Women’s Health

Our Women’s Health Program offers assistance to clients within a caring and private setting. Jane K. O’Brien, MSPT, member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Women’s Health, will create a treatment program tailored specifically for the individual needs of the client.

• Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD)
• Overactive Bladder ( OAB)
• post Breast Surgery Care
• Fibromyalgia
• Osteoporosis
• Pre and Post partum Care
• Lymph edema/breast cancer
• Pre natal Fitness
• Abdominal Rehab ( post surgical/ diastasis)

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

PFD includes a myriad of diagnoses which affect both men and women. Symptoms may limit a person’s ability to perform daily activities, cause one to change exercise habits and create embarrassment.

Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness

• Urinary and fecal incontinence
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Post prostatectomy

Pelvic Pain

• Levator Ani Syndrome
• Penetration Pain
• Hips, Abdomen, Low Back, buttocks
• Sacroiliac ( SIJ) pain
• Painful intercourse
• Dysmenorrhea ( painful periods)
• Vulvodynia
• Endometriosis, Abdominal Adhesions

Both men and women can benefit from our services for PFD. We have answers and solutions. PFD is common but not normal. You can take control of your symptoms and often relieve them completely.

Incontinence Helpful Hints

1. Allow no more than 2-4 hours between voiding.
2. Avoid bladder irritant of tea, fruit juices, acids
3. Consume adequate water and fiber
4. Squeeze before you sneeze
5. Avoid liquids 2-3 hours before bedtime
6. Avoid tendency to go “Just In Case” ( JIC pees)
7. Do your Kegels 10 seconds each 30-80 times per day.

Massage and Chronic Pain

Can massage help me with chronic pain that I have had for years?

Therapeutic and deep tissue massage and bodywork can not only relieve acute symptoms but can also affect a change in chronic pain that you may have been experiencing on and off for years. In some cases, massage is the most beneficial tool used to deal with these ongoing discomforts.As with anything, it may take several sessions to relieve symptoms of chronic pain. You didn’t develop these pains overnight, so they may take more than one session to relieve. As you begin to treat your condition, it may be important to be treated several times before you can transition to a less frequent schedule for health maintenance.

Please be sure to share specifics with your massage therapist to develop the best plan for you.Massage therapy is particularly effective in treating the chronic pains experienced as a result of exercise, fibromyalgia, and job related discomforts (i.e. working at a computer, sitting or standing for long periods of time). I have the experience and training to facilitate your bodies healing process and look forward to ridding your body of the pain and discomfort that keep you from enjoying a healthy lifestyle in Lake Tahoe. Massage should not only be looked upon as a commodity, but as preventative maintenance on your body’s tissues and subsequent organs which is one of the best ways to stay out of your doctors’ waiting rooms.

-By: Brian Hrindo, LMT

Women’s Health and Wellness

Our Women’s Health Program offers assistance to clients within a caring and private setting. Jane K. O’Brien, MSPT, member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Women’s Health, will create a treatment program tailored specifically for the individual needs of the client.

• Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD)
• Overactive Bladder ( OAB)
• post Breast Surgery Care
• Fibromyalgia
• Osteoporosis
• Pre and Post partum Care
• Lymph edema/breast cancer
• Pre natal Fitness
• Abdominal Rehab ( post surgical/ diastasis)

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

PFD includes a myriad of diagnoses which affect both men and women. Symptoms may limit a person’s ability to perform daily activities, cause one to change exercise habits and create embarrassment.

Pelvic Floor Muscle Weakness

• Urinary and fecal incontinence
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Post prostatectomy

Pelvic Pain

• Levator Ani Syndrome
• Penetration Pain
• Hips, Abdomen, Low Back, buttocks
• Sacroiliac ( SIJ) pain
• Painful intercourse
• Dysmenorrhea ( painful periods)
• Vulvodynia
• Endometriosis, Abdominal Adhesions

Both men and women can benefit from our services for PFD. We have answers and solutions. PFD is common but not normal. You can take control of your symptoms and often relieve them completely.

Incontinence Helpful Hints

1. Allow no more than 2-4 hours between voiding.
2. Avoid bladder irritant of tea, fruit juices, acids
3. Consume adequate water and fiber
4. Squeeze before you sneeze
5. Avoid liquids 2-3 hours before bedtime
6. Avoid tendency to go “Just In Case” ( JIC pees)
7. Do your Kegels 10 seconds each 30-80 times per day.