Pelvic PT Rising

Anyone had a hard time knowing how to act when you're treating a fellow practitioner? We've gotten a lot of questions about this topic from you guys, so wanted to do a whole 'sode on it! The biggest thing?  Allow them to assume the patient role.  Don't skip steps.   Don't make assumptions.  Don't let them skip filling out paperwork.  Don't shy away from personal...

We all know the benefits being grateful can have.  On our mindset.  Our happiness.  Even our health. So what holds us back from feeling more grateful than we do?  Cognitive Bias! You know how excited we get in talking about cognitive bias.  These are unconscious and often hardwired mental habits. Two that prevent us from more happiness?  The Negativity Bias and the Frequency Illusion. The Negativi...

So excited to have Jessica Reale, PelviCon Co-Founder, on the podcast to talk all things PelviCon and introduce our incredible speaker lineup! More than 850 of you have already signed up for the Wait List!!  We're keeping the event small and intimate, so it is capped at the first 200 registrants. If you haven't yet, get on the Wait List for first priority at registration and all the deta...

We're so excited to announce PelviCon 2022! We had asked the question 'what would the perfect pelvic health conference look like?' Well, this is our answer!  The first in-person conference by pelvic rehab practitioners, for pelvic rehab practitioners.  In partnership with Jessica Reale (Southern Pelvic Health) - you know it's going to be epic! Jessica is going to come on the po...

Incredible interview with Jenn Gelfand, as she makes the transition from a travel PT living across the country to putting down roots with her family in Portland Maine! Like so many, her own medical challenges led her into the pelvic PT field.  After her experience she wanted to make sure everyone she worked with truly felt listened to and heard. She began integrating her love for yoga into her cli...

How do you tell others (DPT students, physicians, friends/family) about pelvic health? This 'sode is inspired by a comment in the Huddle asking about how to present to DPT students. There were a wide range of answers!  But a lot of them over-complicated the question or got too far into the weeds. In this 'sode we discuss how to communicate clearly the information your audience needs to k...

Are we ever going to go back to in-person conferences? We've been thinking a lot about this!  There's something different and important about all being in the same room together. But we're going to have to rethink conferences.  Make them more practical.  More targeted.  More community-focused.   We thought about all the conferences we've been to and what made some of them speci...

When she started Emily was completely burned out.  Only a year and a half into her clinical practice she realized she didn't have energy to do anything.  She's so open and courageous about her struggles with anxiety and depression as a pelvic PT. She took a look at herself and her boundaries and began embracing her intuitive approach to healthcare.  Emily realized she was holding onto th...

How do you choose what to take to grow as a pelvic PT? In this 'sode we dive into how to navigate your professional development.  We discuss the 4 reasons to take a course (and 4 reasons to NOT make a decision on a course). Some of the examples?  Take a course to build on a strength or cover over a weakness. Take a course from an amazing instructor  Take a course that has the right format for...

Katie has had her own journey with pelvic health, having a C-section with her twins and a VBAC for her third.  She's experienced post-partum recovery from both.  Despite having pain and post-partum issues, Katie was never referred to pelvic PT.  The extent of the help she received was hearing "well, Kegels don't work, but you can do them if you want" from her OB. She went on to...

Do you take things your patients say personally?  This is a huge challenge for us as pelvic PTs.  It contributes to feeling inadequate, defensive, frustrated at work and burned out.   In this 'sode we dive into not taking things personally - positive or negative - and how we can implement that when a patient flares, plateaus, or challenges us. Often our impulse is either: Blaming ourselves an...

Business owners, clinical directors or staff PTs - when you're marketing yourself, are you making any of these 10 mistakes? We're not naturally good at marketing ourselves.  We don't get that in PT school.  It often doesn't come naturally. But 'marketing' is what helps patients find out about how they can get help!  We need to be marketing.  And to do that we need to...

