New! Pregnancy Wellness Package
Your body goes through significant changes during pregnancy and labor. You may experience low back pain, groin pain, diastasis recti, urinary incontinence, painful intercourse, and scarring from C-section or episiotomy. Did you know you don’t have to “live with it”?...
What is Interstitial Cystitis?
Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is a condition that lasts 6 weeks or longer and presents as lower urinary tract symptoms (such a urinary frequency or urgency) along with pain, pressure, or discomfort in the area of the urinary bladder. IC is also known as Bladder Pain...
Pregnant? We have some new research for you
At 5 Point Physical Therapy we practice what we preach. When our founder, Stacey, was pregnant with her daughter she made sure to include prenatal pelvic floor physical therapy in her pregnancy journey. Stacey shares: “I was delivered by a midwife and a doula. At 45 I...
5 Point Physical Therapy on The Today Show
IT'S LIVE! On May 1st, the Today Show had a segment on pelvic floor physical therapy for post-partum women, which featured 5 Point PT's very own Stacey Futterman Tauriello and Deena Kimiatek. Here is Stacey's reaction to this segment: Words cannot describe how...
Adventures in Pilates
Some of our PT staff have been working toward their Pilates certification and it's been a rigorous and rewarding experience for them. The training involves self-practice, teaching clients, and going to classes throughout the week in order to...
The Journey to Postpartum Exercise
Returning to exercise was the one thing I was most eager to do postpartum. I had exercised throughout my pregnancy 1-2 hours/day and had remained in my triathlon training group for the first four months of pregnancy. I had felt so strong during my pregnancy....
Vaginal Dryness
We have many patients who come to us because they're experiencing vaginal dryness and/or lack of self-lubrication. This is an issue often related to menopause, but there are a lot of other times during a women's life that she may run into vaginal dryness and...
Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder & Physical Therapy
Persistant Genital Arousal Disorder A Pelvic Pain Disorder Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) should not be overlooked. Here at 5 Point Physical Therapy, we take it really seriously - we've learned that it has little to do with pleasure and everything to do...
Penile Rehab
What is Penile Rehab? When I first heard the term 'penile rehab', I had no idea what it meant (and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one). Turns out, it's a treatment (or treatments) developed for men that have undergone prostatectomy surgery. With the common sexual...
Digging in: Wild Yam Extract
Is Wild Yam a Scam? Throughout the years, I have heard, through a variety of educational courses as well as word of mouth anecdotal evidence, that certain oils can help pelvic floor irritation and discomfort. Lately, I've fielded questions from a growing...
CrossFit & Pregnancy
When I decided to explore this particular topic, I figured it would be a controversial one. Our team at 5 Point PT recently attended APTA CSM, where we sat in on a lecture on CrossFit during pregnancy that really got my wheels turning. The presenters made a point that...
Jade Eggs: Not all they’re cracked up to be
I was first introduced to jade eggs by a friend. She told me that since she had begun using one regularly, she had experienced better sex with her partner – including enhanced orgasms. It should be stated that she had a very healthy pelvic floor to begin with, so...