May is Pelvic Pain Awareness month, and I'm continuing our pain series with Elizabath Makous, AKA "The Pelvic Whisperer." Even if you don't have pain, if you appreciate creativity, bio-individuality, and getting to the ROOT of an issue, then you're going to love this interview. Elizabeth shares:
- How to find a great physical therapist
- The importance of differential diagnosis (in PT) and of creating individualized treatment plans
- How Elizabeth helped design and refine Therawand tools for pelvic pain relief at-home
- The importance of getting to know your body and how to listen to your tissues
- Some very intimate tips about how to use tools (such as Therawand) and how to reduce fear around self-treatments and intercourse
- Elizabeth's electrical stimulation protocol: how it's unique, and when your therapist can begin using it with you
- The importance of patience in your healing journey (as Elizabeth states, "if you're not better in 5 visits, it doesn't mean you've failed therapy. It takes a while for a patient to get a whole program that will work for them.")
- The importance of using support systems such as a great physical therapist AND home treatment options (like Therawand, FemFusion programs, etc) so that you can go home and not feel helpless
- Her overarching message of hope: don't give up!!!
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