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Arancia Physical Therapy, LLC

We specialize in treating 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 & 𝐏𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 Conditions with a 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 approach.

We Help Active People in New England Aged 40+ Get Back To Their Favorite Actives & Sports While Avoiding Surgery, Painkillers, & Multiple Trips to the Doctor's Office.

02/01/2026

Did anyone else grow up constantly hearing:

“Stand up straight.”

“Get your shoulders back.”

For me? 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤.

Here’s the thing — that cue was never wrong.

It was just missing the starting point.

Enter Starvin Marvin 💀

My grad school skeleton demonstrating anterior pelvic tilt.

🦴 The pelvis (Latin for basin) holds organs, fluid, and pressure.

When that basin tips 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝:

➡️ the lumbar spine increases its curve (hyperlordosis)
➡️ the rib cage flares up and forward
➡️ the shoulders round and drift forward
➡️ the head and neck follow to keep you balanced over gravity

So when someone tells you to “pull your shoulders back”… you’re trying to correct the top of the chain without addressing the foundation.

𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.

It’s a 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐬 + 𝐫𝐢𝐛 𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐞 + 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.

What often drives this pattern:

• prolonged sitting
• tight or dominant hip flexors
• underactive deep abdominals & glutes
• altered breathing mechanics
• chronic stress and nervous system tone

That’s why 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬.

The body always returns to the position it can breathe and stabilize from.

✨ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 happens when the 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐨.

So yes — shoulders back sounded right.

But 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫.

Starvin Marvin remembers.

Your body does too.

01/30/2026

You’ve been told to do Kegels.
But has anyone ever taught you how to breathe?

Your diaphragm and pelvic floor move together. When you inhale, your diaphragm descends and your pelvic floor softens. When you exhale, they both lift.
This is the natural rhythm your body is designed for.

But when you’re stressed, anxious, or in pain?
You breathe shallow. High in your chest.
And your pelvic floor never gets the signal to relax.

It stays tight. Braced. Locked in protection mode.

That’s why breathwork is the foundation of everything we do at Arancia.
✨ Before strength
✨ Before exercise
✨ Before Kegels

We teach your nervous system that it’s safe to let go.

Want to learn the right way to breathe for pelvic health?
Comment FREE MASTERCLASS below 💬

01/30/2026

You’ve been told postpartum recovery is six weeks.

That’s the scam.

Six weeks to “bounce back.”
Six weeks to heal.
Six weeks to be cleared for exercise, s*x, and life as usual.

But your fascia doesn’t follow that timeline.
Your nervous system doesn’t either.
And neither does the emotional processing of what your body just went through 🧠

Postpartum is forever.

Not as a sentence.
But as a truth.

Your body changed.
Your pelvic floor changed.
Your core changed.
And pretending otherwise is why so many women are suffering in silence years later 💔

Real healing doesn’t have an expiration date.
It happens when you’re ready—
with support that meets you where you are ✨

Want personalized postpartum support?

Comment discovery call below 💬

01/28/2026

“Far beyond anything I experienced with another physical therapist.”

When you’ve been struggling with urinary and pelvic floor symptoms, you know the frustration of treatments that don’t actually work.

• Surface-level approaches that ignore what’s happening in your fascia
• Generic exercises not designed for your body
• Explanations that leave you more confused than empowered

Lex found something different at Arancia.
✨ Myofascial release that actually created change
✨ Clear guidance on what to do at home
✨ A team that made her feel safe while addressing root causes

If you’re ready for pelvic floor care that goes deeper than standard PT, comment DISCOVERY CALL and we’ll send you info on how to get started 💬

01/26/2026

If you’ve been told prolapse means you need to 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 “𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬”—pause for a second.

Prolapse is rarely a pure weakness problem. More often, it’s a 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 + 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 problem.

When the tissues of the 𝐚𝐛𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬, 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦 are tight or stuck, pressure has nowhere to go… so it moves 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝.

