This is the song that never ends...

My oh my! It's been so long since I have last posted, and I blame it on the hectic summer schedule they have us on. All I want to do is be at the pool, Canada, or the beach, but instead I spent my Saturday studying all day long. We had tests on Friday that were hard, so I am just going to give some advice on incontinence and hopefully I will have some fun information or stories for next time!

Stress incontince = when you pee when you sneeze

Did you know a PT can fix these problems? For the past few weeks we've studied women's health PT which focuses on pre-natal, post-partum, delivery, incontinence, and sexual dysfunction. One of the big things we emphasize is Kegals. Most people don't even know they have these muscles. These are the muscles in the pelvic floor that you contract whenever you need to go to the bathroom but can't get to one immediatley. They're your "hold it" muscles. Sure enough, these muscles work just like the abdominals or biceps, the more you work them, the stronger that they'll get. Try quickly contracting your pelvic floor muscles 10 times and then hold one contraction for 5 seconds 5 times. Do this 8-10 times a day. These exercises only take one minute to do, and you will be able to see improvements in as little as two weeks. HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!

I am not too crazy about women's health, but honestly it's a great practice that can really change the lives of women, their unborn children, and their partners.

Carpal tunnel Syndrome

So, it's been a week since we've gotten back for summer term. Because these weeks fly by, I am going to be giving more PT advice, and less advice about what kind of tequila to put in a homemade margarita. Maybe it will keep me focused? After a  wonderful long break of traveling to Williamsburg, spending quality time with the momster, and finishing the wine tour of NC, I am back to the wild and wonderful for a few months to finish up summer term before being sent out on my first clinical. here's my tid-bit of information for today:

If you have pain while typing for a long period of time, you may have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (google it). My quick fix solution: STOP TYPING. I mean it. Take a break from your day every 6 minutes to stand up, roll your shoulders back, stretch, move your wrists around, and return to work. This takes about 20 seconds and you will see your symptoms greatly improve.

Next week's topic: Helping to keep your pee in.