Abdominal Adhesions
Abdominal adhesions are fibrous tissues that can form between abdominal tissues and organs. When adhesions are present the tissues no longer glide and the internal organ’s motility is inhibited, organ function may be affected, pain may result. Manual abdominal therapy can help mobilize tissues and increase internal organ motility.
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Sciatica, Your Disc May Not Be The Cause
Restricted ovaries can also cause low back pain typically in the premenstrual phase. If movement increases low back pain then the root may be more mechanical in nature. Low back pain caused by restricted ovaries wouldn’t cause more pain with movement.
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Menstrual Health Q and A part 1
Questions answered regarding heavy menstrual bleeding, low progesterone, symptoms of a displaced uterus, clots in menstrual blood, lymph drainage
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Inner Medicine
Have you ever come across a message in a book that resonates with you so deeply that it seeps into your daily consciousness? For me, that book is The Path of Practice
by Bri. Maya Tiwari. Path of Practice is about igniting your inner medicine through finding wholeness by reconnecting with the earthly and cosmic web we are all a part of.
Don’t Just Sit There Program
Ok, this is super cool! My teacher biomechanist Katy Bowman and Mark Sisson of Primal Blueprint created this Don’t just Sit There Program. I can sincerely say that I believe that if everyone followed these simple suggestions, they would be less fatigued, have fewer back, feet, shoulder and neck pain and have better reproductive and digestive health.
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Uterine Scarring
The following video demonstrates how scar tissue within the posterior uterine wall can influence uterine position. I also talk about how clothes can influence how you move, chlamydia, and yes it’s all related…kind of.
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Mechanotransduction and Fibroid Formation
A cause of fibroids that is rarely discussed is mechanotransduction. ECM stiffness has a direct effect on fibroid formation and growth.
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Under The Hood (Laparoscopic Video)
I just had to share this video. A physician captures beautiful views of the uterus, bowels, gall bladder and diaphragm during laparoscopic surgery. Notice the connections between the bladder and uterus. Also seen in this video are endometrial implants (when the lining of the womb grows outside of the uterus), varicose veins, and adenomyosis (endometrial tissue inside the muscle of the uterus).
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Barbara Horsley, practitioner & educator of abdominal massage, Visceral Manipulation™ practitioner, certified women's health herbal educator, and mind-body therapies.
