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We are a pelvic floor physical therapy practice serving women in Syracuse, NY specializing in the treatment of bladder, bowel, and sexual health, pelvic pain, and pregnancy/postpartum wellness.

01/30/2026

Squatty Potty! 🚽 Even if you think you already know about this- stick with the video until about halfway through where I show a demo of how this positioning changes the angle of the pelvic floor muscles and why that helps with better emptying! 😉

01/22/2026

🗣️ Last week, you all voted that you want more bowel education 😱 and our winning topic was pelvic floor muscle coordination during BM!

If you are sitting reading this right now- try the coordination that I talk about in the video!

Are you able to exhale as you lengthen/drop/open your pelvic floor muscles or feel a bit of a bulge at the ana1 opening?

Do you feel a little bit of an abdominal contraction to assist?

If there was an elevator in your re**um and at rest it’s on the ground floor, can you move it down into the basement?

Totally lost and dealing with bowel issues? Request an appointment!

01/15/2026

Constipated? 💩 Consider addressing your morning routine!

🧘 Are you rushing around and out the door? This puts input into our sympathetic nervous system, or our fight or flight response. In order to have a bowel movement, we need to have more input into our parasympathetic, or rest and digest, part of our nervous system.

🍳🍎🥯Taking time to sit down and eat something chewable before heading out will help stimulate our gastrocolic reflex and movement through the colon.

☕️ And finally, sipping a warm drink like a warm coffee or tea is also helpful in stimulating peristalsis or smooth muscle contraction through the colon.

Try it and see if these simple adjustments to your morning start to make a difference! ☀️

01/08/2026

Thank you to the Syracuse University Barnes Center at the Arch Health Center for inviting me to present at their Teaching Days event today about pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic floor PT.

I was honored to be able to speak about signs to refer to pelvic floor PT and more in depth info about diagnoses like vaginismus that are likely to be encountered in the student population.

The students at SU are lucky to have such comprehensive healthcare available to them and access to such knowledgeable medical professionals!

01/03/2026

Do you get a chafing, stinging, sandpaper or finger nail-like feeling with insertion during s3xual activity?

This could be due to low estrogen resulting in tissue that is thinner, drier, and more fragile/prone to micro-abrasions.

Common times for estrogen to be low are if you are recently postpartum, lactating, or entering/in menopause.

Ask your Obgyn about a prescription for local vaginal estrogen to help with this symptom! And be sure to see a pelvic PT since this is just one aspect of the full picture to long-term symptom resolution and pelvic health!

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12/24/2025

Are you constantly having to p*e or worried about where you’ll find the next bathroom? What’s actually normal?

On average, a void interval of about every 2-4 hours throughout the day and 0-1x/night for about 5-8 voids in a 24 hour period is considered normal.

If you find yourself chronically emptying much sooner than every 2 hours or chronically holding your bladder >4 hours at a time during the day (I see you nurses and teachers!), this can start to disrupt the brain-bladder signaling.

Need help resetting your bladder so you can break free from leaks or planning life around finding the next bathroom? Link in bio to request appointment on our website!

12/18/2025

Pelvic floor strength 💪

Here’s the thing. I don’t really care about your kegel strength or if you can hold a 10 second max contraction and repeat that 10 times. Where else in the body do we isolate strength in this way?

I care much more about how your pelvic floor is functioning and your symptoms.

I care about what happens when we get you off your back and into standing.

I care about the timing of when it turns on and how much it turns on in relation to how hard the task is.

I care about if it is resting in a shortened stuck position or if there are areas of tension that are limiting how well it can react.

I care about the other areas in your body around and outside of the pelvic floor that influence how it responds (from your jaw to your toes).

I care about how you manage pressure that is coming down onto the pelvic floor from above and how you manage the impact coming up from the ground below.

I care about how well it’s working (or over working) in relation to the muscles in the rest of your core, trunk and hips.

But here’s the thing- I don’t really care about your kegel 🤫🤯

12/04/2025

Did you know that hormone fluctuation through the different phases of our menstrual cycle can be a hidden factor to pelvic health symptoms like pelvic pain, endo, IC, pelvic heaviness, prolapse, painful in*******se, urinary leakage, urgency/frequency and constipation. Our hormones also impact pelvic wellness factors like s*x drive and lubrication!

Listen to the video to learn the phases of your menstrual cycle (hint: it’s not just your period!) and then if you are dealing with any of these pelvic health conditions and can’t find a pattern to your symptoms, I challenge you to start tracking them with the phases of your cycle!

Need more help with figuring out the root cause to your symptoms? Link in bio to request appointment!

11/26/2025

Do you find yourself going to the bathroom to p*e frequently (less than 2 hours) or urgently (legs crossed running to get there in time)? Especially after consuming drinks like alcohol🍷, coffee ☕️ and carbonated beverages🥤? Try this!

🐌 Slow down the rate that you are drinking to avoid a quick stretch to the bladder which will trigger a stronger urge signal to your brain

💧Try sipping water along with your drink to help dilute it in the bladder. Counterintuitive I know!

Try this quick tip through the holidays and let me know if it helps!

11/14/2025

As a follow-up to last week’s quick tip…what are the signs of constipation? A common misconception is that as long as you have a BM at least daily, or as long as it doesn’t look like rabbit 💩 you must not be constipated…This is not true! Which sign surprised you most?

And remember- address constipation to help your (seemingly unrelated) pelvic floor symptoms like urinary leaks, prolapse, endo, pelvic pain, chronic low back pain, and sciatica!

Need help on where to start? Link in bio to request an appointment!

06/27/2024

June is Prolapse Awareness Month! Let’s start off with becoming more familiar with signs and symptoms that may indicate you have a prolapse. Did you know a pelvic floor PT can provide a detailed assessment to help determine if you have a prolapse, which type(s) of prolapse you have, and how significant it is? We can also assess for factors that may put you at risk of developing prolapse. Suspect you may have one? We work with many women who are dealing with pelvic organ prolapse— and there are so many options for treatment!

Request an appointment for a comprehensive evaluation using the link in bio— we have limited availability for new clients left for summer!

06/05/2024

If you have been dealing with bladder issues (or a pelvic floor issue) for too long or thought it was just part of life now— please don’t hesitate to reach out to our practice!

We specialize in working with women to overcome pelvic floor issues including bladder leaks and planning your activities around access to a bathroom.

We have intentionally set up our practice to do things differently than traditional PT so that you feel comfortable when addressing a condition that can be embarrassing to talk about.

Link in bio to request an appointment and we will be in touch!

Address

5710 Commons Park, Suite 107
East Syracuse, NY
13057

Telephone

+13152560037

Website

https://www.livewellcnypt.com/

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