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Blue...Vulva?
Are orgasms optional, or necessary? Is it different for males than females? The way we have historically answered those questions has...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Apr 49 min read
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Feet and Your Pelvis: The Intricate Neurological Link
Are foot fetishes really a neurological abnormality? Is chronic ankle pain that no one can seem to see, or fix, secretly a pelvic...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Mar 218 min read
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Normalizing Chronic Illness for Kids
When it comes to helping our kids with chronic illnesses, it's best to be proactive rather than reactive. If we take steps to normalize...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Sep 27, 20249 min read
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Nerve Work - The Forgotten Exercise
We know that exercise is good for us to keep our bodies functioning well. Most of us initially learn to exercise informally through play...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Apr 26, 20245 min read
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Birth - The Silent Trauma
Content warning: This article discusses, in medical language, a variety of things that can occur during birthing experiences and the...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Mar 15, 20249 min read
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Making Distraction Work For You
Most parents know that the secret to managing toddlers is distraction. If your child is misbehaving, sometimes the problem is that you...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Feb 2, 20247 min read
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Seeking Direction in Pain: Why Telling Right From Left Is Hard
If you struggle with your sense of direction and you have chronic pain, you're not alone. While some may be inclined to blame it on...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Jan 12, 20247 min read
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Harm Pains: Why Respecting Them Matters
For many people living with chronic pain, it's a natural response to make the assumption that the pain they are experiencing doesn't...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Jan 5, 20247 min read
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To Brace, Or Not To Brace?
All Shakespearian jokes aside, when our bodies are hurting and our joints are unstable, pain can make us desperate for relief. Sometimes...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Dec 29, 202310 min read
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Nervous System Highways
As the saying goes, "All roads lead to Rome." In the human body, all nerves lead to the brain. Nerves are the little electrical wires...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Dec 15, 20234 min read
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Hurt Vs. Harm: Reprogramming The Pain Alarm
The first step to reprogramming a sensitive pain alarm is understanding how it works, and why we have pain in the first place. Pain is...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Dec 8, 20236 min read
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The Invisible Illness: Why Can't My Doctor See My Pain?
Pain is an invisible illness. Doctors sometimes struggle to find a reason for pain on imaging because pain isn't something that you can see.
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Jul 14, 20236 min read
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Raising Kids With Chronic Pain - When To See A Doctor
When working as a clinician that specializes in chronic pain, it doesn't take long before patients begin to ask you questions about their...
Dr. Heather Swain PT, DPT, CIDN, CPT
Apr 22, 20235 min read
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3 Rules Of Raising Kids With Chronic Pain
Introduction: Holly Zappala, RN, was once a child with chronic pain. As an adult, when she received a formal diagnosis with a chronic...
Holly Zappala, RN
Apr 8, 20235 min read
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