Postpartum PT: Pelvic Floor
Postpartum PT
By Jillian McGowan - PT, DPT
How often do you bring your baby to the pediatrician following delivery? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends newborns have a check-up at 3 to 5 days after birth and then at 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months. Now if I were to ask you how often you go to your OBGYN following delivery, what would you say? Once? Maybe twice? The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) recently revised their postpartum care recommendations. ...
Posted on 2019-06-19
Our Ancestors May Have Held the Secret to Better Brain Health
It turns out that while our early ancestors spent their days out in the wilderness hunting and foraging for food, they may also have been keeping their brains sharp. Researchers at the University of Arizona have found a connection between the highly active lifestyle that was prevalent in those ancient days and the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related diseases.
Some two million years ago, our ancestors covered long dist...
Posted on 2018-06-04
