‘I Tried Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy—And It Was Nothing Like What I Expected’
In 2021, Well+Good called it: People would be paying closer attention to the pelvic floor muscles. This prediction is holding up, says Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, a pelvic floor physical therapist and owner of Femina Physical Therapy, who has noticed a higher demand than ever for pelvic floor physical therapy. To see what all the buzz is about, I decided to try pelvic floor physical therapy with Dr. Jeffcoat. I expected it would be like a Pilates class (I even dressed for it), but I quickly realized that this would be more like a physical check-up...