The Va-Journal
Science-Based | Female-Focused
Written and researched by Laura Haley PT, DPT
Interstitial Cystis: AKA “IC”
Pregnancy is beautiful. How vagical is it that us women can create a human inside of our bodies!? It is however really common to have pain during pregnancy. During pregnancy our body is emitting tons of hormones for ligament, tendinous, and muscle laxity. When this happens our joints are really unstable. When our joints are unstable, things are shifting out of place and can be really uncomfortable.
5 Steps to A Stronger Pelvic Floor
Imagine you are sitting at the dinner table with your favorite celebrity and your tampon starts to slip out. So you subtly try to kind of suck the tampon back into your vagina.