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Under the Hood Physical Therapy
615 W Harwood Road
Hurst, TX 76054
817.203.3216
laceywelch@underthehoodpt.com
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Zoo day with this little pumpkin. 🎃 . . I’ll be hopping on @heavensentsleep’s account tonight to answer some pelvic health questions! So if you haven’t already submitted yours in the question box on her stories, get ova(ry) there!! . . 📷: @fortworthzoo on the Yellow Rose Express 🚂🤓 . . #underthewomanhood #underthehoodpt #underthemotherhood #heavensentsleep 🔊 Sound ON 🔊 ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ I hear so often that women are told to practice their kegels on the toilet - “try to stop and start your pee” they say. This is poor advice for a few reasons. ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ 1. This can potentially increase the risk of a UTI. Starting and stoping the flow of urine may cause the bladder to not empty fully and this is what may lead to an infection. ⠀⠀ 2. If your bladder is full and you really gotta pee, trying to contract your pelvic floor (kegel) against a really full bladder is not going to be easy for the strongest, most capable of pelvic floors! ⠀⠀ 3. Depending on the height of your toilet/position of your legs, your pelvic floor muscles may actually be inhibited. So trying to do a kegel here is not productive nor indicative of the actual function of your pelvic floor. ⠀⠀ 4. The toilet is the least functional place to practice your kegels. When we sit on the toilet, we want our pelvic floor muscles to RELAX. We don’t want to begin associating tension with the toilet. ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ With all of that said, I do understand why people recommend that. When we stop our pee, it’s an indication we know how to activate our pelvic floor muscles, but it’s just really not practical or beneficial in any way. ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ Go see a pelvic health PT for a realistic evaluation of your pelvic floor muscles to help you know where, when and how you should (or shouldn’t) be doing your kegels! ⠀⠀ . . . ⠀⠀ 🎥: “Get Smart” ... hoping I haven’t broken any copyright laws 😅🤞🏻 ⠀⠀ . . . #underthewomanhood #underthehoodpt #pelvichealth #womenshealth #physicaltherapy #postpartum #pregnancy #getpt1st #newmom #healthypregnancy #postpartumfitness #firsttimemom #pelvichealthy #bladderhealth #postpartumrecovery #postpartumjourney #pelvichealthpt #pelvicwellness #normalizepelvichealth #momtrepreneur #holistichealing #holisticapproach #pelvicpower #physicaltherapist #motherhood #urinaryhealth #womenshealthmatters #kegels I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.. ⠀⠀ When you feel the urge to poop, don’t put it off - go drop it like it’s hot! Even when you’re limited to park toilets. 🤢 It’s worth the gamble, guys and gals. Your bowels are worth it. ⠀⠀ 💩 ⠀⠀ If you struggle with constipation in any capacity, this is super impootant. When we put off the urge to defecate, the stool that is sitting in our rectum will continue to collect and harden as our body is soaking up more water from it. Then we’re left with hard, compacted stool that is weighing into our back, abdomen, vagina and pelvic floor - all of this can cause an array of other seemingly unrelated (butt very much related) issues. And the other crappy thing is, when we’re ready and willing to go later, that urge may have a really difficult time rearing it’s head again. ⠀⠀ 🚽 ⠀⠀ (not) Surprisingly, I could talk about bowel movements for much longer than anyone would enjoy, so I’ll pinch it off here so you can live your Friday night life out there. ⠀⠀ 🤓 ⠀⠀ 📷: actually pleasant park potties, except for the absence of soap. 😐 ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ Lived my best poop pun life in the bowels of this post. #cannotstop Bonus points if you comment with your fave (and/or stupidest) pun from post. Or use a crappy word in an unsuspecting sentence...😎 where my nerds at?!?! ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ ✌🏻 ❤️ 💩 ⠀⠀ #underthehoodpt #underthewomanhood #pelvichealth #womenshealth #physicaltherapy #pelvichealthy #pelvichealthphysio #pelvicwellness #normalizepelvichealth #holistichealing #holisticapproach #pelvicpower #postpartum #pregnancy #getpt1st #healthypregnancy #newmom #postpartumfitness #firsttimemom #bowelhealth #sexualhealth #bladderhealth #diastasisrecti #postpartumrecovery #postpartumjourney #pelvichealthpt #poopproblems #momtrepreneur #expectingmom If you watched my stories yesterday, this is the “workstation” Ridley referred to. 😂 . I tried to make this little space as comfortable as I could for my clients and their families. And thanks to many trips to ikea it’s just about there 😅 . 👉🏻 swipe to see the before! . . . #underthewomanhood #underthehoodpt #physicaltherapy #holistichealing #holisticapproach #pelvichealth #pelvicwellness #pelvicpower #pelvichealthy #normalizepelvichealth #womenshealth #pelvichealthphysio #beforeandafter It might be too late to change the subject of a school art project 😳😂... but it is 👉🏻never👈🏻 too late to see a pelvic health physical therapist! ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ If you have been dealing with symptoms for 67 years, we can still help you! The oldest client I’ve treated to date was 93 years old and she fabulously eliminated her symptoms! ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ If you think your symptoms seem too severe to be treated conservatively by a pelvic health PT, think again! 😉 So many amazing success stories here. ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ All pelvic health PTs operate differently, so if you’ve tried it in the past without success, please give yourself and another PT a second try. You truly deserve it. ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ 🖥 Favorite site to locate a PT in your area: pelvicrehab.com ⠀⠀ And if you can’t find someone there, message me and I’ll do my best to help locate someone for you! ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ 📷: I have no idea who to give credit to, so if y’all know, let me know 😁 ⠀⠀ . ⠀⠀ #underthehoodpt #underthewomanhood #womenshealth #pelvichealth #physiotherapist #physicaltherapy #physicaltherapist #postpartum #pregnancy #postpartumfitness #getpt1st #poopproblems #momtrepreneur #bladderhealth #newmom #expectingmom #pelvichealthy #motherhood #urinaryhealth #sexualhealth #bowelhealth #healthypregnancy #diastasisrecti #firsttimemom #chronicpain #pelvichealthpt #postpartumrecovery #postpartumjourney LiVE CHAT tomorrow night at 8pm over @legendairymilk! I’ll be talking all about intimacy in the postpartum period (which is forever). So bring your questions! Also feel free to comment below with your witty remarks re this meme 😁 . . #Repost @legendairymilk ・・・ Join us on Monday at 8 pm CST/9 pm EST for a live chat with Lacey Welch from @underthewomanhood. Lacey is a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist and she’ll be discussing sex after having a baby — what to expect, how to prepare, and what to do if there is discomfort or pain. Comment below if you’ll be joining the chat and post your questions for Lacey!

The information provided on this website is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice from your provider or physical therapist. 

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