Specialized Pelvic Floor PT
-cozy environment
-door locked for privacy
-safe place space for your littles
Previous chiropractic patients will need to schedule the NEW PATIENT visit with Dr. Elissa to start pelvic floor care.
PELVIC FLOOR FOR MOMS
pelvic floor + PT
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Pelvic floor physical therapy is a physical therapy specialty that focuses on helping to address dysfunction of the muscular sling that creates the pelvic floor and the muscles surrounding it.
Pregnancy as well as labor and delivery can contribute to a lot of changes in this area of the body that can cause a number of different symptoms.
Pelvic floor symptoms may originate from weakness in these muscles, tension or inability to relax, poor coordination, or weakness in the surrounding musculature.
Common Symptoms
Imbalances in the pelvic floor can contribute to symptoms like:
—Urinary/fecal incontinence/leaking
—Urinary urgency/frequency
—Prolapse/heaviness
—Diastasis recti
—Pelvic girdle pain
—Painful intercourse
By addressing muscular imbalance (loosening the tight stuff, strengthening the weak stuff), these symptoms can be resolved. Tools like dry needling, cupping, as well as assigning you things to work on and think about at home can help speed the process.
Pelvic Floor
Dry Needling
Cupping
Stretches + Exercises
What is dry needling?
Dry needling is a form of manual therapy that uses small, monofilament needles to address muscle tension below the level of the skin. It allows the therapist to address tissue deeper than they can with their hands.
Dry needling is an effective tool to help “reset” muscle and fascial tissue. This might mean releasing muscle tension in trigger points or helping poorly functioning muscles fire better. The result is decreased pain, improved range of motion, and improved muscle function.
Dry needling should generally be part of an overall treatment plan to help address muscular imbalance and weakness as well addressing other range of motion deficits in joints and other tissues. When used in the context of other treatments as part of an overall plan of care, dry needling often helps people recover and achieve their goals more quickly.
What is cupping?
Cupping is a modality that uses cups to help address myofascial tension. The cups are placed on the skin and a suction force is applied which pulls the skin gently away from the tissues beneath it. This can help bring blood flow which helps with tissue healing and mobility as well as provides a distraction force to the tissue (where most other manual techniques are compressive) to help the layers of tissue (skin, fascia, muscle) slide and glide across each other better.
Cupping can also be combined with movement (either moving the cups or moving the affected body part) to help bring more movement to the target tissue.
Physical Therapy
Our physical therapist Dr. Elissa Cohen can also assess and treat different conditions you may be experiencing outside of the pelvic floor. Mom'ing is hard and sometimes injuries in other areas of your body happen - like elbow pain, shoulder pain, or hip pain. We can use the tools we have - dry needling, cupping, manual therapy, and rehabilitation exercises in addition to sending you home with things to work on to help address these other areas of aches and pains.
How Many Visits Will I Need?
Return To...
We have created "guides" on what care may look like with your goals of returning to life / running / exercise and more!
Return to Exercise Postpartum
Week 1: Evaluation (1 hour):
Go over medical history, assess strength/ROM, breathing, internal assessment if appropriate. Assign home exercise program.
Week 2: Follow up 1 (40 minutes):
Running assessment on treadmill (if appropriate). Progress home exercise program. Any manual therapy necessary to address symptoms.
Week 4: Follow up 2 (40 minutes):
Progress home exercise program. Any manual therapy to address symptoms.
Week 8: Follow up 3 (40 minutes):
Progress home exercise program. Any manual therapy to address symptoms.
Week 12: Follow up 4 (40 minutes):
Progress home exercise program. Any manual therapy to address symptoms.
Elissa Cohen
Our pelvic floor Physical Therapist. She started practicing pelvic floor Physical Therapy after Dr. Jesse convinced her to combine her love of women’s health and Physical Therapy and it ignited a passion in her that changed her career forever.
She is also a mom to two boys that have been a complete blessing to her life. This transition to being a mom has also transformed how she treats patients, as entering into motherhood is such a special and tender time in a woman's life.
She was a collegiate swimmer and she has always been active and athletic but now that looks more like camping in the pop up with her husband and kids, running, biking and being outdoors in the summer, and cold swimming in the winter. She has also recently been dabbling in baking with sourdough and loves sharing the fruits of her labor with family and friends!
Frequently Asked Questions
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We are not in-network with any insurance providers. We accept HSA / FSA , credit and debit cards.
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$150 - *PROMO RATE* NEW PATIENT PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY [ 60 minute ]
This visit includes exam ( internal if desired ) + treatment. This may include, but not limited to, dry needling, cupping and manual rehab.$160 - Pelvic Floor PT Follow Up [40 minute]
existing patient follow up
(appointment length/scheduling determined by therapist)
This appointment can be scheduled after you have had a new patient pelvic floor visit.
$120 - Pelvic Floor PT Follow Up [30 minute]
existing patient follow up
(appointment length/scheduling determined by therapist)
This appointment can be scheduled after you have had a new patient pelvic floor visit.$50 - *PROMO RATE* NEW PATIENT GENERAL PHYSICAL THERAPY [ 40 minute ]
This visit includes exam + treatment. This may include, but not limited to, dry needling, cupping and manual rehab.
$120 - Physical Therapy Follow Up
(30 minute)
Existing patient follow up (appointment length/scheduling determined by therapist)
$90 - Physical Therapy Follow Up
(20 minute)
Existing patient follow up (appointment length/scheduling determined by therapist) -
We have appointments available Thursdays 10am - 5pm and one Saturday / month 9am -12pm.
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Yes, you will need a new patient pelvic floor exam with Dr. Elissa to evaluate your pelvic floor needs.
Pelvic Floor PT is a different treatment then chiropractic care. -
No, you do not have to do an internal exam if you would prefer not to. We do include that option in our new patient visit so Dr. Elissa can fully asses the pelvic floor needs.
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NO! Pelvic floor physical therapy can be for all women. Dr. Elissa can also assess and treat different conditions you may be experiencing outside of the pelvic floor.