Bodies and Brews

Physical therapists work with you to find some (or a ton) of exercises that help you move, function and feel better.  Once you're done with PT, what do you do? Do you keep doing all of your physical therapy exercises for life?  Here's a confession: we don't.  So what do we do, and what can you?  Listen in as physical therapists Dr. Brooke Connell and Dr. Jenny Ploss speak this week about pilsners, herculean feats, and lifelong habits.  Grab a brew and join in!

Physical therapists Brooke Connell, PT, DPT and Jenny Ploss, PT, DPT discuss the what we can learn from our poo today.  Dr. Connell, PT teaches us about how we can learn about our stress levels from the state of our poop, and how we can influence our toileting comfort by changing our stress levels.  Grab your brew and join in!

Physical therapists Brooke Connell, PT, DPT and Jenny Ploss, PT, DPT discuss the pelvic brace today.  This discussion involves mirrors, anal winking, and daily life—so get ready! Grab your brew and join in.

Arrrr! Physical therapists Brooke Connell, PT, DPT and Jenny Ploss, PT, DPT discuss osteoporosis and exercise.  What kinds of exercise are best for bone health, and when should you worry about your bones? Grab your brew and join in!

Physical therapists Brooke Connell, PT, DPT and Jenny Ploss, PT, DPT discuss the elusive side-butt.  Pain on the outside of the hip (the side-butt) is a common problem, and Brooke is going to start a program to help her resolve her side-butt pain. Grab your brew and join in!

Physical therapists Brooke Connell, PT, DPT and Jenny Ploss, PT, DPT discuss toileting ergonomics, which is a fancy term for how you sit on the toilet when you poo.  Yep, this week’s topic is poo. Grab your brew and join in!

Dr. Jenny Ploss, PT talks about how she developed stress incontinence, or leakage, after the birth of her first child.  Dr. Brooke Connell,  pelvic health physical therapist, talks about what urinary incontinence is, and what a PT can do to help overcome this problem.  Can Jenny get back to running, or jumping on a trampoline?  We shall see...