Pity Party for Pelvic PTs

Don’t get me wrong, I love all physical therapists. Are we saving the world? I think so! I love us!

However, when people hear physical therapy, they often think about their back, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles. Few people actually think about their PELVIS. If it were a popularity contest, ortho PTs would beat pelvic PTs, even if (I think) we have the COOLEST job.

I am so glad people are starting to get PT as the first line of defense instead of immediately having surgery or taking medication. But I also think more people need to know what pelvic physical therapists do. I can’t begin to count the number of people that say they wished they’d known about pelvic therapy sooner. Sooner after having kids. As soon as they got their endo diagnosis. As soon as they hurt their tailbone. Before having a bladder lift or hysterectomy. Sooner. Recently I had a patient say her doctors knew she had pelvic pain for seven years before sending her to pelvic therapy.

My mission in life is to spread the word! I talk to any person that’ll listen. I don’t blame the doctors. It’s up to PTs to spread the word. But you can help! Tell your family and friends. You never know who needs to hear about it.

Think you’d benefit from pelvic physical therapy? 📱Call or text us at (619)268-1117 and we’ll get you set up with a free phone consult or you can do it yourself HERE!