Reign Physical Therapy and Wellness, LLC

03/12/2026

The latest bite-size workout video is up on YouTube.

A workout doesn't have to take hours, but small movements here and there go a long way.

Link in comments.

03/11/2026

Endometriosis isn’t just “bad periods.” It’s a chronic condition affecting quality of life, work, relationships, and physical health for millions of women.

This is why awareness, earlier diagnosis, and multidisciplinary care matter.

📚 Research: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurox.2024.100363

💛 March is Endometriosis Awareness Month. Let’s keep talking about it.

03/06/2026

If you feel attacked, then that means you're probably not doing a kegel right.

You shouldn't have to hold your breath, squeeze your butt, clench your teeth, or anything else to squeeze those muscles.

03/05/2026

A pessary may be a good option. A gyn or pelvic PT can fit you for a pessary to help with pelvic organ prolapse.

03/05/2026

Did you miss tonight's YouTube Live? Catch the replay using the link in the comments.

03/04/2026

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 💛

And we need to talk about something that surprises so many people:

Your jaw pain might be connected to your endometriosis.

Endometriosis isn’t “just bad periods.” It’s a chronic inflammatory condition that can affect the nervous system, muscles, fascia, and even how your brain processes pain.

So what does that have to do with your jaw?

Here’s what we see clinically:

✨ Chronic pelvic pain can increase overall nervous system sensitivity
✨ Central sensitization can amplify pain in areas far from the pelvis
✨ Stress + persistent pain often lead to jaw clenching and TMJ irritation
✨ Myofascial connections + tension patterns don’t stay in one region

Many women with endometriosis also report:
– Jaw pain
– Headaches
– Neck tension
– Ear pressure
– Clicking or locking with chewing

It’s not random. And it’s not “in your head.”

Your body is one connected system.

As a pelvic health PT, I look beyond the pelvis because healing requires a whole-body approach.

If you’ve been managing endometriosis and struggling with jaw pain, I wrote a blog breaking down:
• The pelvic floor–TMJ connection
• How the nervous system plays a role
• Why traditional treatment sometimes misses this
• What you can actually do about it

Head to our website to read the blog and learn more
Your symptoms deserve to be understood, not dismissed.

03/03/2026

Shared to and sharing with yall too...

I decided to do some squats for y'all after all of the comments with people saying they ended up watching the other video because of the lady doing squats.

Here are some pelvic floor basics:
-Men & women have pelvic floors
-Men & women can do kegels
-Your pelvic floor needs more than kegels.

Now that I'm done doing squats...what do y'all want to know?

03/01/2026

💛 March is Endometriosis Awareness Month 💛

Let’s clear this up:

There is currently no cure for Endometriosis.

Not birth control.
Not hysterectomy.
Not pregnancy.

Here’s what we do know:

🔎 Surgery (preferably excision) can remove visible lesions and significantly reduce symptoms, but it does not guarantee they won’t recur.

💊 Medications (like hormonal suppression) can help manage symptoms and may slow progression for some, but they are not a cure.

🤰🏾 Pregnancy may temporarily reduce symptoms for some women. This is likely due to hormonal shifts, but symptoms often return postpartum.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀.

While there is no cure, there are ways to manage symptoms long-term.

✔️ Pelvic floor physical therapy
✔️ Nervous system regulation
✔️ Strength training
✔️ Anti-inflammatory lifestyle habits
✔️ Bowel and bladder management
✔️ Stress modulation

Endometriosis is a whole-body inflammatory condition, and it deserves whole-body care.

If surgery isn’t accessible or isn’t your choice right now, you still have options. Supportive rehab and lifestyle strategies can meaningfully improve quality of life.

02/27/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 “s𝗻𝗮𝗽 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸” 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻.

Somehow we normalized the idea that after growing a human for 9–10 months, and sometimes having major abdominal surgery, a woman’s body should “bounce back” in a matter of weeks.

