Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast

In this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s pelvic health Podcast we discuss certified nurse midwives and how they assist with the pregnancy, labor, delivery and post-partum phases of a woman’s birth journey. Today’s guest today is Ashleigh Taylor, a certified professional midwife and licensed direct entry midwife. She attended the midwife college of Utah and graduated in 2021. She purchased Birth Journey in Salt Lake City, Utah February of 2022 and is the owner, operator and midwife. This episode helps to bridge two prior podcasts on topics of doctor of nurse practitioner midwives and doula’s within the spectrum of care providers for a woman in child bearing years. This episode discusses certified nurse practitioners, out of hospital births, outcomes and research associated with these interventions.

Megan Sewell is our guest for this episode of the Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast. Megan Elaine Sewell, LAc., EAMP is a master acupuncturist, herbalist, and lifestyle consultant specializing in holistic endocrinology for the treatment of women’s hormonal and reproductive health, mood disorders, as well as acute and chronic pain. She graduated from Bastyr University (Seattle) in 2010 with a Masters in Science of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. She currently maintains diplomat status through the Acupuncture Licensing Board, NCCAOM.

She is the clinician and owner of Wild Sage Acupuncture in Cottonwood Heights Utah. During today’s podcast we discuss the approach to acupuncture, meridian lines and how these applications can assist in different woman’s health diagnosis including painful periods, infertility, menopause and pelvic pain.

Welcome to episode 40 of The Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast! This month, we’re sitting down with Dr. Peter Fisher to discuss prostate cancer treatments and how Physical Therapy can help.

Dr. Fisher attended the University of Utah school of Medicine followed by his residancy at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Michigan. He currently serves as Chief of Surgery and Director of Men’s Health services at St. Mark’s Hospital. He is currently working at Granger Urology in Sandy, Utah. During this podcast we discuss symptoms of prostate cancer, the paradigm of treatment options, prostatectomy procedure and physical therapy interventions before and after to prevent any urinary incontinence or scarring dysfunctions.  

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Dr. Abby Crume is our guest for this episode of Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast. She attended medical School at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas, Fort Worth, TX followed by her Residency at the Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine and her Fellowship at St. Mark’s Hospital Colon and Rectal Surgery. She has board certifications in both surgery and colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Crume serves on the Faculty for St. Marks Hospital Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship. During this podcast we discuss the multidisciplinary approach for treatment of fecal incontinence, rectal prolapse and colo-rectal cancers in regards to diagnosis and the treatment paradigm including medication, nerve stimulators, surgeries and pelvic floor physical therapy.

Welcome to the 37th episode of The Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast! This month, Madison Splan sits down with Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s very own Sari Stahl to discuss the different symptoms and treatments that Pelvic Floor Therapy can help with across all genders and ages. Topics include incontinence, constipation, abdominal pain, endometriosis, painful intercourse, post-prostatectomy, diastasis recti, and more.

Sari attended Montana State University and graduated with her Bachelors of Science Exercise Physiology followed by her Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree from the University of Montana in 2008. She specializes in Incontinence, Women’s Health and is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Sari is currently the Clinic Director of Mountain Land Physical Therapy of Billings Heights, Montana, where she works with patients one-on-one on many of the treatments discussed in this episode. If you would like to learn more about Sari Stahl, visit www.mlrehab.com/heights/.

On this episode of The Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast, we sit down with Megan Heaton and Christin Carlson of Tiny Blessings Doula Services to talk about Labor and Delivery Doulas. We start the discussion by defining what a doula is and what role doulas play in a family unit, how they assist with prenatal education and labor and delivery, and wrap things up with information on how doulas can improve your pregnancy experience.

Meagan started her doula career in 2014 and has supported over 300 families in all birthing desires. She is DONA International Trained and Certified CD(DONA), Certified through the Midwives College of Utah as an Advanced Doula AD(MCU), Advanced Certified VBAC Doula AVD(TVL), and is a co-host of The VBAC Link/The VBAC Link Podcast. Christin started as a doula in 2016. She has completed training as an Advanced Doula and is experienced in Hypnobabies, Hypnobirthing, Birthing from Within and the Bradley Method. They are both experienced in Hypnobabies, Hypnobirthing, VBAC, unmedicated, medicated, inductions, C-sections and twins. You can find info on both Meagan and Christin at https://tinyblessingsdoulaservices.com.

Welcome to episode 35 of The Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast! This month, we are talking to Mountain Land Physical Therapist Sarah Salazar about pelvic dilator training from both a clinical and home exercise protocol.

Sarah attended the University of Utah and received her bachelor's of exercise sports science in 2014 followed by her doctorate of physical therapy in 2019 at University of the Incarnate Word. She is currently working in Salt Lake City, Utah at Mountain Land Physical Therapy and specializes in pelvic health.

The newest episode of The Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast is now available! This month, we speak with Rebecca Post, a licensed clinical social worker at Wholehearted Healing in Utah about sexual trauma and its relation to pelvic floor physical therapy.

Rebecca attended the University of Utah and received her Master’s in Social Worker with a specialization in Mental Health. She completed her training at the University of Utah Women’s Resource Center. Currently, she runs Wholehearted Healing, a therapy practice focused on working with individuals who understand their patterns and still wonder why they are not able to make changes on their own.

In this podcast, we discuss the different types of therapy and therapist options, the multidisciplinary approach needed to treat these individuals, signs and symptoms to identify if a patient may have suffered from trauma, if they may be dissociating and when practitioners should be referring patients to a different provider. We also educate on being an advocate for yourself, allowing the patient to have control during their different therapy sessions and how to assist overall in the healing process.

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On this month’s episode of The Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast, we speak with Dr. Velena Wright about her newest book titled “It’s Time You Knew: The Power of Your Choices to Prevent Women's Cancer”. We discuss the importance of listening to our bodies, advocating for our health, seeking the best provider, understanding early warning signs for female cancers and what we can do throughout our lives to help prevent cancers.

Dr. Wright attended Dalhousie University Faculty of medicine followed by her internship at McGill University-St. Mary's Hospital and her residency and fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She received board certifications in gynecologic oncology, obstetrics and gynecology and is an associate professor at Boston University School of Medicine.

Episode 32 of the Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast is now available! In this episode, we speak with Dr. Heather Jackson from Foothill Family Clinic about Birth Control. We discuss options to help listeners understand their own goals as well as precautions due to medical history and provide information on how to choose based on different symptoms like painful and heavy flows, acne, bone growth, and contraception.

Dr. Jackson attended the University of Utah School of Medicine and graduated in 2005 followed by her residency at Lancaster General Hospital 2005-2008. Dr. Jackson is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Utah Medical Association, and the American Board of Family Practice.