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Share Your Patient Story
Share Your Patient Story

We need your support to help more people more easily learn about pelvic and abdominal health physical therapy and its benefits. Your story could inspire someone to seek help, educate themselves about their options, and begin their path to recovery and strength. Continue Reading

Date posted07/8/2024


Population Health Trends & Workforce Data in Pelvic Health, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, & Oncology
Population Health Trends & Workforce Data in Pelvic Health, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, & Oncology

Completed our 1-min survey by July 14, 2024. Population health trends have presented significant needs and demands of PT services to manage public health challenges in areas of geriatrics, pediatrics, oncology, pelvic Continue Reading

Date posted07/8/2024


Benefits of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy
Benefits of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy

Pelvic health physical therapy offers a wide range of benefits for individuals of all ages and genders dealing with various pelvic floor disorders. This physical therapy specialty focuses on strengthening and rehabilitating the pelvic floor muscles, which can lead to improved bladder and bowel contr Continue Reading

Date posted07/6/2024


2024 Election Results
2024 Election Results

We are thrilled to announce the results of the 2024 election for the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy. Your votes have been counted, and we are excited to welcome our newly elected leaders who will lead us into a bright future.  Continue Reading

Date posted07/4/2024


Real Talk: Dealing with Urinary Incontinence After Having a Baby??
Real Talk: Dealing with Urinary Incontinence After Having a Baby??

Discover the untold struggles of postpartum life as we break the silence on urinary incontinence, and learn how pelvic physical therapy can help new moms reclaim their confidence and quality of life. Continue Reading

Postedby Khushali Harishbhai Trivedi
Date posted07/3/2024


From Gems to Gyms
From Gems to Gyms

This is the journey on how I went from a geoscience major to pursuing pelvic floor PT. Continue Reading

Postedby Tala Thorne-Bateman
Date posted07/3/2024


Fresh Resource for Providers: Postpartum Pelvic Girdle Pain Brochure (Free Download)
Fresh Resource for Providers: Postpartum Pelvic Girdle Pain Brochure (Free Download)

This brochure summarizes information for health care providers about postpartum pelvic girdle pain based on the clinical practice guidelines. The file can be downloaded and printed for distribution to potential referral sources. Continue Reading

Postedby Elizabeth Rose Northrop
Date posted06/26/2024


Exciting News from JWPHPT! Web of Science Reviewer Recognition
Exciting News from JWPHPT! Web of Science Reviewer Recognition

This announcement is to inform the APTA Pelvic Health membership that JWPHPT reviewers can now have official recognition (can be used for promotion and tenure) for their volunteer servicer as a reviewer. Learn More! Continue Reading

Postedby Cynthia Michelle Chiarello
Date posted06/26/2024


Implementation of Acute OB Physical Therapy | Part 1
Implementation of Acute OB Physical Therapy | Part 1

Tune in with the Student Special Interest Group and Pregnancy & Postpartum Special Interest Group for the first of an exciting 2-part webinar series! Thye will kick off with featured speakers Kathleen Hahn, PT, DPT from Mayo Clinic and Julie Watson, PT, DPT from Northeast Georgia Health System. Continue Reading

Postedby Student Special Interest Group (SSIG)
Date posted06/21/2024


Moms Are Athletes, Too: Why I Became a Pelvic Health PT
Moms Are Athletes, Too: Why I Became a Pelvic Health PT

My journey into motherhood sparked a new passion to connect my love for sports and orthopedics with helping moms reach their postpartum fitness goals. Continue Reading

Postedby Christa Elizabeth O'Brien
Date posted06/14/2024


JWPHPT Call for Papers | Overactive Bladder & Beyond Unraveling Bladder Pain & Dysfunction
JWPHPT Call for Papers | Overactive Bladder & Beyond Unraveling Bladder Pain & Dysfunction

JWPHPT welcomes original research, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses, case reports, and clinical commentary articles. This special issue will focus on research in overactive bladder syndrome, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, relationships between bladder dysfunction and.. Continue Reading

Postedby Cynthia Michelle Chiarello
Date posted06/11/2024


New Course ✨ A Comprehensive Look at Pelvic Venous Disorders (PeVD)
New Course ✨ A Comprehensive Look at Pelvic Venous Disorders (PeVD)

Enroll now and receive immediate access to this online course designed to enhance your ability to screen, assess, and comprehensively treat your clients with pelvic venous disorders (PeVD), a notoriously under-recognized and misdiagnosed cause of chronic pelvic pain. Continue Reading

Postedby Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy
Date posted06/6/2024