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Uterine fbiroids are non-cancerous muscle knots. They are common, but it is also uncommon for them to need treatment. Only 25% of all women who have fibroids will need medical treatment. However, they can be a source of significant medical problems for many women. The question is why so many women have fibroids, and truthfully we do not know.  Testosterone may be the reason some women, and some families have more uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are not congenital, and they don't occur with puberty, but they definitely have a hormonal link. What exactly that link is has been speculated on for many years. It has been argued that birth control pills cause fibroids, and counter arguments say that birth control pills prevent uterine fibroids. Menopause is usually accompanied by resolution of fibroids. This is coming out of the SWAN study data base which has brought forward many hormonal insight and is specifically designed to look at different ethnicity and differences between...

We have discussed this in several interviews, and from talking to instructors and coaches. Circulation promotes health by both reducing bloating, reducing the accumulation of any toxins in your system, and preventing pain by prevention of the lack of circulation known as ischemia. All of these poses work better to improve your balance, your posture, your mental clarity, and digestion. It's important that the right vitamins and diet be consumed so that you can maximize effectiveness. Frog Pose (Forrest Yoga Posture): Increases pelvic circulation, reduces cramping by opening the pelvic muscles and bones.  Reduces fluid retention in the lower body by allowing lymph and blood to flow better. May reduce some GI bloating as well.      Elbow to Knee Pose (Forrest Yoga Posture): Increases pelvic and abdominal circulation.  Reduces cramping and bloating and aids digestion. Particularly good at times of ovulation and the menstrual period. Bridge Pose ( Setu ...

Spiting apart of your lower abdominal muscles is a medical condition called diastasis recti . Normally the two muscles that run down the front of the abdomen have no more than a mere centimeter between the left and the right side. It can be detected by looking at your abdomen as you begin a sit up. When you perform the first part of that sit up, which is raising your head, there is enough tension to demonstrate a split in the muscles if you have one. With that split you get an elongated bulge to your abdomen where the split has occurred. Rarely there is no split, but the muscles have become so thin and weak they function as if they aren’t even present. In some women the split is only in the lower portion, but for many the split is all the way from your breast bone to the start of your pelvic bone.   Weakened muscles in already very slim individuals from carrying a child are the most common cause. Twins, triplets, many pregnancies, or a very large baby contributes to getting dia...

About 2/3 of all pregnant women will have back pain in pregnancy. If you do have back pain, it is worth seeing your gyno, or your primary care provider to get an accurate diagnosis. It is also worth making sure you have no contraindications to the recommendations that are usually made. Those with pre-existing back conditions may have special considerations. But for the most part, the pains are annoying, not disabling and it's important to try basic care recommendations. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggests the following interventions to ease back pain during pregnancy: Wear low-heeled (but not flat) shoes with good arch support. Get help when lifting heavy objects. Place a board between the mattress and box spring if your bed is too soft. Squat down, bend knees and keep the back straight when lifting. Sit in chairs with good back support, or use a small pillow to provide support. Sleep on the side with pillows between the knees for support. Ap...

Simple ways to test your spine: can you touch the back of your head to the wall when you stand back straight against the wall? If not, there may be a spinal hump in the way. How about your wing span exceeding your height when it used to be the same: you're shrinking. Another thing is to check your bottom rib, it should be at least two fingers above the topmost part of your pelvis. The compromise on the lungs from a spine that has fractures can cause difficulty with breathing. This patient has the brace that is used for women with compromised lung function. And here's a sort of eyeopening self test: how many teeth, less than 20 (you should have had 32, but 4 may have been molars that were removed) you are likely to have osteoporosis. And of course if you see your back is humped, that is not the way it used to be. Confirmatory testing like a physician's exam, an x-ray or bone density test needs to be done to make a full diagnosis, but none of those signs are g...

What is the perfect pelvic bone structure? We are born with the pelvic shape that genetically we were given, and growing, and running, and being pregnant has a small effect on that shape, but doesn't fundamentally change the shape too much. The shape then gives rise to how the muscles of the pelvis are inserted into their grounding points, and this in term may determine whether certain positions or exercises or the forces of living will impact and produce pains in these muscles, particularly those that form the giant sling known as the pelvic floor.  that we have. But the aches and pains women often c/o in their lower pelvis may have origins far beyond the pelvic floor. These pains can actually originate as abdominal, leg, foot, or back pains. Remember today when doing your shavasana that your back supports the abdomen, and the abdomen supports your back and the muscular insertions are in the pelvis as well. angle of our hip joint supports the pelvis as well...

It is possible for some pelvic pain to be caused by back pain. Walking in the tall pointy high heels will exaggerate your lower back curvature forward causing strains that can lead to lower back and pelvic pains. It is not always possible to pinpoint the cause of some of these nagging back or pelvic pains, because some physical signs are subtle. That vague pain that hurts a bunch more if you start to do situps or the elliptical, this  might be a sign of something else. If you have a history of crooked spine (scoliosis) or back or muscle problems you are more likely to be suffering from  muscular derived pain than inner abdominal or pelvic organ problems. If your stretching and exercising hurts a bunch more than ever before, then you are more likely to have a muscle or fascia problems. If you contract your abdominal wall and you feel a bit better, again, it might be myofascial pain. Radiating pain from back to groin or thigh is more likely muscular. Remember it could be both. ...