pelvRX Physical Therapy

pelvRX Physical Therapy Your trusted destination for expert pelvic floor care, specializing in pregnancy and postpartum!

05/07/2026

Knowledge is power.

Learning how to properly push, understanding which positions may be utilized when pushing, and how to reduce pelvic floor tension during pregnancy can all help reduce the risk of severe tearing.

Book your push prep session and sign up for our Prenatal Essentials Course to learn all about this! Links in bio.

05/06/2026

P***c symphysis pain (you may have googled it as “lightning crotch”) is that sharp, stabbing pain in the front of your pelvis during pregnancy.

It happens when the joint connecting the left and right sides of your pelvis starts moving more than usual. Common triggers: stairs, getting in and out of the car, rolling in bed, putting on pants.

One simple fix? Keep your knees together if possible when moving.

Instead of swinging one leg out of the car at a time, pivot your whole body and swing both legs out together. Same idea getting in. This can make a big difference in your pain levels!

Got a specific activity that’s setting it off? Drop it below 👇

05/05/2026

Scared to jump back up on the pull-up bar after a C-section?

Before you load a strict or kipping pull-up, your tissues need to tolerate two things: lengthening through the abdominals, and hanging from the bar.

Try these 7 progressions to test both 👇

PVC overhead
Double leg assisted dead hangs
Single leg assisted dead hangs
Dead hangs
Scap pulls
Leg assisted kip swings
Slow kip swings

Watch for coning, scar pulling, pain, leaking, or heaviness at any step. If something shows up, that’s your stopping point and your starting point for rehab.

Want a personalized return-to-lifting plan? Free consult link in bio.

05/01/2026

1. “Just stop running until your leakage goes away”
🏃‍♀️ Leakage is happening for a reason and while you may not experience symptoms when stopping certain activities, this is not the long term solution! We need to fix the problem and strategize how to progress back into the exercises you love without worrying about leakage. Stopping exercise just leads to more severe health issues!

2. “Wait until you’re done having babies to fix it”
🤰🏼 While you may experience pelvic floor symptoms after having a baby, despite having worked on these between or before pregnancies, it’s never better to be weaker! We need to help your body recover and strengthen between pregnancies to help improve the recovery of subsequent pregnancies.

3. “Just do more kegels”
💪🏻 Kegels are not bad and, in fact, we use them a lot in the clinic! Ensuring appropriate coordination of the pelvic floor muscles is essential and kegels are also great immediately postpartum to help with blood flow and muscle activation! But as with any other issue, more needs to be done. The body works as a whole unit, not an isolated muscle group which kegels target.

4. “This is just part of getting older”
👵 Our bodies change as we age. This is a fact. But blaming every symptom on age makes it seem like you are simply doomed. Whether you are experiencing pain or pelvic floor dysfunction such as leakage with aging, there are so many things we can do to help!

5. “It’s normal after kids”
👶 Pelvic floor dysfunction, such as a prolapse, is very common after birth. However, similar to getting older, we often see every symptom blamed on the fact that you had a child and there’s nothing you can do about it. False. We help women all the time recover from childbirth and continue with the activities they love while setting realistic expectations of the changes they may notice in their bodies.

What’s something a provider said that you’re done hearing? Tell us below.

04/30/2026

1 in 3 women in the US give birth by c-section.

While some contributing factors are out of our control, research shows one of the many benefits of exercise during pregnancy is a lower incidence of cesarean birth.

Learning how to relax and coordinate your pelvic floor during pushing can also make a big difference!

Have questions? Drop them below!

P.s. if you’ve had a c-section and plan to have another one with future babies, you rock. There is nothing wrong with this decision and we fully support you 💕

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04/27/2026

Nobody warned you about this part of postpartum.

That feeling of heaviness, pressure, or a bulge “down there” after birth? It could be pelvic organ prolapse and it’s one of the most common things to occur after a vaginal birth.

First: don’t panic. This is treatable.

While some contributing factors are out of our control, like genetics or the length of your pushing stage during birth, pelvic floor PT can make a difference in how you feel day to day.

04/27/2026

Doorway pec stretch for the win. Although it’s so hard to pick just one!

04/24/2026

Two years ago today, I saw our very first patients at pelvRX, and I had no idea what was coming.

Since then, we’ve grown from a single treatment room to a 1,500 sq ft space, welcomed two incredible humans to our team (Dr. Priya and Brittany), and had the privilege of working with hundreds of women across Frederick who trusted us with some of their most personal health concerns.

While I’m so proud of the growth, I’m more proud of the standard we’ve held. Every single visit, we show up to create a complete wow experience (our number one core value!), because you deserve care that actually sees you and helps you reach your goals.

To every patient, referral partner, and cheerleader along the way, thank you. We are on a mission to make sure every woman in this community feels heard, supported, and empowered and we are just getting started.

04/23/2026

You don’t have to live your life always worrying about peeing your pants when laughing (or coughing, running, jumping…)

04/21/2026

The changes in your mirror are real, but it’s what you don’t see that are the real game changers.

Strength training is one of the most powerful tools available for women’s health: regulating hormones, supporting pelvic floor resiliency, building a nervous system that handles stress, and keeping you moving and mobile for decades to come.

Look good. Feel better.

04/20/2026

Leakage? Pelvic heaviness? Pelvic pain? Pelvic pressure? Stop accepting these symptoms as your normal.

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