Posts in Pelvic Pain
From Dubai to California | Healing From Pudendal Neuralgia is Possible, No Matter Where You Live
From Dubai to California | Healing From Pudendal Neuralgia is Possible, No Matter Where You Live

If you think that hands-on treatment is the only way you can better, think again.

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Pudendal Neuralgia, Support, Testimonials, Treatments, Diagnoses, Women's Health, Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Pain, Surgery, Vulvodynia/Vestibulodynia, Education, Exercises, Intro to Pelvic Floor PT, My First Visit, Online Treatment, Global Patient ProgramJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic health education, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy near me, does pelvic floor physical therapy work?, pelvic floor education, pelvic floor exercises, pelvic floor support group, international pelvic pain society, help with pelvic pain, dubai pelvic health, dubai pelvic floor physical therapy, how to heal from pudendal neuralgia, is pudendal neuralgia permanent?, can I heal from pudendal neuralgia?, what is pudendal neuralgia?
Understanding Pain Science | Pudendal Neuralgia, Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Birth Trauma, Vulvodynia & More
Understanding Pain Science | Pudendal Neuralgia, Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Birth Trauma, Vulvodynia & More

What’s filled with brave, badass women who came to share their stories, empower each other, and learned with open hearts and minds about pain science and neuroplasticity from our knowledgeable team member, Dr. Lindsey Liggan, PT, DPT, WCS, PRPC? Our latest Pelvic Floor Friends session, that’s what!

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Education, Support, Pelvic Floor Friends, Women's Health, Pelvic Pain, Men's Health, Intro to Pelvic Floor PT, Diagnoses, Interstitial Cystitis, Endometriosis, Pregnancy, Pudendal Neuralgia, Testimonials, Vulvodynia/VestibulodyniaJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic health education, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy near me, does pelvic floor physical therapy work?, pelvic floor education, pelvic floor exercises, pelvic floor support group, international pelvic pain society, help with pelvic pain
My Favorite Way to Heal at the Soul Level
My Favorite Way to Heal at the Soul Level

If you are anything like me, you often wait too long to do this!

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About Us, Support, Testimonials, Women's Health, Vulvodynia/Vestibulodynia, Treatments, Surgery, Stretching, Pudendal Neuralgia, Pregnancy, Pelvic Pain Superheroes, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Education Alliance, Pain With Sex, Pain Science, Men's Health, Intro to Pelvic Floor PT, Interstitial Cystitis, Exercises, Endometriosis, Education, Diagnoses, Bladder Health, Athletes, Global Patient ProgramJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic health education, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy near me, does pelvic floor physical therapy work?, pelvic floor education, pelvic floor exercises, pelvic floor support group, international pelvic pain society, help with pelvic pain
How to Pinpoint the True Source and Triggers of Your Pain
How to Pinpoint the True Source and Triggers of Your Pain

You might have a morning routine, but have you ever considered your pain routine? The original roots of your pain can be better understood with pain science.

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Intro to Pelvic Floor PT, Education, Diagnoses, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Pain, Support, Women's Health, Men's Health, Pain ScienceJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic health education, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy near me, does pelvic floor physical therapy work?, pelvic floor education, pelvic floor exercises, pelvic floor support group, international pelvic pain society, help with pelvic pain, pain science, cortical remapping
Discussion: How to Stay Positive with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Discussion: How to Stay Positive with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Lift each other up and learn from one another. That’s what pelvic floor friends are for!

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Bladder Health, Diagnoses, Education, Interstitial Cystitis, Pelvic Pain, Support, TestimonialsJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic health education, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy near me, does pelvic floor physical therapy work?, pelvic floor education, pelvic floor exercises, pelvic floor support group, pelvic pain support, IC, interstitial cystitis, interstitial cystitis treatment, international pelvic pain society, help with pelvic pain
Vulvodynia is Not a Diagnosis | Vulvar Pain Causes and Treatment
Vulvodynia is Not a Diagnosis | Vulvar Pain Causes and Treatment

What if I told you that your vulvar pain has been mistreated for the last decade?

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Vulvodynia/Vestibulodynia, Women's Health, Pain With Sex, Diagnoses, Education, Pelvic PainJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic health education, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy near me, does pelvic floor physical therapy work?, pelvic floor education, pelvic floor exercises, vulvar pain, vulvodynia, vulvodynia symptoms, treatment for vulvodynia
Still Dealing with Pelvic Pain? Stress Could Be to Blame
Still Dealing with Pelvic Pain? Stress Could Be to Blame

Unlike other skeletal muscles, pelvic floor muscles are influenced by your autonomic nervous system, drawing a true brain-muscle connection between stress and pelvic pain.

