Worth It PT, LLC

04/17/2023

🔥 Rebranded 🔥

When I first started my business, I just picked a cheap logo and didn’t try too hard on branding. I thought, let’s just see if a private practice actually works.

Well, ~1.5 years into business and I can definitively say that not only has this worked…but I’ve been able to serve HUNDREDS of clients in the Denver area. People want a better quality of healthcare, and I am here to serve 🍑.

08/10/2022

✨ Newly updated with edits that make this topic easier to understand.

"How do I know I need Pelvic Floor PT? Ask yourself these questions:

1) Does the issue change with movement (either good or bad)?

2) Does the issue impact your quality of life, or a vital & enjoyable function of life?

3) Does the issue revolve around muscle, soft tissue, joint, or bone?

4) Have your at home efforts to resolve it been unsuccessful? Or have other providers' answers been unhelpful?

5) Does the issue revolve around the functions of p*eing, s*x, or pooping?"

✨ Click the link below to read more!

Click here to learn about what is pelvic floor physical therapy and why should you maintain a healthy pelvic floor!

06/16/2022

TLDR:

⚡️ Pudendal Neuralgia (PN) is nerve pain following the pathway of the pudendal nerve (throughout the pelvis). It can be caused by compression and entrapment, often times by surgery, cycling, or childbirth. PN may feel like stabbing, shooting, burning pain. Pudendal Neuralgia responds well to Physical Therapy, as well as movement in general.

TLDR Pudendal Neuralgia is sharp, shocking pain that follows the path of the pudendal nerve. It is different than neuropathy, which is damage to a nerve that results in loss of sensation or motor movement. It may be caused by pudendal nerve entrapment, where the nerve shouts in pain because it's com...

05/10/2022

✨ I was recently able to write a blog post for an amazing new resource for all moms out there, especially those in Denver.

✨ Have you ever suffered from Mom brain? Their goal is to connect all moms with local resources, answer questions you don’t have time to google, and provide a supportive community for all.

Our case and praise of pelvic floor PT and why every mom should have access to it.

04/13/2022

TLDR:

✨Your time is valuable. Your goals and your health are Worth It. Why risk that time and money anywhere else?

Have you ever wondered what the difference in quality was between the in-network PT clinics and out-of-network? Find out here!

03/31/2022

🏳️‍🌈 I admire the courage of all who come out and let the world know who they are. Every time that happens, the world gets a little bit better and more interesting.

🏳️‍🌈I just wanted to touch on briefly: the fact that we still have to advocate for fair and equitable treatment of all people in the medical field makes me both 💔 and frustrated.

🏳️‍🌈 I do not pretend to fully understand how difficult it is to live freely as yourself in a society that still doesn’t fully accept who you identify as.

🏳️‍🌈 What I do understand is that it is NOT HARD as a medical provider to approach the table and treat my client as a human, no matter how they show up.

🏳️‍🌈A human body is a human body, no matter the identity or skin color of its CEO. Let’s do better as providers, and let’s not be afraid to be held accountable.

🏳️‍🌈 My open pledge to all transgender individuals is that my clinic is always open, and will always acknowledge your identity and your uniqueness. Just as I do for any other client. I will never stop trying to grow, especially in providing medical care, and I want everyone to hold me accountable when I slip up.

03/08/2022

TLDR:

✨Not all burning, frequency, urgency pain that resembles a UTI is caused by a UTI. If you continue to experience these symptoms but your cultures continue to come back negative, there may be another cause. These can be, but are not limited to, painful bladder syndrome / interstitial cystitis, pelvic floor dysfunctions, and nerve pain.

✨Getting your symptoms evaluated is important to getting to the bottom of the pain. Physical Therapists are trained to look at the entire picture of who you are and what's going on, including screening other body parts / systems to make sure nothing is missed. If you're feeling stuck, and are unsure of where to go with this type of pain, consider reaching out to a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist.

