There's a wide variety of expertise when it comes to pelvic floor physical therapy. Unfortunately many patients have to go to several different ones before finding a true expert.
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You might think that finding a pelvic PT who has a lot of experience means you'll be getting great care. But that's not necessarily the case.
In this 'sode we discuss why experience doesn't necessarily equal quality. In fact, sometimes more experienced therapists are still using outdated techniques they learned 20+ years ago, while someone newer to the field was trained in more contemporary methods.
So what should you be looking for to ensure you get the best care? Really, you're looking for three things:
Specialty Clinic: You want to find a practice that specializes exclusively in treating pelvic health. It means they have more experience with people like you and is much more likely they have specialty training instead of just 'dabbling' in pelvic health.
Hour-Long Treatment Sessions: You want to work hands-on and 1:1 with your pelvic PT for a full hour. No aides, no watching you exercise, no double-booked patients so they can't focus on you the entire time. These conditions are complex and you need time with the actual specialist!
Both internal and external treatment at every visit: Often it's only one or the other. Some pelvic PTs don't have the skills to work outside the pelvic floor, and they are just doing internal or using biofeedback the whole time. Others just 'check' the pelvic floor once and then treat entirely externally. You need the combination to see the whole picture.
As Nicole said in the full 'sode of the podcast on this topic...
"You might think that finding a pelvic PT who has a lot of experience means you'll be getting great care. But that's not necessarily the case, experience doesn't necessarily equal quality." -Nicole Cozean, Pelvic Sanity
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