APTA Pelvic Health Texas-South State Rep Hosts TX's First 2024 In-Person Meetup!

Mamawah Bourque, PT, DPT (Texas-South State Rep) recently hosted a "Below the Belt" Movie Screening in Houston, TX. While the weather was not the best that day and detracted some from attending, there was still a great interdisciplinary turnout composed of physicians, a sex therapist, chiropractors, PT students, PTs, a pharmacist, and folks in research.

Dr. Bourque also invited guest speaker, Dr. Erika Moody, a double-board certified physician in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pain medicine who is a strong advocate for lifestyle medicine interventions for the prevention and reversal of chronic disease states. Dr. Moody is an experienced  clinician in chronic pelvic pain conditions in both women and men. Having treated thousands of patients with endometriosis, she advocates for interdisciplinary and comprehensive care.

In the personal and inspiring stories of four patients urgently searching for answers to mysterious symptoms, Below the Belt exposes widespread problems in our healthcare systems. Through the lens of endometriosis, a disease that affects 1 in 9 women, the film shows how women are often dismissed, discounted & disbelieved. From societal taboos and gender bias to misinformed doctors and profit-driven healthcare, the film reveals how millions are effectively silenced and how, by fighting back, they can improve healthcare for everyone.