Form, Function and Flow Lab with Dr. Kate

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about natural ways to induce labor. I talked about my birth stories in the past and I shared a couple of times already about not wanting a medically induced labor and why I wanted natural deliveries. This time, I wanted to share about some natural ways to induce labor to give you an idea if you are looking into delivering naturally....

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about some easy tips and tricks on how to help stimulate our lymph system at home. This stems from the fact that I just taught the first in-person yoga class since the beginning of the pandemic. One of the people in that class mentioned she was training for a race and she’s been feeling like her legs are heavy and congested. So, she...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about some tips and tricks for consistency. I give out exercises to every single patient that I have and sometimes, consistency becomes an issue. The biggest stumbling block that I believe why my patients fail to do what I ask them to do is because they think of it as exercises. In their mind, you have to allocate a special time of d...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked how proper intra abdominal pressure helps with low back pain, prolapse, and hernias.  In this episode I also talked about how different it looks in a variety of different ways. Women struggle to find that optimal pressurization in the abdomen post-partum even if they did not have a C-section. Poor engagement also comes from a pe...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about hip flexors.  This is an issue with all of my patients – kids, women, and men. People hear about it all the time but there is a tendency that they overstretch the hip flexors. In this podcast, I talked about where the hip flexors are, what constitutes them, and how we want to address them as it is different from one person...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about diastasis recti. I’ve talked about this topic so many times already, but this time I wanted to delve into why there is no cookie-cutter set of exercises that help with diastasis recti. In this episode we discuss: [00:36] Introduction to the topic [4:20] Fixing diastasis recti anytime is possible [4:44] Start with breathing to h...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about having inflexible or weak feet possibly being the cause of your low back, knee, and pelvic floor pain. I posted on TikTok recently talking about your feet being strong and flexible. If you don’t have strong feet, you run the risk of losing the shock absorber for your body. Losing such can then lead to issues like plantar fascii...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about jaw pain, neck pain, and chronic headaches. I had quite a few patients last week who were coming in with stuff related to their jaw tension. I have been taking a continuing education class regarding pelvic floor in relation to jaw tension. In this episode we discuss: [0:36] Introduction to the topic [2:37] What I ask people to...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about breathing. This episode is all about the different types of breathing, what you can do regarding breathing, breathing exercises, and more! In this episode we discuss: [0:36] Introduction to the topic [1:05] How are you breathing? [8:27] What you can do regarding breathing    [14:44] Belly breathing [19:38] Conclusion...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about Nono’s hip replacement. Nono is my dad. I had a hip injury last year and I did a couple of episodes regarding my hip journey. I think it would be good to also talk about my father’s hip injury so I decided to make this podcast. He is really flexible for a guy and for a guy of his age. I am not sure if his injury was the same as...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about stretching. Lots of my patients think that stretching is super beneficial that’s why they do a lot of it. However, I do not recommend just doing static stretching. There are three different kinds of stretching and I wanted to share about them so you can be aware of which is the best type that you can practice.   In this ep...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about the tips and tricks to having an unmedicated birth. I decided to talk about this after receiving a question on Facebook regarding any advice I can give for women who want to undergo unmedicated birth. I am all for natural delivery and I did not undergo any pain relief medications during the delivery of both my children. I know...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about the continuation of my hip injury journey. Last week, I talked about how I had a hip injury last year and for this week, I will talk about what I did to fix my hip injury. In this episode we discuss: [0:37] Introduction to the topic [2:52] How I rehabilitated myself   [15:17] Conclusion   If you have any questions, yo...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about my hip journey. I talked about how I had a hip injury. I had the injury last year and I suffered from excruciating pain and inability to do the movement I used to do. In this episode we discuss: [0:35] Introduction to the topic [1:52] How I developed a hip issue [6:35] Why I was not surprised about my hip injury [11:11] What he...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I talked about mom butt and low back pain. I actually did a short   TikTok   video about it and it got a lot of comments. That is why I decided to make a more comprehensive version about it through a podcast. In this episode we discuss: [0:36] Introduction to the topic [2:00] Struggling with Mom Butt [2:50] Other Causes of Mom Butt...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I interviewed Dr. Amanda Olson, the president and chief clinical officer of Intimate Rose. She is passionate about empowering women and men with pelvic health issues. However, while I was interviewing her through Zoom, the application wasn’t able to record the whole thing. I tried my best to go over all her products through Intimate Rose and...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about my yoga journey. I did not always love yoga because I could not sit still, but I started liking it after grad school. I like it better now because I know more about it. I will take you through my yoga journey in hopes of inspiring you to get into this kind of movement and understand more about the different types of yog...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about my oldest child’s birth story. I have two kids and for my first child, my daughter, I was supposed to deliver at a birth center. But because of the circumstances that occurred, I had to give birth at a hospital.    I will take you through what happened while I was still pregnant, when I was already in labor, a...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about my meditation journey update. Meditating isn’t easy for me because I cannot sit still and do nothing when I know I have a ton of other things to do. However, I gave it a try during the Thanksgiving weekend and I wanted to share with you how it has been since I first attended it. Another reason why I wanted to talk about...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about how to use tune up balls for muscle tension and more. These are some of the tools that I use for my patients. Pre pandemic, I would use these types of props and foam rollers to put on workshops at the yoga studio I taught at for specific issues.  Episode Highlights: [0:36] Introduction to the topic [5:21] The diffe...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about what happens if you do tear during birth. Last week I talked about how to avoid tearing in childbirth during vaginal delivery and I wanted to explore the topic for those who would suffer from tearing during such process. Episode Highlights: [0:36] Introduction to the topic [1:39] What to do after coming home and you hav...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about how to avoid tearing in childbirth during vaginal delivery. There are different factors and I will discuss them in this podcast. I will also give some tips because many women do not know that they can actually avoid tearing during delivery. In this episode we discuss:  [0:36] Introduction to the topic [1:09] Differ...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about plantar fasciitis and it being more than just a foot problem. Chiropractors also treat extremities and not just a person’s spine. So, this podcast will talk about what plantar fasciitis is and what I generally do to treat this condition and what tips I give to my patients. Episode Highlights: [0:37] Introduction to the...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about the common pregnancy symptoms and how we can help. You cannot totally get around these symptoms, but you can do things that can help for you to be as functional as possible during your pregnancy. Episode Highlights: [0:36] Introduction to the topic [0:59] Morning sickness, nausea, and vomiting   [2:05] Melasma and...

In this week’s episode of Form, Function, and Flow Lab, I wanted to talk about an unpopular baby advice. This will talk about people love to use but might not be so ergonomic and great for the baby’s development. The unpopular baby advices that I cited in this podcast might not be well-received but know that these are based on my knowledge, studies, and experience regarding babies. Episode Highlig...