Postpartum Pelvic Floor Recovery: What Nobody Tells You — and What Actually Helps By Kelly Brown Gross, PT, MPT, WCS | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa You grew a human. You delivered a baby. And then — somewhere around six weeks postpartum — the world kind of [...]
Shockwave Therapy for Plantar Fasciitis: What the Research Shows and What to Expect By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common — and most frustrating — musculoskeletal conditions we treat. If you're dealing with sharp [...]
What is Shockwave Therapy? By Dr. Matthew Wilson, DC, FIACA | Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy & Acupuncture | West Des Moines, Iowa We've been practicing physical medicine in West Des Moines for a long time. And in that time, very few technologies have genuinely impressed us enough to add them to what we offer. [...]
Exercise With Oxygen Therapy (EWOT) is a supervised approach that pairs physical movement with the use of concentrated oxygen, delivered through a mask connected to an oxygen-concentrating system. During EWOT, oxygen levels typically range from 94–98% (sometimes cited as 92–97%), which is significantly higher than the approximately 21% oxygen found in [...]
🌿Recovery Isn’t a Luxury—It’s the Path to Healing In today’s world, where busyness is praised and exhaustion is normalized, recovery has been wrongly labeled as indulgent. We hear it all the time: “I’ll rest when things slow down.” “I can push through it.” “I just need to toughen up.” But here’s the reality: ignoring [...]
5 Effective Treatments for Pelvic Floor Health Comprehensive Guide to Pelvic Floor Health We are excited to welcome Kelly Brown Gross, PT, MPT, WCS, an expert in pelvic health with nearly two decades of experience, to Ashworth Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, and Acupuncture. Having previously served patients at The Iowa Clinic in West Des Moines, [...]
5 Life-Changing Reasons to Embrace Functional Medicine Today Introduction to Functional Medicine Functional Medicine (FM) is a patient-centered, science-based approach that focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of disease rather than simply treating symptoms. This holistic model emphasizes the interconnectivity of the body’s systems and seeks to understand the underlying factors—such as [...]
Navigating Vertigo: Understanding Diagnosis and Physical Therapy Treatment Introduction: Have you ever suffered from vertigo or are familiar with the diagnosis? In the simplest terms, it is the miserable feeling causing your world to spin around you and sometimes leads to the feeling of wanting to vomit. If we want to get technical, vertigo [...]
The Role of Physical Therapists in the Healthcare Field The more experienced I get in the field, the more I realize I do a very poor job of explaining a simple question: What exactly is a physical therapist and what exactly do they do? Seems like a simple answer, but as I have found [...]
Power of Chiropractic Care: 5 Common Conditions Treated In the realm of holistic healthcare, chiropractic care stands as a beacon of non-invasive, drug-free healing. It is a discipline that understands the interconnectedness of the body and the pivotal role the spine plays in overall health. Let's delve into the common conditions that chiropractors adeptly [...]
