By: Elizabeth Akincilar, PHRC Cofounder Explaining to someone who has never heard of pelvic floor physical and occupational therapy what type of physical and occupational therapy I practice is always an interesting conversation. People usually assume certain things about my practice. Most assume I primarily treat older women with “bladder issues” and new moms. People […]
By: Elizabeth Akincilar, PHRC Cofounder For some of you reading this, October conjures images of autumn leaves, Halloween, and pumpkin spiced…everything. For me, there’s one additional thing that I associate with October. The Annual International Pelvic Pain Society Scientific Meeting. Every October, for the past 13 years, I’ve attended and participated in this meeting. […]
By Elizabeth Akincilar-Rummer I am happy to say that in March we celebrated our one year anniversary in our Boston area office!! It has been a crazy year, but I’ve truly enjoyed getting to know new colleagues and being another resource for the many people suffering from pelvic pain in New England. During the […]
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are considered to be the most common bacterial infection in humans, costing the US health care system about $1.6 billion dollars per year. These infections plague millions of people at some point or another throughout the lifetime. In fact, some research suggests that a female’s lifetime risk of getting one is […]