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Education, Intro to Pelvic Floor PT, Pelvic PainJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic health education, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy near me, does pelvic floor physical therapy work?, pelvic floor education, pelvic floor exercises, stress, Pelvic Pain, pelvic pain solutions, pelvic pain help, pelvic pain stress, pelvic pain treatment, pelvic pain healing
Are You Making This Mistake While Squatting?
Are You Making This Mistake While Squatting?

Not all squats are created equal.

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Support, About Us, Diagnoses, Intro to Pelvic Floor PT, Treatments, Education, Interstitial Cystitis, Bladder Health, Athletes, Men's Health, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Pain, Pregnancy, Pudendal Neuralgia, Stretching, Women's Health, Exercises, Vulvodynia/VestibulodyniaJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, pelvic health education, pelvic floor dysfunction, orange county pelvic floor physical therapy pregnancy, pelvic floor physical therapy near me, does pelvic floor physical therapy work?, hypertonic muscles, hypertonicity, hypotonic muscles, incontine, prolap, pelvic floor education, pelvic floor exercises
"I am 100% pain free today and have stayed pain free for over 5 years."
"I am 100% pain free today and have stayed pain free for over 5 years."

You may know it as painful bladder syndrome, IC, or even mistake it for reoccurring urinary tract infections, but there is one thing everyone can agree—Interstitial Cystitis is an often painful and always inconvenient pelvic floor condition.

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Intro to Pelvic Floor PT, Pelvic Pain, Pain With Sex, Support, Women's Health, Treatments, Diagnoses, Bladder Health, Interstitial Cystitis, Testimonials, Men's HealthJenna Lesoeurdoctor of physical therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, physical pain help, pain communication, tips for talking to your doctor, how to tell your doctor, how to talk to your doctor about pelvic pain, pelvic floor physical therapy for back pain, pelvic floor PT, how to prepare for pelvic floor physical therapy, medical history, pain levels, pain scale, interstitial cystitis, IC, interstitial cystitis treatment, urinary tract infections, UTI help
From Patient to Pelvic Pain Coach: How Mary Conquered Vestibulodynia, Endometriosis, and IC with Pelvic Floor PT
From Patient to Pelvic Pain Coach: How Mary Conquered Vestibulodynia, Endometriosis, and IC with Pelvic Floor PT

Before starting pelvic floor physical therapy, Mary saw practitioner after practitioner (including over 30 physical therapists) but continued to suffer with pain.

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Diagnoses, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Pain Superheroes, Testimonials, Women's Health, Interstitial Cystitis, Vulvodynia/Vestibulodynia, Endometriosis, Bladder Health, SupportJenna Lesoeurvulvodynia, vulvodynia symptoms, treatment for vulvodynia, interstitial cystitis, pelvic pain coach, pelvic pain awareness, pelvic pain, Vestibulodynia, pelvic floor exercises, pelvic floor physical therapy, endometriosis, healing from endometriosis, healing from IC
In Pain? 4 Things You Really Need to Tell Your Doctor
In Pain? 4 Things You Really Need to Tell Your Doctor

The current method used by medical professionals to express patient pain levels is often relative—learn how you can accurately communicate your unique pain symptoms with your doctor.

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Education, Intro to Pelvic Floor PT, Men's Health, Pelvic Pain, Pain With Sex, Pregnancy, Pudendal Neuralgia, Support, Surgery, Women's Health, Treatments, Diagnoses, Bladder Health, Athletes, Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis, Vulvodynia/VestibulodyniaJenna Lesoeurdoctor of physical therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic pain, physical pain help, pain communication, tips for talking to your doctor, how to tell your doctor, how to talk to your doctor about pelvic pain, pelvic floor physical therapy for back pain, pelvic floor PT, how to prepare for pelvic floor physical therapy, medical history, pain levels, pain scale
Athletes: Take Control of Your Pelvic Pain
Athletes: Take Control of Your Pelvic Pain

“I went from being a woman who weight lifted, mountain biked, played rugby and practiced Muay Thai at a high-performance level to a woman who was unable to tie her own shoes due to immense pain.”

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Diagnoses, Pelvic Pain Superheroes, Testimonials, Pelvic PainJenna Lesoeurfemale athlete physical therapy, female pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy, what is pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic floor physical therapy for back pain, hip pain, low back pain, SI join, SI joint, SI joint pain, sij, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, pelvic pain, pelvic pain awareness, pelvic pain solutions
Honoring Pelvic Health Superheroes: The Life & Legacy of Dr. James E. Carter
Honoring Pelvic Health Superheroes: The Life & Legacy of Dr. James E. Carter

What we personally remember most about Julie’s late uncle, Dr. James E. Carter, was not his many accomplishments, but THE WAY he practiced medicine.

