Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Charleston, SC

Move Well Collective offers Pelvic Health services for cis-gender women and men, gender queer, non-binary folks and trans folks because we all have a Pelvic Floor.

Many people first learn about pelvic health as it relates to kegels and leakage. That was where my journey began in 2004 when I took my first pelvic floor course as a fitness professional. I was surprised to learn after years of specialty training that pelvic health also encompasses:

• prolapse

• urgency and frequency

• difficulty emptying

• leaking just after going to the restroom, post-void dribble

• pelvic pain

• painful scars

• abdominal pain, painful bloating, constipation

• recovery from trauma

• pelvic blood flow issues that can contribute to conditions like POTS or erectile dysfunction

• sexual wellness, desire, arousal, satisfaction, and ability to enjoy sexual activity (as you define it) without pain

  Pelvic wellness strategies can be as simple as:

• breathing with intention

• leveraging the pelvic floor connection to the breath cycle

• optimizing blood flow & mobility throughout the pelvis and hips

• strengthening the pelvic floor as an integral part of the core and hip complex

• enhancing awareness of the pelvic floor for necessary functions of contraction & relaxation
  
  We aim to make pelvic health accessible. If you have questions about pelvic health and you’d like to talk to an experienced professional, you can book a consult with Dr. Cat for an introductory rate of $40. Ask all your questions and determine next steps toward an individualized pelvic wellness plan— why wait until things get worse to be proactive?

Expert Pelvic Floor PT (PFPT) for Men,Women, Children— All Ages & All Genders:

PFPT is a specialized physical therapy focused on addressing the root cause of pelvic symptoms and providing the support needed to alleviate symptoms. This includes treatment plans engineered specifically for you and exercises implemented to address your pelvic floor, pelvic organs and core, as well as your lifestyle, your goals, your preferences. We start with your goals and I use my skills to determine what changes need to occur for you to get where you want to be— we discuss options for your plan of care, and you decide what you will choose to do next, as an empowered and embodied being that you are! I am a expert pelvic floor PT, but at Move Well Collective, you will always be the foremost expert on you.

I offer specialized care and individualized treatment plans for:

Bladder Issues: Bladder frequency and pain, urinary leaks, urinary urgency, trouble emptying bladder, nocturia, bladder and/or urethral prolapse, stress leakage (with squatting, coughing, laughing, running, etc), urge leakage (rushing to get to the bathroom), and functional leakage (functional mobility deficits that slow down your capacity to get to the bathroom or undress in a timely manner)

Bowel Issues: Treating fecal leakage/incontinence, constipation, bowel irregularities, irritable bowel syndrome, fecal urgency, incomplete evacuation, rectal prolapse

Pelvic Pain: Tailbone pain, groin & hip pain, interstitial cystitis/bladder pain, genital pain, pain with sex, vulvodynia, pelvic congestion, endometriosis, vaginismus, pudendal neuralgia

Pregnancy & Postpartum: Pelvic girdle pain, pregnancy pain, diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse, low back pain, SI joint pain, birth prep, scar adhesion, and C-Section wound care and residual pain

Male Pelvic Concerns: Male pelvic pain, chronic prostatitis, pain with sex, hip pain, lower back pain, groin pain, tailbone pain, and male diastasis recti

Sexual Health: Erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, difficulty with orgasm, pain or leakage associated with sex, pain with penetration, arousal disorders, menopause health, sexual assault care