By Dr. KC Coninx PT, DPTCertifications: COMT, PYT Creating a sustainable business in healthcare, specifically in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and/or mental health, makes us think of 2 things: 1) What are your patients' needs? and 2) What do you as a...
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Why is Prenatal Pelvic Physical Therapy Important?
by Keeli Gailes PT, DPT, ATC Prenatal pelvic physical therapy is important because it will help you be proactive in preventing future pelvic floor and other physical dysfunction. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" ~Benjamin Franklin You may think...
Evolving Physical Therapy: Let’s Ditch the “Home Exercise Program”
by Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC/L Moving from HEP to IHP is outlined in the landmark text, Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine in Physical Therapy, available at OPTP.com We are long overdue in the physical therapy profession to ditch the phrase "home exercise program."...
Sleep Better Using Medical Therapeutic Yoga and Integrative Lifestyle Medicine Perspective
By Dr. KC Coninx PT, DPTCertifications: COMT, PYT Learn how Yoga and Ayurveda can effectively and dramatically improve your sleep! It is probably safe to assume that you already know how important sleep is if health is a priority for you and your patients. Better...
Integrative Care as the New Gold Standard in Physical & Occupational Therapy
A look inside biopsychosocial care using comprehensive functional, integrative, and lifestyle medicine. By Dr. Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC/L Functional, integrative and lifestyle medicine (FILM) is fast becoming the gold standard for effective care in PT and OT....
Transforming Healthcare & Self-Care in 2022: How Did We Do?
Our long time mission has been to transform healthcare and self-care so that integrative and wellness care is more affordable and easily accessible. How did we do with in 2022? Well, we'll let you be the judge of that. Transforming Healthcare & Self-Care through,...
Just Say No To New Years Resolutions, Choose A Word of the Year Instead
Nearly 10 years ago I made a decision to STOP making resolutions. I simply decided to just say no to new years resolutions. Here’s what I found to be true about making resolutions… Making resolutions: can often serve to frustrate you, instead of motivating you can...
Integrative Solutions for Healthcare Burnout
Healthcare pros are experiencing record levels of burnout right now, and that was before the pandemic. Our current model teaches us to care for our patients, but not necessarily ourselves. Over the last 20+ years I have been teaching integrative solutions for...
Find Your Voice, Improve Your Health
Have you ever considered the voice as a biomarker of your health? In this post I'll address how to find your voice to improve your health. For example, when you think of pelvic health, what comes to mind? Maybe obvious things like annual ob/gyn visits or for them,...
Ease Menopause Symptoms with a Plant-Based Diet
Guest post by Dr Anna Cabeca, DO, FACOG When scientists studied the effect of diet on menopause symptoms, they found that this time of life is much easier for Asian women than for us Westerners. But why? It’s because Asian women follow a traditional, mostly...
The Minimalist Nursery – What Does Baby Really Need?
So many moms ask me this question - What do I really need to be ready for my baby? This topic may seem slightly off or less "scientific" than my typical posts about integrative medicine, yoga, and holistic well-being. But actually, The Minimalist Nursery is quite...
Getting the Most Out of Your Hip Injection
For any of you who have hip pain or are considering hip arthroscopy AND your surgeon is suggesting a hip intra-articular diagnostic injection or just a plain old hip intra-articular injection - Listen UP - this video is for YOU! The point of an intra-articular...