Let’s be clear:

🤍 The uterus does not immediately shrink back to pre-pregnancy size after birth or surgery. Involution takes time.
🤍 The abdominal wall has been stretched for months.
🤍 The core and pelvic floor need coordinated rehabilitation, not societal pressure to perform.
🤍 A Cesarean birth is abdominal surgery. Surgical tissues need adequate healing time.

When we rush recovery, we increase risk for:
• Persistent pelvic pain
• Incontinence
• Prolapse symptoms
• Core weakness
• Hernia
• Delayed healing
• increased mental health concerns

𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦.

Your body didn’t change overnight. It will not recover overnight.

Instead of asking, “When will you snap back?”
We should be asking, “How can we support your recovery?”

Postpartum care should include:
✔️ Rest
✔️ Nourishment
✔️ Progressive loading
✔️ Pelvic floor assessment
✔️ Core retraining
✔️ Patience

Strong does not mean fast.
Recovered does not mean smaller.
And worthy has nothing to do with your waistline.

Let’s normalize healing.

Check out the Birth Prep & Coaching Course to learn how to prepare and plan for the postpartum. Comment BIRTH to get the details.

02/24/2026

Join Dr. J Michelle Martin and Dr. Dionne Middlebrooks as they talk about the use of tech in pelvic health.

We’ll break down:
✔ Levels of evidence for common pelvic health devices
✔ When technology adds value to your treatment plan
✔ When it doesn’t
✔ Ethical considerations in recommending tech
✔ How to educate patients navigating marketing claims

Technology should enhance and progress care, not eliminate it.

Join Dr. Juan Michelle Martin, PT, DPT and myself as well talk about the use of tech in pelvic health.

We’ll break down:
✔ Levels of evidence for common pelvic health devices
✔ When technology adds value to your treatment plan
✔ When it doesn’t
✔ Ethical considerations in recommending tech
✔ How to educate patients navigating marketing claims

Technology should enhance and progress care, not eliminate it.

Link in comments to register

Discover how to use technology wisely in pelvic health practice. Explore evidence-based tools, digital therapies, biofeedback & more, balanced with clinical judgement. Join our live webinar on Wednesday, February 25th. Register now!

02/23/2026

🤍 Let’s Normalize This.

𝗕𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶).

Read that again.

Research shows that at around 35 weeks gestation, separation of the re**us abdominis is essentially universal.

It is not a defect.
It is not failure.
It is not your core “giving out.”

It is a normal physiological adaptation to make space for a growing baby.

Your body is doing exactly what it was designed to do.

Does that mean symptoms should be ignored? No.

But the presence of diastasis during pregnancy alone:
• Does NOT mean you’ll have permanent core damage
• Does NOT mean you can’t exercise
• Does NOT mean you’ll need surgery
• Does NOT automatically cause back pain

What matters more than the gap?
✔️ Tissue tension
✔️ Strength
✔️ Coordination
✔️ Pressure management
✔️ Gradual postpartum recovery

Fear-based messaging around diastasis has created unnecessary anxiety for so many women.

Education replaces fear with understanding.

Pregnancy changes your body.
Postpartum is a rebuilding phase.
Both are normal.

If you’re pregnant and worried about your core, know this: your body is adapting, not breaking.



Boissonnault, J. S., & Blaschak, M. J. (1988). Incidence of diastasis recti abdominis during the childbearing year. Physical Therapy, 68(7), 1082–1086. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/68.7.1082

Mota, P., Pascoal, A. G., Sancho, F., & Bø, K. (2015). Test–retest and intrarater reliability of 2-dimensional ultrasound measurements of distance between re**us abdominis in women. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 45(9), 720–728. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2015.5503

Mota, P., Pascoal, A. G., Carita, A. I., & Bø, K. (2015). The prevalence of diastasis recti abdominis in pregnancy and postpartum: A cohort study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 122(8), 1097–1105. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.13285