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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
How Do I Know If I Need Pelvic Floor Therapy?
Many clients tell me they never heard of pelvic floor therapy until they met me or googled their symptoms. Unfortunately most doctors aren't spending enough time with their patients to ask the right questions and refer patients to pelvic floor therapy. A colleague of mine developed this quiz to see if pelvic floor PT might be beneficial. You can take the quiz below and find out if you would benefit from pelvic floor PT. This is from the Cozean Pelvic Dysfunction Screening P
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Jul 17, 2019
- 2 min
4 Tips to Relieve Neck Pain
I see a lot of clients due to neck pain. Often this neck pain is due to our society and technology and sitting in front of the computer for many hours during the day. Most neck pain does not occur from “sleeping wrong” but more often from what we are doing during our waking hours. Here are my top four tips to help relieve neck pain. 1. Check your desk set up. If you work at a computer for most of your day make sure your screen is just below eye level, your feet are support
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
5 Tips To Make Your Pregnancy More Comfortable
Here are 5 things you can do to make your back and hips more comfortable throughout your pregnancy. It is common to have some back/hip/pelvic pain during pregnancy. Some of it is inevitable due to hormonal changes, however there are some exercises you can do to help ease or prevent the pain. This should not be taken as prescriptive medical advice, but some things that have helped my clients. As always, nothing substitutes for in person medical advice. During pregnancy horm
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Jan 15, 2019
- 3 min
Are Tampons Safe?
I have had a few clients and friends recently ask me my opinion on tampons. Are tampons safe? Are there harmful ingredients in tampons? Are organic tampons better? There are lots of opinions by many different people and manufacturers, but I set out to do some research and found a few reliable resources. There are tons of articles written by each tampon company, but that is likely very biased information. I did find a few facts and research articles that I think are as unbi
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Sep 12, 2018
- 3 min
The First Day I Ran In Over A Year
I haven't ran in over a year. I'm not an avid runner and I don't like running competitively. To me running is a time to be outside, move my body and clear my mind. Last August my foot started hurting when I ran. I don't know why. I don't remember injuring it, but it started hurting. The physical therapist side of me said I needed to stop running and let it heal. The side of me that wants to be fit and in shape had a hard time with that, but I eventually listened. I neve
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Apr 17, 2018
- 6 min
The Time I Became the Patient
This story has a happy beginning and a happy ending, but a lot of struggle in the middle. I went on vacation to Cambodia with one of my friends who has family in Cambodia. We traveled all over the country. I met her family; they don’t speak English and I don’t speak Khmer (Cambodian) but we traveled together. I saw ancient temples, war prisons, lots of shopping markets and I got to swim in the sea. I went there fully prepared for travel. I have traveled often and to some
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Apr 10, 2018
- 3 min
My Top 5 Exercises for Low Back Pain
This is the third part of my series on low back pain and again based off a talk I gave to a business group I spoke to on this topic. The previous two blogs were more about why PT is effective and how it can save money when you have low back pain. This blog is the more practical side of what you can do if you have low back pain. Again, research shows that physical therapy and exercise are the best ways to treat low back pain, and not rest, pain medication or surgery. This i
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Apr 3, 2018
- 2 min
The Most Effective Treatment for Back Pain is...
Physical therapy and exercise! NBC recently published a story on back pain and the most effective treatments. https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/low-back-pain-top-cause-disability-gets-wrong-treatments-n858781 Physical therapy and exercise have been shown to be the best treatments for low back pain according to a study published in the Lancet Journal, however most people are getting prescription pain drugs when they tell their doctor they have low back pain. This has
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Oct 17, 2017
- 3 min
Shoulder Pain: Can I Do the Activities I Love?
Shoulder pain and injuries are one of the most common ailments I treat and have treated throughout my career. Shoulder pain can be complicated, or it can be very simple. Every person is different. I’ve had patients who feel better after one session and some who need months of therapy. I believe that most people can heal without surgery, and research backs this up, but having the right therapist with good eyes to see and ears to hear what your complaints are to be able to
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Aug 8, 2017
- 2 min
Toxic Toys Workshop
I recently attended a workshop hosted by Tiffany of Entice Me (https://www.enticeme.co/) on toxic toys. This was so informative that I want to share it with you. Tiffany has done tons of research on what materials our sexual products are made of. She has contact with manufacturers and carries only safe, non-toxic toys in her online store. This was great information for me since many of my clients suffer from pelvic pain or painful intercourse. She also talked about lubri
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Apr 27, 2017
- 3 min
Preventing running injuries
Injuries among distance runners are common, from 501-80%2 according to sources. Some of the most common injuries are Achilles tendonitis, ankle sprain, runner’s knee, hamstring strain, plantar fasciitis, and shin splints. Many of these injuries occur because of improper training techniques or muscle imbalances, and most can be prevented. Proper training should include a warm up and cool down, stretching, replacing your running shoes regularly, cross training, rest and follo
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Apr 17, 2017
- 3 min
Painful Sex
Is sex more painful than pleasurable for you? It shouldn’t be and it doesn’t have to remain that way. Physical therapy can help. It seems odd, right? Most people think of physical therapy for their back or knee, but some physical therapists have special training in the pelvic region. Our pelvis is shaped like a bowl with the bottom of the bowl having not much bony structure, but rather is covered by muscles. This group of muscles is called the pelvic floor. Physical the
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Mar 30, 2017
- 3 min
Why Do I Need an MRI?
As we have already discussed getting an MRI costs more money than getting treatment for your pain or injury. As cited in my previous blogs, research shows surgery is no better than non-surgical treatment for many conditions such as knee pain, rotator cuff tear and back pain. So, if I probably don’t need surgery and an MRI is going to cost me more money, than why do I need one? What do you expect to find from getting an MRI? This is not a rhetorical question. You need to s
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Mar 27, 2017
- 2 min
The math (cost savings) of physical therapy.
In my previous two blogs, I explained how PT can save you time and money. I showed you some research reports that show how physical therapy can have equal or better outcomes than surgery. Now, let’s crunch some numbers. Many insurance plans in America now have deductibles up to $6,500! That is a lot of money to pay out of pocket. Let’s look at what you can buy with that $6,500. An MRI can cost $1000 or more. Let’s hypothesize that your deductible makes you pay 50% (I’m us
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Mar 25, 2017
- 1 min
Evidence that Physical Therapy Saves Time and Money
In my previous blog, I explained how physical therapy can save you time and money with your aches and pains. Now I will show you some of the numbers. #physicaltherapy #evidence #pain #injuryprevention #costsavings
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Mar 23, 2017
- 3 min
Why Physical Therapy?
Why physical therapy? What can they do for me? What does a physical therapist do anyway? Physical therapists are considered the premier experts in musculoskeletal pain (movement, muscles, joints, etc.). If you are having any aches and pains the physical therapist is the person you should call. They can save you time and money and fix your aches and pains naturally. In America, we usually call our primary doctor first with any aches and pains we might have. Medical doctor
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Dr. Carri Dominick, PT, CSCS
- Mar 15, 2017
- 2 min
Diastasis Recti
During pregnancy, the abdomen expands greatly to allow room for the growing baby. Once the baby is born many women are left with a separation in between their abdominal muscles and a little pooch in the middle of the stomach. This is called diastasis recti and it is literally a separation of the rectus abdominis muscle. After being stretched to their limit they don’t always heal back together properly. Studies show that 37 percent of women who have one pregnancy experienc
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