Pelvic PT Rising

Clinical pearls, being happier as a clinician, the role of telehealth and three questions to transform your evaluation - this conversation with Susan Clinton has it all! Early in the 'sode we dive into the question of where you start with a challenging patient.  There's so many different routes we can take and skills we can use, but Susan manages to simplify the start with a different le...

How long does your average patient come in for?  I know, I know - but hear us out!  I know you may have a deep-seated aversion to tracking our individual metrics or turning our patient visits into data.  I'm sure you've had (or heard of) a terrible boss who was all about the numbers. But it's  not unreasonable  to know how long a patient usually sees you for! In this 'sode we&a...

How would you respond to someone who told you they were only drinking 24 ounces of water each day? You might be tempted to tell them about how important hydration is.  Or how more water intake can dilute bladder irritants.  Or show them a cool new water bottle you bought that can help. But sometimes we're so excited to share what we know we forget to ask another question.  If there's one...

**Breaking News** We dive into the controversy this week over whether or not vaginal dilators require a prescription. We've spent the better part of this week gathering facts, asking questions and helping us all understand the regulatory requirements around vaginal dilators.   We need to understand what's true so we can make sure patients are well informed. Fun fact - this is actually Je...

How do we stay productive and motivated without feeling burned out and overwhelmed?  After running PelvicSanity for 8 years and working with 500+ business owners, we've seen all of the challenges.  We wanted to bring you the idea of the Chaos Zone and Comfort Zone - it's really helped our thinking and how we coach! Based on a great framework from Jon Acuff in his book ( All It Takes is a...

It's finally here - Cohort #2 of the IC course is now open!  Can't wait for you to level up your treatment of patients with IC with all the information you need.  Understand the role of a cystoscopy and bladder instillations in the medical management of IC patients is just one of the important things to know about the condition. As rehab providers, we're on the front lines with our...

Are you trying to 'save' your way to success?  We dive into the entrepreneur mindset on money in this 'sode. We've now worked with 500+ business owners.  ALL OF US have money mindset issues with our business.  Being a good business owner doesn't mean checking your bank account every day.  It doesn't mean counting pennies on your supplies.  Going without an EMR to save...

Treating patients diagnosed with IC is always a challenge.  They often have a complicated history.  They usually have a lot of misconceptions about the condition.  We get dragged in to discussing medical management.  But there are also areas of our evaluation I often see overlooked in patients with IC. So when doing your evaluation, make sure you don't miss this five areas:  Evaluate vulvar a...

We're going to completely change the way you think of interstitial cystitis.  IC is a pelvic pain condition with bladder symptoms, NOT a bladder condition.  This mindset shift completely changes how we approach our patients.   How do we know IC is not a bladder condition? The definition of IC is pain or pressure  perceived  to be related to the bladder, along with urinary urgency/frequency, i...

So excited to share our conversation with performance cash-based OG and business coach Danny Matta!  In this wide-ranging discussion we touch on keys to success in business, working with a spouse, using the business to create a better life, and much more. Danny is a fantastic interview - thoughtful and passionate about helping business owners.  It's also great to hear the convergent evolution...

What do you do for clinical growth as a business owner?  We get a lot of questions around this topic, and hardly anyone feels good about where they're at - we want to validate there are seasons in the business and in your clinical career! Often business owners think clinical education is going to translate to business success.  "Someone dropped off - I need to get more skills" &quot...

In a recent survey we conducted on the State of Pelvic Rehab, we found almost half (49.7%) of you are the only pelvic rehab provider in your clinic.  Nicole knows the feeling - as a new grad she was tapped to start and run a pelvic health program at a large hospital program. There are major challenges to being the only pelvic provider, for both you as the employee and for your practice.  Your boss...

We sometimes need to be a little more selfish as business owners.  I know the word is loaded, but hear us out! When we work as clinicians, our employer often takes care of the 'selfish' parts - setting our hours, having documentation policies, etc.  But when we transition to business owners, we need to get more comfortable saying 'does this work for me?'  We'll have so man...

Sometimes I think our goals with our patients are too small.  Either we talk about resolving their symptoms or we take their initial goal at face value. But our patients have often adapted to a sub-optimal life!  Their goals are smaller than they could be.  Maybe they talk about just wanting to walk without a pad, but they used to run marathons!  Or they just want to be able to tolerate intercours...

Today we're diving into Medicare - should you contract with Medicare or not? As always, it's going to depend on you.  Your goals, your vision for your practice, your reason for starting.  But here are a few pros and cons to help you along the way. Many practices begin to take Medicare because they're afraid they can't fill their schedule.  Or afraid they have a large retired po...

Have you told a patient recently "you're doing a great job?" The desire for affirmation is innately human, and especially in an area - like going to a pelvic rehab provider - where we're feeling uncertain, scared or worried. If we really think about the patient journey, they're often 'failing' because they have to see us.  They've probably been unsuccessful...

Ever feel like you're running on a treadmill in your business, working endlessly without actually growing?  You may be in the 'too busy to grow' phase - and it's easy to get stuck there. There will always be challenges in business; being 'too busy' is actually a good problem to have!  But it's a problem nonetheless, and it can actually harm your growth. When we g...

We're back with a Clinical Edition of $#!t that needs to be said!  Talking everything from techniques (don't "poke" your patient and you're probably doing skin rolling wrong) To philosophies (we're discharging too early, we need to get our patients up off the table) To some tough-love opinions (physicians aren't the bad guys, you don't have direct access, an...

How do you know if it's the 'right time' to raise your prices?  And how can you do it confidently, ready to deal with any pushback? Maybe you've heard people online telling you that we all should raise our prices.  'Because you deserve it', or because you paid a lot of money to go to school.  These definitely aren't good reasons to raise your prices, and certainl...

How do we plan for the new year?  Check out this ‘sode as we set our goals and intentions for 2024. First, we start with reflecting on the past year.  Where have we had success?  What were our best moments?  Where did we fall short?  Until we examine our past year, it’s impossible to establish goals for the new year. Next we look at our ‘word of the year.’  This isn’t something everyone has to do,...

In this final 'sode of 2023, we wanted to take a look at some of the characteristics we've seen in business owners.  We've now worked with 450+ pelvic health businesses, and some patterns have definitely emerged. When we look at successful practices, here are some of the shared characteristics.  You definitely don't have to have all of these (most of us have almost none at the...

No clinical pearls or business advice today - just our unvarnished thoughts on Christmas!  We have a ton of fun in this 'sode - pop in an join us for a jolly time, some funny stories and Nicole's Christmas 'rules'! Fill your mug with hot cocoa and get cozy; you're in for a holiday treat that's merry and bright. Pelvic Business Accelerator If you're looking to tak...

If you want your business to change, you have to make changes.  It seems simple, but if you want your business to be different by the end of 2024, now is the time! We'll go through our Accelerator Program (registration opens Dec 28th) for cash-based pelvic rehab businesses.  The program focuses on three major areas of business:  Sales & Marketing, Business Systems & Clinical Excellenc...

A sequel to one of our most popular 'sodes, we're tackling '$#it That Needs To Be Said' about business ownership.  Bite-sized things we feel are extremely important, but haven't merited their own 'sode yet. They include:  Business Ownership isn't for everyone.  You won't necessarily make more money than you were making working somewhere else, and you definit...

The journey from solopreneur to business owner as you hire is filled with challenges and responsibilities you may not expect.  In this 'sode we attempt to shed light on the significant changes you'll encounter when you decide to grow beyond yourself. We decided to stop the list at 7, because we could have listed literally everything ;).  But here are some of the biggest ways things chang...