Village Physical Therapy and Wellness

07/09/2024

"Anti-Trump Republicans who are serious about defeating him must come to the difficult decision not only to not vote for him, but to vote for his opponent, which is highly likely to remain Joe Biden. Nikki Haley’s supporters will face this question directly, and Democrats would do well to embrace them even if they disagree with them on nearly every economic policy. Our common ground may be limited but it is solid: defeating MAGA Trumpism." - Jay Kuo

Against all odds and polls, the right goes down to a humiliating defeat in France.

07/09/2024

A number of you have written to ask if I have a list of columns I’ve written about Project 2025. I’m embarrassed that the answer is no, mostly because I’m usually too busy writing to think about indexing, and in hindsight, I can see how useful that would have been!

07/09/2024

"I can’t sugarcoat this. It is dismaying, frightening, and worrying. We have already endured four years of Trump, and another term could tip America and the world into full-throated fascism. Trump has become even more unhinged and vindictive, and more knowledgeable about how to get horrendous things done." - Robert Reich

Eleven suggestions for the next 118 days

07/09/2024

"Reacting to that nomination, Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) recognized the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment to equality: “Robert Bork's America is a land in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rogue police could break down citizens' doors in midnight raids, schoolchildren could not be taught about evolution, writers and artists could be censored at the whim of the Government, and the doors of the Federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens for whom the judiciary is—and is often the only—protector of the individual rights that are the heart of our democracy….” - Heather Cox Richardson

On July 9, 1868, Americans changed the U.S. Constitution for the fourteenth time, adapting our foundational document to construct a new nation without systematic Black enslavement. In 1865 the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution had prohibited slavery on the basis of race, but it did not preven...

05/27/2023

It’s a good day 💛

04/19/2023

Be sure to join us for our Pelvic Wellness Day for Moms, Moms to Be, + Future Moms!

This event is $30 and will provide education, movement, meditation, journaling, and drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic).

Follow the link in stories! Can’t wait to see you there! 🫶🏻

04/18/2023

Village PT & Wellness has a new massage therapist on the team! 🫶🏻

👋🏻 Hi! I'm Jamie, owner of Bodyspeaks. I am so excited to be joining Gabrielle and offering Massage and Craniosacral Fascial Therapy at Village PT and Wellness. I truly believe that everyone deserves to feel great and have optimal wellness. Our body's speak to us and I am here to help you facilitate what it is saying.

I have been a Massage Therapist since 2016 and completed my Craniosacral Fascial training in 2022. I am also a nurse by trade. My clients will say I specialize in deep tissue massage. I believe that I listen to your body and go from there during our session. I can't wait to meet you and be a part of your wellness journey.

04/17/2023

Village PT & Wellness has a new pelvic health therapist on the team! 🫶🏻

👋🏻 Hi, I’m Katie, an occupational therapist who specializes in treating pelvic floor dysfunction.  I graduated with my Masters degree in Occupational Therapy from Nova Southeastern University in 2012. I love spending time with my husband and our 5 year old son. We are excited to be expecting our second son in July. For fun, I enjoy pilates, weight lifting, reading and spoiling my two French Bulldogs.

I found my passion for pelvic health after my own pregnancy/postpartum journey. I am a certified Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist and I am passionate about treating pelvic floor dysfunction from a functional, holistic, and evidenced-based approach. As an occupational therapist, my goal is to help people participate in daily, meaningful activities, while looking at the physical, mental, and emotional challenges that may accompany pelvic floor dysfunction.

04/08/2023

Here’s a great exercise for pregnancy when your baby is getting bigger and you feel your weight starting to shift forward! 

➡️ Tie a resistance band around the door handle (preferably the opposite handle), then close the door so the band can't fling back at you, or tie to something sturdy. 

➡️ Focus on putting your weight through the middle of your standing foot while the other lifts forward. Engage your deep abdominals by hugging your baby in and up, then squeeze your shoulder blades together and pull the band backward. Have a chair nearby to catch your balance just in case!

⭐️ Good posture during pregnancy can be tricky to maintain but practicing exercises like this can help bring awareness to those fundamental pieces.

Reach out for all your pelvic health and pre/postnatal needs! 🫶🏻

03/10/2023

Village PT & Wellness is hiring! 🫶🏻

03/09/2023

Happy International Women’s Day!! I’m a little late, but I wanted to write a sappy post about how lucky I feel to work with women everyday. I hang out with kind, talented, funny, smart, strong, supportive (and much more!) women for a living. I hope they know how much I enjoy our time together and appreciate them making my job not feel like “work”! 😘

02/27/2023

After having your baby, it is important to protect your body in the early weeks post baby! 👩‍🍼

➡️ I see a lot of women who are ready to get back to being strong after their baby arrives. The very important and necessary first step is to protect your healing body especially in those early weeks!

➡️ Diastasis Re**us (DR) separation is one of the concerns some women have post baby. This is the separation of one of your abdominal muscles at the midline of your belly. It can be seen as a gap or a bulge with resting and/or with specific movements. DR is very common during pregnancy and it is also common for this separation to take some time to heal post baby. Most people have significant changes to the resting DR within the first 8 weeks postpartum and most changes occur with 16 weeks postpartum. This is when you need to focus on being gentle with your body, practicing activating those deeper muscles again, start building healthy habits such as good posture, proper alignment, and best ways to lift, carry, bend etc.

Improvement in DR can vary due to genetics, weight, how many babies, and more. There are things you should know and be doing to help your body heal in those early weeks after having your baby. This is where a pelvic health therapist is so important! ✨🙋🏼‍♀️

Pelvic physical therapists educate and assess your body and needs before and/or after your baby arrives!
Things like..

⭐️ the best ways to hold and lift your baby

⭐️ how to use your breath to lessen abdominal pressure and heal your pelvic floor

⭐️ progress exercise and more —all specific to YOUR body and YOUR needs

We do this by whole body assessments and listening to your life demands and concerns.

As always, please reach out to me or share my info with someone if you’re in need of a pelvic health physical therapist. 🫶🏻