telehealth may work for you The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped much of the world as we know, creating a "new normal". Once busy streets and shops are empty, activities are cancelled and you may not even be going to work. One thing that the virus has not stopped is pain...
I am a human being first, a woman second, and a mother third. In that order. And yet, according to research, I will be judged (unfairly) and be valued less in society because of that last identity: being a mother. The reality is I will be paid less than a woman...
The Voice is Queen in the Pelvic Floor Kingdom Did you know your voice is a KEY INDICATOR for your pelvic & sexual health? If you want to go the distance - whether in the boardroom or the bedroom – then you gotta make some noise. This is because women are...
Pictured with my third son, 1 day old, and what I would later learn was a hip labral tear & wide ranging hip damage that stemmed from the birth. ©2014. Ginger Garner. All rights reserved. I remember the exact moment of excruciating pain when the well-meaning...
It has been a little over two years since I made the decision to speak publicly. I am a sexual assault survivor. It took a lot of courage for me to speak up. To even write that is an understatement. It took even more to pen some of the story in the Preface to my first...
On November 8th I was invited to speak at the North Carolina Executive Mansion as part of a panel for the NC Chapter of the UN Women. What an amazing experience it was, and an honor and privilege to be able to sit on a panel with so many qualified women. In fact,...
Yoga for New Moms: Breastfeeding & Caregiving Did you know that in a study of 500 first time moms followed for 3 months after birth, 92% of them reported issues and concerns with breastfeeding? The study concluded that all mothers need support after hospital...
Global Maternal Health Crisis: What Physical Therapy Can Do for Postpartum Mothers World Congress on Physical Therapy 2017: Dr. Ginger Garner presents Global Maternal Health Crisis: Delivering a Biopsychosocial Model of Care involving Women’s Health Physiotherapy in...
Feel busy? Overwhelmed? Like you need more hours in the day? This post, a Yogic Breath Practice for Women's Health, is for you! Women, let's face it, we need more than 24 hours in a day to accomplish all that is expected of us. We manage the majority of households in...
Earth (Day) is Our Common Ground Science & Compassion Converge to Save a Life April 22 is Earth Day, and in 2017, it is also March for Science day in Washington D.C. This day is enormously important to me because it is also the same day that my son's life was...
Lymphedema, Lipedema, and Aquatic Therapy with Professional Yoga Therapy Maureen Mason, MS PT WCS CCI PYT-C provides a guest blog for Professional Yoga Therapy Institute, highlighting how medical therapeutic yoga can be combined with aquatic therapy for lipedema and...
Yoga During & After Pregnancy Benefits Mom & Baby, Research Shows The number of Americans practicing yoga is at an all time high. In a recent national health survey "approximately 21 million Americans were noted to practice yoga during the past year" 1. The...