Pelvic Health Services
What is Pelvic Floor therapy?
Pelvic floor therapy is aimed at targeting dysfunction with the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor muscles support our urinary and reproductive tracts and allow us to maintain continence of bladder and bowels, and to participate in sexual health.
Pelvic Health therapy can address….
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Incontinence including stress/activity incontinence, urge incontinence, and mixed incontinence
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Increased urgency
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Overactive Bladder
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Prolapse
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Pelvic Pain
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Constipation
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Fecal Incontinence
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Diastasis Recti
Meet Ruthie
Meet Ruthie Yates, First Priority’s occupational therapist who works in pelvic health. Ruthie graduated from Mary Baldwin University with her doctorate in occupational therapy. Since graduation, Ruthie has gained experience working with both adults and pediatrics, working with individuals aged from 2-99. Ruthie’s post-graduate education includes coursework with the Herman and Wallace Institute, Core Exercise Solutions, Pelvic Powerhouse, the Functional Pelvis, Essential Pelvic Health, and Kids Bowel & Bladder. Ruthie is a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist (PCES) and has taken coursework in assessing and treating pelvic floor dysfunction.
Ruthie currently offers in-home pelvic floor therapy for women and in the future will be expanding services to children. Ruthie is able to meet you where you feel most comfortable to assist you with reaching your goals and returning to the activities you enjoy. Occupational therapists take a holistic approach to address both emotional and physical factors when working with our clients. We use a strengths based approach to work with our clients to achieve their goals.
Meet Tamara
Bio coming soon!
Can Pelvic Health Therapy Help Me?
Whether you have gone through pregnancy or not, pelvic floor therapy may be able to help you! If you have incontinence, increased urgency, diastasis, prolapse, or pelvic pain, pelvic floor therapy may be for you!
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You “leak” when you laugh, sneeze, or cough
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You “leak” during physical activity
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You have fecal incontinence
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You have constipation
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You have pain with sex
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You have pain with putting in tampons
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You have a really strong or sudden urge to go to the bathroom
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You feel heaviness in your pelvic region, or like something is “falling out”
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You have pain in your pelvic region
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You have a hard time going to the bathroom
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Red Flags:
You may have pelvic floor dysfunction if…
Services and Pricing
Initial Evaluation: $250
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Individual Pelvic Health Session: $150
- In person and virtual synchronous telehealth services available
** Subject Line: Pelvic Health Services