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Missy’s Corner: So Beautiful, It Hurts

July 23, 2010
By Missy Lavender
Missy’s Corner: So Beautiful, It Hurts

One of our favorite Advisory Board members Diane Lee has a call out for “butt grippers”. She is one of the world’s foremost lumbo-pelvic pain physiotherapists.  “The next time you are in the grocery store,” she said to me recently, “Notice how many of the women standing there are gripping their buttocks.” Many of...
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Pelvic Fitness: Preparing Your Body For Baby

March 11, 2010
By Contributor
Pelvic Fitness: Preparing Your Body For Baby

On March 9th, AOL Health (See? No hard feelings here. Wink.) published an alarming piece that you may have missed- “Pregnancy-related deaths have risen nationwide over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count — California.”
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Missy’s Corner: A Look in the Mirror

March 8, 2010
By Missy Lavender
Missy’s Corner: A Look in the Mirror

I saw a fantastic documentary a few weeks ago called In The Family, by Chicago documentary filmmaker  Joanna Rudnick.  Joanna found out at thirty-one that she is a carrier of the BRCA-1 genetic mutation, which means she has an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.  (Click here to learn more about BRCA 1 and...
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