Orthopedics
Pelvic Health physical Therapists are orthopedic physical therapists who have additional specialty training; If you are wondering if we can treat your shoulder, neck, back; you bet we can!
Pelvic Health Therapy is Orthopedics in a cave
Shout out to Ramona Horton, a pelvic health therapist who coined this term. It is funny to think about, but it is true. What she means by that is every pelvic health physical therapist is an orthopedic physical therapist, with pelvic health specialty training.
To be a pelvic health therapist,
One must finish their masters or doctorate, and the must continue with post-graduate training to niche down and specialize in all things pelvic health. With this being said, all of our therapists ARE orthopedic physical therapists & pelvic health conditions ARE orthopedic conditions.
It is very common in your evaluation or follow up sessions, where you came for a pelvic health condition, for us to also be looking above and below your pelvis. Everything is connected, so often we are looking at your spine, hips, jaw, and foot/ankle to get to the root of your pelvic health condition. It is also very common that once our clients “graduate” from pelvic health PT/OT, they stick around to work on other “non pelvic” related conditions such as:
improvement in strength and range of motion
mitigating muscle or joint aches & pains
structured return to exercise & sport training programing
Flares of chronic conditions such as sciatica or that “nagging” low back pain
Our Values
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Listen
It all begins with your story. Hearing your history, your ENTIRE history, is the foundation of every new session. You will have uninterrupted time with your therapist to share your story.
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Assess
We value a “whole body” approach. Everything is connected, so our evaluation process has dedicated time to gather information about your system, your habits & your life. Sometimes it can take 2 sessions to get all the information.
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Communicate
Communication is key & one of our core values. We view education as empowerment and we pride ourselves on laying out all the information gathered during the listening & assessment stages so you can make an informed decision in your care.
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Collaborate
Once you have all the information, we lay out the options on how to proceed to get you back to your goals. We see this as us collaborating with you in your care; teaming up to help you meet your goals
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Treat
This is where the fun happens. We put in the work, change habits, view the world differently, challenge your system with new ways to move and gain strength, all with your goals in mind
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Check your progress
This is where we check your progress. We are looking for change, even in the smallest degree every.single.session. We perform formal data point collections every 8ish sessions to track your growth.