I have just completed my 6 week clinical experience in the Women’s Rehab and Men’s Health with UPMC Center for Rehab Services. Unfortunately, according to company policy, I was not permitted to perform internal examinations and based on my school policy for clinical sites, I was not eligible to comp Continue Reading
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Dive deeper into trauma to explore how it affects our patients, how it may impact our treatment, and how we can better serve our patients with this common yet unique history. Continue Reading
My name is Anietie Ukpe-Wallace and I am currently in my final year of the University of St. Augustine’s FLEX DPT program. Before I even considered physical therapy (PT) school, I taught yoga for several years and have always had an interest in the pelvic floor and how those set of muscles could imp Continue Reading
I’m a wife, a mom of three little boys, and the owner of a private practice caring specifically for Women’s Health. I began my career out of Physical Therapy school in the acute care setting and following the birth of my first child I learned just how important and necessary pelvic health physical.. Continue Reading
I am a third-year physical therapy student at Utica College. I just recently took pelvic health physical therapy coursework and it just confirmed my excitement for my future as a pelvic health Physical Therapist. My last full time clinical is at Specialty Physical Therapy that focuses on assessment Continue Reading
My name is Loni Cooper and I am a physical therapist in Northwest Arkansas. I recently graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in May 2018. Shortly after, I accepted my first job in an outpatient setting where I am working towards building a pelvic therapy caseload and advocat Continue Reading
I first became interested in pelvic health physical therapy while working with military service members, veterans, and their families. As a military spouse myself, I was afforded the opportunity of shadowing and later completing my clinical rotations through VA and military hospitals. Continue Reading
A North Carolina native and Tar Heel through and through, I attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for my undergraduate career. After a year of working as a rehab office coordinator in a skilled nursing facility, I made the transition to Virginia to attend Lynchburg College’s Docto Continue Reading
As an introverted, first year student from University of Maryland Baltimore, with a broken phone, I made the trip to Portland to attend my first APTA conference, the National Student Conclave (NSC), in search of other passionate students. Continue Reading
Meet Grace Waters, SPT Women’s health physical therapy has been an interest of mine since I started physical therapy school two years ago at Tennessee State University. The research I have assisted with during PT school explores an episiotomy’s effect on postnatal urinary... Continue Reading
On August 9th, I gave my “Supercharge Your Pelvis” talk to the inaugural All Women’s Weightlifting Camp in Las Vegas. I was invited by USA Weightlifting to come and speak about pelvic health and physical therapy targeted towards female weightlifters. Continue Reading
Motherhood is a pivotal event in a woman's life. Preceded by expectations, filled with surprises, and shaped by individual decisions and circumstances, it's a journey that's at once universal and unique. One thing that all new moms have in common is the overwhelming sense that everything has changed Continue Reading