Jenn loved working in orthopedics, but like so many struggled with the 'mill' model when she was seeing 20+ patients each day. After having her own children she dealt with her own pelvic health issues and " just felt like there was no support. "  There was no help for her as an entire human being. When Covid hit and she was laid off from her job, it was the push she needed to s...

Marketing as a pelvic PT or OT is just different.  Especially if you're cash-based. There's no one 'magic bullet' formula that works.  And the same techniques that work for sports or ortho PTs miss the mark in pelvic health. We need a broad-based Marketing Plan to truly be successful.  One that incorporates patient-focused marketing, practitioner marketing and internal (no pun...

Holly had a winding road to becoming a pelvic physical therapist.  But once she found her Pelvic PT Ethos, she knew the type of patients she wanted to help. In creating Relief Physical Therapy, Holly was able to focus on providing the setting and care her chronic pelvic pain patients deserve. She discusses her clinical approach of treating the whole person and how she integrated her massage backgr...

Kyle has an "insatiable need for progress."  When the Covid shutdown hit, she made the decision to start her own business.  She was working 60+ hours a week, starting her business as a side gig and continuing to work for another practice. She didn't burn the ships, but she tiptoed into running her own business.  Kyle has really crafted her business life to work for her.  She's...

Taking a trip down memory lane!  This is the last 'sode we're recording from the house where the Pelvic PT Rising Podcast began. If you're an 'OG' listener this will be a trip down memory lane (with some new stories!).  If you're newer to the podcast it's a great introduction to who we are and what we do. Starting with writing the IC Solution and founding PelvicS...

It's been a winding road to running her own practice for Kat Terrian! Kat started out in marketing and sales but realized it wasn't for her.  At a crossroads, she went back to school to become a physical therapist.  She dove right into pelvic health out of school. Battling burnout in the first few years after PT school, Kat was struggling to go into work everyday and felt her energy was...

Struggling with treating complex IC or pelvic pain patients?  In this 'sode we dive into the five most important things to know about the condition. Many practitioners struggle to treat patients with IC because of the misinformation surrounding the condition.  We need to break through the noise in order to provide the highest level of care for patients.  The five things? There's no &quot...

Danielle never thought she was going to be a pelvic PT.  Much less run her own practice! Her career was full of twists and turns - including working in a men's prison!  But after having children of her own Danielle had to travel more than an hour for care.  Eventually that turned into studying pelvic health herself and - eventually - starting her own mobile practice. When she started working...

In this 'sode we go through Joy's journey into pelvic health and (eventually) to running her own practice.  She has a great clinical confidence and is so clear about what patients deserve.  She got tired of insurance companies - or anyone who isn't not the practitioner or the patient - dictating care. In founding Pelvic Pride she wanted to create a safe, non-judgmental space for all...

A fantastic interview with Janet as we dive into her clinical philosophy and her business progress! Janet founded her own business ( 3-DRunner ) so she could create an ideal balance of work and family.  She's built her business while pregnant (and just gave birth to her second!). Always a passionate runner (she ran a marathon less than a year after her first childbirth!), Janet has niched int...

A life-long learner and veteran in the pelvic health field, Maureen has an incredible perspective on what makes a good physical therapist and amazing care. In this interview, she dives into her own clinical philosophy.  Shaped over 20 years in the field and through consistent mentorship and learning, there's so much to absorb from this interview! She has constantly put herself in a position t...

Furloughed from TWO jobs on the same day in Covid, Katherine used Covid as a blessing in disguise to start her own practice. She's seen so much growth since founding Haven Physical Therapy, even in the midst of a pandemic. We hear about the origin of the name 'Haven', her own clinical philosophy, how she moved from concierge to a brick-and-mortar, and now she's hiring! From bot...

Can you clearly articulate your boundaries?  In clinical care, as an employee, or as a boss?   If not, you don't have them. In this 'sode we discuss boundaries in all aspects of the profession. Clinically....do you struggle with.... What to share (and not share) with patients regarding your personal life Communicating outside your PT sessions with email, text or phone calls Going over yo...