve your rotation which will give you more power in your swing, not to mention just make your back feel better!
How to Check your Ribcage Angle & What it's Telling You
How to Check your Ribcage Angle & what it's telling you
How Skin Rolling Can Improve Breathing and Mobility
Your rib cage angle and found that it’s quite narrow? There’s a good chance you are an ab Gripper. This very well could mean that your myofascial is very tight and needs to be released so the ribs are able to be positioned in a more neutral position.
Skin rolling and cupping is a great way to release the fascia to allow more movement and mobility in the ribs.
I think of Tight fascia like a tight shirt it’s going to affect your mobility.
8 Myths About Diastasis Recti
This month I am focusing on diastasis recti (DR). So many women experience DR after pregnancy and don’t know how to work on fixing it or what it even means. Maybe you have googled it and found contradicting information and are left confused and overwhelmed. This newsletter will help you understand what DR is and some myths about it.
How to improve breathing for a better pelvic floor
Do you struggle to take a deep breath without your shoulders coming up to your ears? This is known as shallow breathing and can affect everything from your posture to your pelvic floor.
How to Release Piriformis
Did you know having a tight backside can negatively affect your PF? Work on releasing your glutes and piriformis so your PF doesn't have to work so hard!
Struggle to Activate Your Glutes? Try This!
This simple exercise will help you maintain neutral spine while firing you glutes. Starting with simple exercises is best to ensure you can get muscles working as they should before we add more complex movements.
How to Stretch Pelvic Floor
Do suffer from leaking or prolapse? You may have a tight pelvic floor. After you have done trigger releasing, stretching can help keep PF tension at bay.