✨Try these at-home tips to help manage your pain as an adjunct to in-person care:

1️⃣ Drink enough water

2️⃣ Modify your diet

3️⃣ Try heat or cold therapy

4️⃣ Over-the-counter supplements

5️⃣ Stress management

6️⃣ Muscle relaxation

7️⃣ Bladder training

8️⃣ Emotional support

9️⃣ Avoid known triggers

What happens when you frequently get the symptoms of a UTI but the cultures continue to come back negative? Sometimes there are other causes to bladder pain than an infection.

03/01/2022

✨ Are you experiencing frequent UTIs, except the cultures keep coming back negative? Do you keep experiencing random, odd, burning pain or discomfort with your bladder?

✨ Believe it or not, but certain pelvic floor dysfunctions & behaviors can be contributing to / causing this pain.

1️⃣ Foods and drinks we eat can change the pH of our urine and the quality of it, which can irritate the lining of our bladder and make us either need to p*e more or feel a burning pain as our bladder fills.

2️⃣ Stress. If you clench your jaw and shoulders guess what else you clench? 🍑 Tight muscles lead to restrictions on tissues that want to and need to move freely. Such as the urethra!

3️⃣ Muscle pain, tightness, spasms can all lead to or contribute to pain. Doesn’t have to be deep pain either.

4️⃣ Visceral pain (other pain from other organs) can refer pain elsewhere. Our organs and tissues talk to each other via a highway of nerves, and sometimes those conversations send pain elsewhere. It’s called cross-talk.

5️⃣ Hormonal changes, such as lowered estrogen with breast feeding and menopause, can cause tissue integrity changes. Dryness can lead to friction pain for example with in*******se.

6️⃣ Chronic / persistent pain? Or maybe just sharp pain now from sitting on a peloton bike seat for too long? Nerve pain can illicit burning, tingling, stabbing pain and also send that signal to other places.

✨ These can happen all together, or not at all. They can be part of diagnosed dysfunctions ( I.e Bladder Pain Syndrome or Interstitial Cystitis) or not.

✨ Pelvic floor PT can help with your pain and help you come up with a plan to banish it for good. So yes, if you’re experiencing this type of pain and you don’t have a UTI, don’t hesitate to reach out. It’s not the end of the road!

02/15/2022

TLDR:

✨There are numerous reasons why s*x and / or pe*******on may be pain. One common cause is termed Vaginismus. Vaginismus is painful pe*******on accompanied by fear / pain / anxiety that does not have a root source.

✨Vaginismus falls under the umbrella of chronic or persistent pain. Pain becomes persistent in a cyclical pattern where one day a threatening trigger resets our nervous system to be more sensitive. Over time, nonthreatening triggers, like light touch, have become just as painful and threatening to your body. This is called Central Sensitization.

✨Physical Therapy can treat not only persistent pain, but also Vaginismus. It is part of a multimodal approach (OBGYN, Physiatrist, S*x Therapist / Counselor etc) to help you achieve your goals.

✨Tips and tricks to try before you get in for treatment are to:
1) deep breathe regularly as part of your plan to calm the nervous system down
2) stretch the pelvic floor gently and regularly
3) become more familiar with and aware of your pelvic floor.

Painful s*x or pe*******on is a common complaint amongst women. However too many suffer in silence! Learn more about what to do here.

02/03/2022

TLDR:
✨Over-active bladder / urge incontinence is a learned behavior. You can retrain your bladder to improve your symptoms and quality of life.

✨Tip #1: Stop going to the bathroom "just in case".

✨Tip #2: Drink enough water, but sip it throughout the day vs chugging it. Limiting water intake makes urine more concentrated and therefore irritating to the bladder. This can make the feeling of urgency worse.

✨Tip #3: If your urgency is moderate to severe, consider the role of your diet in your symptoms. Foods and beverages that are more acidic and caffeinated tend to be culprits of urgency and irritation.

✨Tip #4: Exercise! Mild to moderate exercise has been shown to decrease urinary incontinence.

Have you ever noticed that you have to go to the bathroom at the same time each day? For example, as soon as you arrive home from work or errands, suddenly an urge hits you that wasn't there before? We train our bladders when we are potty-training as young toddlers, teaching our pelvic floor to assi...

02/01/2022

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Dr. Caroline Worth Gamwell, DPT founded Worth It PT out of an abundance of passion for Physical Therapy, and frustration over the current healthcare model.