✨ These gentle releases help reduce pulling, pressure, and guarding—so the pelvic floor can actually respond and support you instead of bracing against you.

⚠️ And about 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲:
Skipping conservative care means skipping the root causes that often remain even after surgery.

Prolapse care should be:

✔️ Individualized
✔️ Whole-body
✔️ Pressure-smart—not effort-heavy

⚠️ Important: prolapse care is highly individual. These are foundational strategies—not one-size-fits-all fixes.

If you’re dealing with pelvic pressure, heaviness, prolapse symptoms, or core tension, don’t skip the diaphragm.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦.

If it’s tight or restricted, pressure can’t move up and out—so it goes down into the pelvic floor.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 👇
✨ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭:

• Use a soft ball (yoga ball, therapy ball)
• Place it just below your rib cage
• Let your body sink into the ball—no forcing
• Breathe slowly for 5 full minutes
• Inhale into the ribs and back
• Long, slow exhales to soften and melt tension

This isn’t about “core work.”

It’s about restoring movement, elasticity, and pressure balance.

When the diaphragm can move:
✔️ Pelvic floor gripping decreases
✔️ Downward pressure reduces
✔️ Breathing gets deeper
✔️ The core can support instead of brace
❌ Common mistake: rushing it.

Start here before strengthening.

𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩. 💛

01/26/2026

🚨 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟑 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐳𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩.

And no — it’s not because your body is “broken,” weak, or failing.

As an 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭, I need you to hear this clearly 👇

👉 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.
👉 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.
👉 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 “𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬” 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.

Most leaking happens because the 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 isn’t working the way it should.

When you sneeze, pressure rapidly increases in the abdomen.

A healthy pelvic floor should:

• Lengthen 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺
• React 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺
• Coordinate with the diaphragm and deep core
• Absorb and redirect force — not brace against it

But what do most women get told?

❌ “Do kegels.”
❌ “Tighten everything.”
❌ “Hold your core on.”

That actually makes things worse for many people.

Over-tension, poor timing, breath holding, scar tissue (C-section or vaginal), chronic stress, fascia restriction, and nervous system dysregulation all interfere with the pelvic floor’s ability to 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲.

So when you sneeze…

💥 Pressure spikes

🚫 The pelvic floor can’t adapt fast enough

➡️ Leakage happens

That doesn’t mean your pelvic floor is weak.
Often, it means it’s 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤, 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, or 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐜.

Leaking is common.

🚫 It is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 something you should accept.
🚫 It is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 something pads will fix.
🚫 It is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 solved by doing 100 kegels a day.

With the right pelvic PT approach — one that addresses:

• Breath mechanics
• Fascial restrictions
• Whole-body alignment
• Nervous system regulation
• Coordination (not just strength)

✨ Control can be restored
✨ Confidence can come back
✨ Sneezing doesn’t have to be scary

Your body isn’t betraying you.

It’s communicating.

And when you listen — things change. 💞

💡 Ready to stop accepting bladder leaks as normal?

💭 Comment 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋

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Tuesday	9am - 7pm
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Arancia is a specialized pelvic health & chronic pain physical therapy practice that helps patients get back to enjoying their life again. Our patients come because they want more than a quick-fix, more than just pain relief. They’re looking at the bigger picture. They want to live a happy, fulfilling life. Arancia is the only PT to create customized plans for each patient that addresses the 3 phases to lasting physical transformation: 1) pain relief, 2) strength and a mobility, and 3) long term strategy. We know what it’s like to search for answers and face disappointment over and over again. This is more than pain relief. This is about helping you get to your outcome, whether it’s gardening or picking up your grandkid or maybe even just taking a bath without pain. Everybody’s different, but it’s your transformation that we’re here to help you create. You’re going to walk away knowing how to future-proof your body. Future-proofing means we’ve taught you what to do and what each feeling means in your body, like what to do with those sensations. What do they mean? So they don’t scare you, but instead inform you. That way you can self-treat. You have this one house you live in, we’re going to show you how to care for it and nurture it.

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