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What's the Difference Between Stress and Urge Urinary Incontinence?
By Sami Ashenbrener, PT, DPT, PCES; Pelvic Health Doctor of Physical Therapy and Partner at CPR Physical Therapy + Performance
As a pelvic floor physical therapist, one of the most common concerns I hear from patients of all ages is, “Why am I leaking urine, and what can I do about it?” Urinary leakage, or urinary incontinence, is incredibly common. Yet, it’s also one of the least discussed topics in healthcare. Many people quietly adapt—using pads, limiting fluid intake...
Posted on 2025-10-14
Urinary Incontinence & Breath.
Urinary Incontinence and Breath..
By Vanessa Harris, PT, DPT. Employee of CPR Physical Therapy + Performance
The Importance of How We Breathe..
What if you could decrease urinary leakage just by changing the way you breathe? We take an average of 12-20 breaths per minute or around 20,000 breaths each day; however, the impact that breath can have on our bodies is often overlooked. Many of us have gotten into the bad habit of upper chest breathing or even brea...
Posted on 2025-05-08
Stress & Pelvic Pain
Stress and its Relation to Pelvic Pain.
-By Sami Ashenbrener, DPT, PCES; Partner at CPR
One fact of life is that stress is a universal aspect of living. Although many of us learn successful coping skills over the course of a lifetime, stress may lead to processes within our body which are unseen but may have physical effects and addition to emotional symptoms. From a physical therapy standpoint, mental stress, anxiety, and depression can be a major piece of the puzzle when addressing pain, thu...
Posted on 2023-11-08
Pelvic Health Physical Therapy
Pelvic Health Physical Therapy and How it Can Help You..
Abigail Taylor, BS, PTA, Women’s Health specialist, employee of CPR
Physical Therapy is a well known practice that is often utilized as the first defense for non-invasive rehabilitation. Often, traditional physical therapy focuses on the loss of function or pain of the larger extremities such as the shoulder or knee. What is commonly missed when seeking physical therapy is dysfunction related to the pelvis as it can either feel unc...
Posted on 2023-05-02
