Colleen Murphy Whiteford
PT, DPT
PT
945 Neese Lane New Market, VA 22844 United States
Professional Bio
Dr. Colleen Murphy Whiteford is a 1984 graduate of Saint Louis University’s program in physical therapy (PT) and a 2011 graduate of the transitional doctorate program in PT at Shenandoah University in Virginia. She and her PT husband, Bill, established their first practice, Appalachian Physical Therapy, in 1986 initially in Virginia and later expanded to North Carolina. In 2000 she was awarded certification as an orthopedic PT specialist, and in 2009 received her certification in dry needling. She became the first PT in the United States certified in the Fascial Manipulation-Stecco® method as a clinician in 2018, and was awarded privileges as a course instructor in 2019. She contributed a chapter on resolving urinary incontinence in a post-partum runner to the 2018 book “Fascial Manipulation: The Practitioner’s Perspective.” She has presented at numerous professional local, regional, national, and international conferences, courses, and webinars on the management of a variety of diagnoses including the external management of men’s and women’s pelvic health issues.
The holistic nature of Dr. Whiteford’s practice encompasses a wide variety of diagnoses usually isolated to specialties such as pelvic health, neurology, pediatrics, cardiopulmonary, gastroenterology, and more. A passion to promote these concepts fueled by results has motivated her to teach, publish, and present whenever possible advocating a total-body approach including Fascial Manipulation®, dry needling, cupping, education, and exercise.
The holistic nature of Dr. Whiteford’s practice encompasses a wide variety of diagnoses usually isolated to specialties such as pelvic health, neurology, pediatrics, cardiopulmonary, gastroenterology, and more. A passion to promote these concepts fueled by results has motivated her to teach, publish, and present whenever possible advocating a total-body approach including Fascial Manipulation®, dry needling, cupping, education, and exercise.
Practice Name
Colleen Whiteford Fascial Physical Therapy
Are you offering shadowing opportunities for students at your clinic?
Yes
Shadowing Opportunity Address
Colleen Whiteford Fascial Physical Therapy, 462 Hidden Creek Lane, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Shadowing Opportunity Details
Student needs to familiarize themself with my website which explains a lot of how I practice. I am in my office Tues-Wed-Thurs, no specific time frame.
Do you offer a Student Clinical Affiliation at your clinic?
No
Practice Website
Areas of Expertise
Pelvic Health, Women's Health, Endometriosis, Female Athlete, Infertility, Hormones, Labor & Delivery Prep, Pregnancy & Postpartum, Cesarean Incision & Scar Management, Diastasis Rectus Abdominus (DRA), Menstruation Pain, Peri-menopause, Menopause, Male Pelvic Health, Male Bowel Dysfunction, Male Pelvic Pain, Male Genital Pain, Male Sexual Health, Male Incontinence (Non-Surgical), Male Incontinence (Post-Prostatectomy), Pediatric Pelvic Health, Breast Cancer, Lymphedema, Pelvic Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Bladder Health, Chronic UTI, Interstitial Cystitis (IC), Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), Nocturia, Stress Incontinence, Urge Incontinence, Urinary Incontinence, Urgency and Frequency, Bowel Health, Bowel Incontinence, Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Orthopedics, Hip Pain, Lumbago, Osteoporosis, Postural Disorders, Sacroiliac Dysfunction, Sciatica, Post-Surgical Dysfunction, Hernia, Hysterectomy, Bladder Sling, Prolapse Repair, Hemorrhoidectomy, Cardiovascular, Autoimmune, Pulmonary, Obesity-Related Conditions, Arthritis, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Muscle Weakness, Pelvic Muscle Spasm, Dry Needling, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Rectocele, Cystocele, Uterocele, Neurologic Disorders, Balance Disorders, Pelvic Pain, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Rectal Pain, Pelvic Girdle Pain, Coccydynia, Pudendal Neuralgia, Vulvodynia, Vaginismus, Dyspareunia, Vestibulutis, Vestibulodynia, Connective Tissue Disorders, Ehler’s Danlose Syndrome (EDS), Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders (HSDs), Vestibular Balance