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Mind Your Fibro podcast is dedicated to fibromyalgia.Dr. Olga Pinkston, the host and board-certified rheumatologist, discusses up-to-date information about fibro, its treatment, and the biology and psychology of this condition. It covers pain science education and the current complementary and alternative methods available to improve your symptoms. Many things influence the development of fibromyalgia, trigger fibro flares, and produce other symptoms like IBS/irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and anxiety. You will learn how and why fibro develops, how chronic pain changes your brain, and most importantly, that you are not alone in this struggle, that fibro is real, and how to not let fibro control your life.

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Fibromyalgia and Pelvic Pain (in men and women)

August 24, 2022 • Olga Pinkston MD • Season 1 • Episode 31

Episode 31 - Fibromyalgia and Pelvic Pain
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Today I have a special guest - Theresa Feola. We will be talking about pelvic dysfunction in both men and women and available therapies. Theresa is a physical therapist who specializes in pelvic health. During this interview we discuss various dysfunctions of the pelvis- in both men and women, the role of pelvic PT in treatment, how fibromyalgia and pelvic pain or pelvic dysfunction maybe connected, pain after childbearing and sexual trauma and we will touch on the sex and intimacy.

Today is the part 1 of the interview.

Theresa earned a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy degree from The University of Pittsburgh. As a physical therapist, she has over 35 years of clinical practice experience working in inpatient acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and outpatient orthopedics. She has served in clinical management roles throughout her career, but her clinical focus has been on the education and treatment of women’s and men’s pelvic health. She presents regionally to community groups and regional healthcare providers on women’s health topics. Theresa earned Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification from Herman and Wallace Rehabilitation Institute in 2015, and she is a board- certified Women’s Certified Specialist.

She is the owner of The Pelvic Room in Exton Pennsylvania - https://www.pelvicroom.com/
She is also the co-founder of The Perinatal Partners Network, an organization focused on providing integrative resources and care during the perinatal period. https://www.perinatalpartnersnetwork.com/

YouTube episode - https://youtu.be/vaXrCs_hu8E

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