Category Archives: NEW SERVICES

Physical Therapy for Urinary Incontinence

What is urinary incontinence? Urinary incontinence is the accidental leaking of urine. It can affect many people and may range from minor (leaking a couple of drops) to significant (complete emptying of the bladder). Some people may not be incontinent, but

What is the Pelvic Floor and Pelvic Health Physical Therapy?

What is the Pelvic Floor and Pelvic Health Physical Therapy? Pelvic health physical therapy is a branch of physical therapy that treats dysfunction of the pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor muscles sit at the bottom of our pelvis. They

5 Reasons to Schedule a Wellness Visit

What is a Wellness Visit?  At Girl Fit Physical Therapy, we strongly believe that physical therapists play an important role in injury prevention.  Why would we wait to treat an injury when we can help prevent it?  We want to

Urinary Incontinence in High Impact Sports like Gymnastics

Urinary Incontinence in High-Impact Sports like Gymnastics     What is urinary incontinence, and how does it affect athletes in high-impact sports like gymnastics? Stress urinary incontinence is a surprisingly common, though rarely talked about, problem that affects many girls

Importance of Postpartum Physical Therapy

Why is physical therapy important after having a baby, even if you don’t have pain?   We all know the female body undergoes a lot of changes during the nine months spent growing a baby. After giving birth, it seems

A Month of Telehealth Physical Therapy at Girl Fit

It’s been a month since our Girl Fit PTs made the quick, but important, change from in person visits to Telehealth physical therapy and we wanted to share how it is going! Our incredibly helpful remote office staff has helped

Telehealth Physical Therapy in Massachusetts

Just because you are home doesn’t mean you have to stop the progress you are making with physical therapy or even start physical therapy in the first place!  At Girl Fit Physical Therapy, we are prepped and ready to continue

Importance of Cardiovascular Training and Cross Training for Dancers and all Athletes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hello again Girl Fit Community! If you don’t already know me, my name is Nicole and I teach Hip Hop Cardio and Core at Girl Fit Physical Therapy!  You may remember my blog about my journey through at PeriAcetabular

Cupping – More Than Just Polka Dots!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] (though we do love polka dots) [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]   Cupping is an ancient form of alternative medicine that originated in China. It has been around for thousands of years, but has moved into the spotlight after the 2016 Olympics when