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About Us, Education, Support, Testimonials, Pelvic Pain Superheroes, Pelvic PainJenna Lesoeurchronic pain, chronic pain professionals, pelvic floor physical therapy, what is pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic floor treatment, pelvic floor education, pelvic pain aware, pelvic pain awareness, Pelvic Pain, pelvic floor, women's health, international pelvic pain society, IPPS, pelvic pain superheroes, south orange county women's health, orange county pelvic floor physical therapy pregnancy, UCI pelvic floor, doctor of physical therapy
The Important Relationship Between the Diaphragm and the Pelvic Floor
The Important Relationship Between the Diaphragm and the Pelvic Floor

The diaphragm is a postural muscle, so it's likely that if you have a back problem, you have a diaphragm problem. We want to add to that: if you have a diaphragm problem, it's likely you also have a pelvic floor problem!

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Men's Health, Diagnoses, Education, Pelvic Pain, Treatments, Women's HealthJenna Lesoeurdiaphragm, diaphragm dysfunction, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor breathing, breathing issues, hypertonicity, muscle hypertonicity, hypertonic muscles, pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic floor muscles
Preparing for Prostatectomy? Here's Why You Need Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Preparing for Prostatectomy? Here's Why You Need Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

Get ahead of recovery from surgery—or “controlled trauma” as we like to call it—the proactive way.

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Men's Health, Surgery, Pelvic Pain, Pain With Sex, Education, DiagnosesJenna Lesoeurprostatectomy, men's health, prostate surgery, surgery recovery, prostate surgery recovery, prostatitis, pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic floor treatment, surgery preparation tips, pelvic floor dysfunction in males, pelvic floor dysfunction men, urinary frequency, incontinence, sexual dysfunction, urinary urgency, diastasis recti, pelvic floor muscles
Adapting to Life with Infertility—from a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Herself
Adapting to Life with Infertility—from a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist Herself

I suffered with severe dysmenorrhea (painful periods) and SI joint pain for years, along with chronic fatigue and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis since grad school.

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Pelvic Pain, Support, Testimonials, Women's Health, Treatments, Diagnoses, EndometriosisJenna Lesoeurpelvic pain, pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic floor dysfunction, endo, endometriosis, healing from endometriosis, infertility, adoption, pelvic floor treatment, eliminate inflammatory foods, painful periods, dysmenorrhea, SI joint pain, IVF, pelvic pain testimonial, life with endometriosis, pelvic pain awareness, pelvic pain awareness month
Learn How to Perform a Pelvic Floor Muscular Exam
Learn How to Perform a Pelvic Floor Muscular Exam

See how we're leveraging education to reach our goal of making pelvic floor muscular exams a standard procedure with every annual physical exam.

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Education, Women's Health, Pelvic PainJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor exam, pelvic floor muscular exam, pelvic floor muscles, pelvic floor physical therapy, dpt, ocs, OB-GYN pelvic floor, pelvic health, pelvic health education, pelvic floor d, pelvic floor dysfunction, superficial pelvic floor muscles, hypertonicity, trigger point formation, muscle shortening
What Physical Therapists Wish You Knew About Your Pelvic Floor
What Physical Therapists Wish You Knew About Your Pelvic Floor

To fully appreciate what your body does for you on a daily and hourly basis look no further than between your legs. 

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Pain With Sex, Pelvic Pain, Treatments, Women's Health, Men's Health, EducationJenna Lesoeurpelvic floor, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy, pelvic health, what is pelvic floor physical therapy, thermodynamic s, thermodynamics, diaphragm, pelvic floor breathing, pelvic floor exercises, incontinence, kegels, kegel exercises
Why Does It Hurt When I Have Sex? All Your Vaginismus Questions Answered.
Why Does It Hurt When I Have Sex? All Your Vaginismus Questions Answered.

Many women are incorrectly told that the problem is in their head when, in fact, the problem is within their pelvis.

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Diagnoses, Education, Pain With Sex, Pelvic Pain, Treatments, Women's HealthJenna Lesoeurpainful sex, painful penetration, painful intercourse, pelvic pain, pain science, pelvic floor education, pelvic health, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy, vaginismus, vaginal pain, dyspareunia, apareunia
Healing from Vaginismus—Sue Changed Her Life with Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Healing from Vaginismus—Sue Changed Her Life with Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

Her therapist finally determined that her problem was not psychologically rooted in her mind; rather, it was physically rooted in her pelvis. 

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Diagnoses, Women's Health, Treatments, Pelvic Pain, Pain With Sex, TestimonialsJenna LesoeurUrogynecology, painful sex, painful intercourse, painful penetration, dyspareunia, vaginismus, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor, pelvic floor physical therapy, sex therapy, pelvic health, sarton physical therapy, vaginal pain, muscle hypertonicity, superficial pelvic floor muscles, Vestibulodynia, muscle spasm, pain-spasm cycle, botox muscle treatment