Urology
Medicare G-Code Shortcut Tables: Pelvic PT Jackpot!
* Update on 4/21/13: We are thrilled to announce that we have made great additions and revisions to the original G-code tables for pelvic outcome measures! We can’t thank you enough for the incredible support of this project! We appreciate all of your kind comments. A huge thank you goes to Heather Edwards for pouring […]
The Ultimate Pelvic Anatomy Resource: Articles, Links, and Videos, Oh My!
Ever wanted a resource with articles, pictures and videos of pelvic anatomy all in the same place? Here it is! I’ve been putting this together for a while and am very excited to share this with you! This resource will evolve and update as new, exciting links are found. The content ranges from basic articles […]
Pelvic Guru 2012: Most Popular Posts
If you have an interest in pelvic health, you’ll likely want to bookmark this post for reference! What an exciting year for Pelvic Guru! I started Pelvic Guru in mid-2012 with the goal of providing good information, injected with humor at times, regarding anything related to pelvic health. The amount of support and engagement on […]
Toilet Talk: Things You Should Know, But Probably Don’t.
Parents can relate to the fact that we spend a lot of time potty training children. However, that’s likely the only time we experience “toilet talk”. When I provide basic bowel and bladder tips to my adult patients, I am always surprised when they say “why didn’t anyone tell me that?”. So, here’s a list […]
Bladder and Uterine Prolapse – Upright MRI
Imaging is pretty cool, isn’t it? The primary complaint of patients is that symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse get worse when they stand up. That makes sense, right? There are gravity, positional, and pressure changes. Symptoms may vary, but are often described as “bulge feeling down there” or “I feel like I have a golf […]
Pelvic Floor, Prolapse, and Transvaginal Mesh Complications. What’s the Connection?
Featured guest article, by Elizabeth Carrollton who writes about defective medical devices and dangerous drugs for Drugwatch. How to Keep Your Pelvic Floor Healthy and Strong The pelvic floor is an essential muscle group, supporting pelvic organs, including the bladder, uterus and rectum, as well as contributing to core strength and balance. Childbirth is easier and recovery […]
Gynecologic Cancer – The Radiation Elephant in the Room
Gynecologic cancers include malignancies of the female genital tract involving the vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus, Fallopian tubes or ovaries. A common treatment involves radiation therapy (also known as radiotherapy). Radiation therapy involves treatment with high energy rays (such as x-rays) with the intent to shrink or kill cancer cells. The Radiation Elephant in the Room: […]
Picture View: What’s Causing Your Pelvic Pain?
Picture View: What’s Causing Your Pelvic Pain?
Here’s a simplistic view from Web MD of some of the causes associated with pelvic pain. Have you ever wanted to see what scar tissue looks like? Many times patients don’t have a simple, isolated reason for pelvic pain. It’s usually multifactorial. In other words, patients often present with IBS, Bladder Pain, and Endometriosis. Tricky, huh?
“Sexy” New Depend Incontinence Products in the News!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfqwmTQO6LY&feature=relmfu
The Today show on NBC this morning featured Lisa Rinna in a new advertising campaign – Lisa Rinna Tries the New Depend® Silhouette for Women. The Depend products have launched a smoother, sleeker line for the Baby Boomer generation. Urinary incontintinence, unintentional loss of urine, is no joking matter.
It’s important to have the proper products such as an adult pad or diaper product to deal with this issue. However, we advocate to our patients- “you don’t just have to live with this issue”. Many cases of urinary incontinence can improve dramatically or completely go away with the right personalized program, particularly with a trained pelvic physical therapist.
Lisa Rinna reports that she does not wear the Depend products regularly, but was happy to support this campaign and raise money for a charity called “Dress for Success”.
There’s another video featured (see the link here) with male pro football players trying on the Depend product to raise money for a charity for Prostate Cancer.
All jokes and SNL parodies aside, this campaign certainly raises awareness regarding the issue of adult incontinence.
