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Pregnancy Physical Therapy in Greenville, SC: A Trimester-by-Trimester Guide to Staying Strong

Pregnancy changes nearly every system in the body, from posture and breathing mechanics to core strength and pelvic floor function. While many women are told to simply “modify exercise” during pregnancy, prenatal physical therapy goes far beyond basic fitness adjustments. Limitless offers pregnancy physical therapy in Greenville, SC that helps…

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Common, But Not Normal

Common But Not Normal — Pain Signals to Watch So many times we chat about things with our girlfriends and just assume they are a normal part of life… …because of our age …because we had kids …because we run and jump or train hard …because pain is to be…

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A Happy Bladder

TL;DR: A healthy bladder holds about 400 to 600 mL and empties 6 to 8 times a day and 0 to 1 times at night, which works out to about once every 2 to 4 hours. You should be able to empty it without straining or pushing, and needing to…

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Take a Deep Breath: Connecting Pelvic Floor and Diaphragm

TL;DR: The diaphragm and pelvic floor work together like a pressure canister. When you breathe in, the diaphragm lowers and the pelvic floor drops down. When you breathe out, both lift back up. Good breathing is deep and expands the ribs in all directions. Shallow chest and neck breathing keeps…

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Overactive Bladder

Overactive Bladder Treatment in Greenville SC TL;DR: Overactive bladder, or OAB, is a group of symptoms rather than a disease. The main signs are needing to urinate more than 8 times a day, waking up more than once a night to go, and sudden strong urges, with or without leaking.…

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“Pelvic Floor” – What Is That, Exactly? Limitless Pelvic Health & Therapy

TL;DR: The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that runs from the pubic bone to the tailbone and supports the bladder, bowel, and other pelvic organs like a hammock. Together with the deep abdominals and the diaphragm it makes up your core, and it helps with bladder and bowel…

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Diastasis Recti “Separating” Fact from Fiction

Diastasis Recti “Separating” Fact from Fiction TL;DR: Diastasis recti is a separation of the linea alba, the connective tissue that runs between the two rectus abdominis muscles. It is normal during pregnancy, and every woman has some separation at delivery. It becomes a problem when it does not close on…

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Stress Incontinence

Stress Incontinence Treatment in Greenville SC You’re not the only one who leaks urine when you cough, sneeze, jump or laugh! Sadly, this is an all-too-common symptom of a condition known as stress incontinence. What is stress incontinence? Stress Incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine with activities that cause…

Pregnancy Physical Therapy in Greenville, SC: A Trimester-by-Trimester Guide to Staying Strong

Common, But Not Normal

A Happy Bladder

Take a Deep Breath: Connecting Pelvic Floor and Diaphragm

Overactive Bladder

“Pelvic Floor” – What Is That, Exactly? Limitless Pelvic Health & Therapy

Diastasis Recti “Separating” Fact from Fiction

Stress Incontinence

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