Whether you've struggled with constipation for 15 years, or recently started noticing your symptoms postpartum, there is a plethora of contributing factors to why your gut may be off.   In addition to optimizing your nutrition, your physical therapist will want to understand your exercise and activity level, your menstrual cycle history, stress levels and stress management strategies, sleep quality, antibiotics history, and surgical history.  

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Katrina will also perform a thorough musculoskeletal assessment of your muscles and fascia. Throughout the abdominal wall, several layers of fascia, or sheath-like tissue, wrap and encase each organ, separating each organ from nearby structures, such as muscles and nerves. Tight, dehydrated or stiff fascia changes the pressure or tension on the organs, impacting their function. Fascia tightness can be due to a prior abdominal or pelvic surgery, lack of movement, chronic pain, and body tension habits. 

 

She incorporates a variety of treatments, including myofascial release, visceral mobilization, therapeutic exercises, stretches, massage and breathing techniques, to address your digestive dysfunctions. 

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Katrina also helps her clients with their nutrition and diet.  In addition to what to eat, and how to reintroduce triggering foods, she provides strategies on how to eat and when to eat to optimize your health of your gut microbiome and digestive function.