Bowel Obstruction: Diet & Lifestyle Recommendations
Small bowel obstruction is a potentially life-threatening condition. Even in relatively less serious cases, bowel obstruction can completely disrupt your daily life. Obstructions are caused by adhesions or internal scars that form in the small intestines (small bowel) and sometimes in the large intestines (colon). Adhesions form as the first step in healing from surgery, […]
PCOS and the Low GI Diet
As we mentioned in our recent post “At a Glance: PCOS,” a low GI diet is one of the steps in managing polycystic ovarian syndrome. The underlying cause of PCOS is excess insulin in the blood. A diet consisting of low-GI foods is recommended for women with PCOS–often called the ‘PCOS diet’–because it results in […]
At a Glance: PCOS
PCOS stands for polycystic ovarian syndrome or polycystic ovary syndrome. It affects as many as 1 out of 15 women.1 According to PubMed Health, PCOS is “a condition in which a woman has an imbalance of female sex hormones.”2 When a woman has PCOS, her ovaries do not release mature eggs. Instead, they can form […]
At a Glance: Bowel Obstruction
What causes bowel obstruction? Adhesions (internal scars) form in the small intestines (small bowel) and sometimes in the large intestines (colon), preventing the body from processing food. What are the signs of a bowel obstruction? The first indication of a bowel obstruction is often pain, nausea or vomiting accompanied by difficulty or inability to pass […]
Hide & Seek: The Female G-Spot
The latest buzz in the world of sexual health is the potential discovery of the female G-spot. With many believing it to be a major trigger for enhancing female orgasm and others claiming it doesn’t exist, the elusive G-spot has been the subject of debate for years. The discovery was made by Dr. Adam Ostrzenski, […]
Wurn Technique as a Pre-IVF Treatment
“If I had just known about Clear Passage Physical Therapy and just done the research early on and found out about this place, it would have just saved us so much. It saved my world. It changed my world. I wish I would have known that early on. It would have made so much a […]
Break the Adhesion-Surgery Cycle
We received a question from one of our blog readers, and we thought it would be important to share the answer with all of our readers who may suffer or know someone who suffers from the pain and discomfort associated with bowel obstruction: Can surgery for bowel obstructions cause adhesions? I know adhesions cause bowel […]
C-Sections and Pain
Did you know that c-section is the most common surgery among women in the U.S.? According to data from the National Institutes of Health, one in four U.S. women give birth via c-section. While a c-section generally ensures the safety of both mother and baby during delivery with […]
VIDEO: Opening Blocked Fallopian Tubes – Naturally
I had adhesions along my fallopian tubes, and one of my tubes was partially blocked. When I found out I was pregnant, we were just thrilled. We did a total of four in vitro fertilizations which all failed. No pregnancies with any of them. So by that time, we were really at our wit’s end […]
Meet the Therapists: Belinda Wurn
What is your name? Belinda Wurn How long have you been a physical therapist (or PTA/LMT)? 36 years How long have you been practicing the Wurn Technique? 22 years How did you first become interested in this work? I was trying to figure out how to get myself out of the chronic pain I was […]
