Summer is usually the time when we take a break from our hectic lives. Maybe we take a vacation or perhaps it's a stay-cation. In either case, it's meant to rejuvenate our spirit and we come back to work refreshed.

This past summer the editorial board and I met with the expressed purpose of rejuvenating the spirit of the journal. As all of us are new to our Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy (JWHPT) roles, it seemed like a good idea to come together to learn, work, and plan. We were motivated to ultimately make the journal a more integral part of the section member's professional lives. Quite an awesome challenge. Marie Curie, the first woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize, once said, "I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy." We understood that this rebuilding process might take time. As an editorial board, we were fortunate to inherit a quality product, so undeterred, we plowed ahead to maintain the journal's high standards.

One of our accomplishments was an overhaul of JWHPT's Instructions for Authors. We began here to help authors communicate information by clarifying criteria for publication and assist reviewers in assessing manuscripts speeding the peer-review process. Among these changes are hyperlinks to Web sites that provide authors and reviewers with checklists that are tools, specific to the type of research, to help ensure that "all bases are covered." Authors and reviewers will also find information on the manuscript contents delineated for each submission category. You will find more in-depth details on the JWHPT Web site under the Authors tab.

I am proud of the progress that my new team has been able to achieve in the short time we have been working together. As we continue to strive toward enhancing our journal, it is easy to become frustrated with the slowness of the pace, but we appreciate that excellence, not necessarily swiftness, is the goal.

This issue contains a variety of types of research on topics demonstrating a range of interests. The 3 research reports include a retrospective cohort study examining the connection between chronic pelvic pain and lower unitary tract symptoms, a cross-sectional survey on Nigerian women's attitudes and knowledge about exercise during pregnancy, and a survey on breast cancer survivors' lymphedema education. The clinical commentary discusses the processes in developing pelvic floor muscle movement diagnoses. Finally, we present 2 case reports that focus on young females.

As summer becomes a fond memory and our overpacked fall schedules proceed toward the holidays, we think that the editorial board's summer work will help authors and reviewers with the publication process. We are here to support your practice with scholarship and evidence.

-Cynthia M. Chiarello, PT, PhD

Editor-in-Chief