Ep. 9 - Listen to the messages that your digestive system is sending you; A G6PD Healing Story
Release Date: 02/21/2023
Your Pelvic Health
In today's episode we are chatting with Melanie Costa-Silva. Melanie is a licensed health insurance agent since 2012. This was her first career role. In 2012 Melanie went through my own journey of pursuing care and found that our system does not cater to seeing that people get well, moreso it is trained in keeping them sick. This is where she chose to break the mold and look at our healthcare through a different lens. Follow us @pelvicorerehab and share any questions you have on Pelvic Health or share your experience overcoming Pelvic Health related issues. Episode Notes: How...
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Rivki Chudnoff PT, MSPT has over twenty years of experience specializing in the treatment of women’s health-related issues and pelvic floor dysfunction, with a focus on pelvic pain, unconsummated marriages, prenatal and postpartum care, and incontinence. Rivki has written extensively on women’s health issues and presented on pelvic health internationally at marriage retreats, community events, and to physicians and sexual educators. Rivki is an instructor for the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Institute, where she provides continuing education for healthcare professionals in the area of...
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Chantal Traub is a prominent New York City birth facilitator, doula, childbirth educator and wellness coach. In her 20-plus years in practice, she has become internationally acclaimed for her expertise on the pelvic floor and her Pushing Power technique. Early on, Traub identified a severe lack of preparation among birthing people for the pushing stage of labor. Thus began a mission to properly educate and teach birthing moms—and professionals in the field—to better understand the pelvic floor; through her classes, her one-on-one work and her doula practice, Traub has helped thousands of...
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Dr. Clinton is an award-winning physical therapist in professional achievement and the owner of LTI Physio in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Susan is board certified in orthopedic and women’s health physical therapy, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, and a board certified health, wellness and life coach. She is an international instructor/mentor of post-professional education in women’s health (including GI issues in women), orthopedic manual therapy, health/wellness coaching for the health care practioner and business psychology. Susan is the co-founder and...
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Today we are chatting with Rachel Williams MSPT, the Founder Midtown Physical Therapy in NYC Rachel is an expert John F. Barnes Myofascial Release Therapist.. Rachel pioneered a manually based, functional style to physical therapy utilizing a variety of treatment approaches called human touch physical therapy HTPT to help balance patients wellness as a whole. Rachel is an expert level John F. Barnes Myofascial Release (MFR) therapist. Her patients are treated as a whole. She facilitates balancing their mind/body/machine utilizing the MFR paradigm and HTPT. She assists teaching MFR classes...
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In today's episode we are chatting with Antony Lo. Antony Lo is a physiotherapist, educator and podcast host from Australia who works at the junction of Musculoskeletal/Ortho, Sports, and Pelvic Health. He runs The Physio Detective Clinic, My PT Education, The Women’s Heal4th Podcast, and The Diastasis Project. He helps the general public and health and fitness professionals who struggle to progress their clients by cutting through the BS and thinking outside the box so they confidently assist people to achieve their goals. Antony has a wife and 3 children, living in the best city in the...
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Megan Perez earned a Masters Degree in Nutrition in 2013. She has continued her education by completing courses in integrative and functional nutrition, mindful eating, digestive disorders (such as IBS, SIBO, and IBD), eating disorders and intuitive eating, and also hormone health (specifically fertility, hypothalamic amenorrhea, and PCOS). She has a personal history with digestive distress, PCOS, and infertility, and I have a big, big heart for anyone struggling. Megan is now an integral member of the Pelvicore team. Nutrition plays an important role in a pelvic healing journey. She...
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In today’s episode we are chatting with Lynn Schulte. Lynn is a Birth Healing Specialist and Pelvic Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years and founder of the Institute for Birth Healing, an educational platform for practitioners and Center for Birth Healing, her clinical practice. She has been helping moms heal from all the issues women experience after birth and is now teaching courses to bodyworkers to help them do the same. She found a common birth pattern that shows up in the pelvis after birth and knows how to effectively release these patterns. Knowing we...
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In today’s episode we are chatting with Dr. Alexandra Milspaw. Dr. Milspaw is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania, an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist, and Board Certified Hypnotist. She is the author of Hello Down There: A Guide to Healing Pelvic and Sexual Pain. Dr. Milspaw serves as the Director of Behavioral Health Services for Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine, a nationally-known physiatry practice specializing in chronic pelvic pain. Dr. Milspaw serves on the Executive Board of the International Pelvic Pain Society and has been the Director of their Clinical...
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In today’s episode we are chatting with Michael Hodge who went through 5 years of severe pelvic pain, nagging urinary issues, and deflating sexual dysfunction in his 20’s. After returning back to strength, he went on a deep path to discover the root cause of these perplexing mind-body issues. Since teaming up with well-known pelvic expert Dr. Brianne Grogan, Michael has helped over 1,000 men to recover through a proven program that is beginning to capture the attention of scientists and physicians hungry for a proven treatment. Follow us @pelvicorerehab and share any questions you have on...
info_outlineIn today's episode we are speaking with Becky Rhew. Becky has been a practicing attorney for the last 20 years. Becky has a genetic condition called G6PD Deficiency.
G6PD deficiency is an inherited condition. It is when the body doesn't have enough of an enzyme called G6PD (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase). This enzyme helps red blood cells work properly. A lack of this enzyme can cause hemolytic anemia. This is when the red blood cells break down faster than they are made.
This caused a variety of digestive issues for her. Becky talks about her journey in discovering her diagnosis of G6PD and her path to healing.
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