FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I have a few! To start, I am BOTH a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist and Orthopedic Physical Therapist.

I treat pelvic floor concerns by addressing all of the musculature of the pelvis BOTH externally and internally, but always start “externally" and find I rarely need to do internal work. You can do so much for your pelvic floor by addressing the rest of your body and simply being educated about how it all works together.

I also love helping women with postpartum recovery including after a c-section, returning to exercise as well as throughout their pregnancy with birth prep sessions for an unmedicated home birth or un/medicated hospital birth, round ligament pain, SIJ pain, & exercising throughout the trimesters.

I also have taken a specialty course for Tummy Tuck/Mommy Makeover rehab and love guiding women through this journey and optimizing their results.

Orthopedic PT encompasses all of the joints of the body from the head to toe. For example, I can absolutely treat your hip and knee pain, plantar fasciitis, low back pain or sciatica, neck pain, posture concerns, vertigo, and more. I often times see women with multiple concerns, and because I am cash pay I can address it all in the same visit!

Please watch this short video to understand pricing and what it looks like to work with me! It’s different depending on your location for treatment sessions so you’ll get a quote after you fill out the request/ discovery call form.

Pelvic floor dysfunction: leaking with running, jumping, sneezing, coughing, uterine or bladder prolapse also known as pelvic floor heaviness, pelvic floor weakness, tightness, pain with insertion or sex.

Diastasis recti & core connection concerns, lower belly pooch, csection shelf.

Exercise programming during pregnancy and birth prep to understand how to breathe your baby out and find positions that are best for you to labor in.

Returning to exercise postpartum after csection birth or vaginal birth.

Pain during pregnancy: round ligament pain, low back pain, SIJ pain, or sciatica, pubic symphysis pain, pelvic girdle pain to name a few!

Pilates and yoga considerations during pregnancy

Csection recovery immediately after your birth, months and even years later. Regaining your abdominal sensation back, understanding how to connect with those muscles again, and decreasing pain or sensitivity with touching your scar.

No, I am considered out of network with all insurances. However, I do write superbills- this would work if you have out of network benefits for PT and will still go towards your deductible!

I believe it is in your best interest to pay cash for PT and have no restrictions on the plan of care that WE create, what we do during treatment sessions, and the number of visits you may need/want.

It is SO often that my patients will be seeing me for their knee or low back, but one day have a bout of vertigo for example, and because I am cash pay, I CAN help them right then and there. If I contracted insurance I wouldn’t be able to touch that area because they wouldn’t cover that treatment. See how that would not be in your favor? That’s just one example!

I accept FSA, HSA, cash, checks, card, apple pay. I require to have a credit card on file for any late cancelation fees.

The eval is paid upfront to reserve your time slot.

After the eval I will be able to tell you how many treatment sessions I recommend, and create a custom plan of care. My average number of treatment sessions quoted are 4-6 total after the eval.

Payments for treatments are billed automatically in monthly installments.

Being cash-pay is in your best interest as a patient if you value holistic health care that isn’t based on margins, billing a certain amount of units per day, and profits.

It also allows us to look at the whole body, not just 1 joint, because if you didn’t know, insurance companies require a separate eval/plan of care for each concern, joint by joint.

For example, if you had hip pain, that would have to be a separate plan of care from your pelvic floor concerns, crazy, right?!

Your concerns are likely very related, but not in insurance’s eyes. If I was to start doing treatment for your pelvic floor on your “hip plan of care”, reimbursement would likely not be given.

By paying cash, I am free to treat you holistically and address all of your concerns on OUR terms.

Who are they to tell us how many visits you need? Insurance typically only reimburses services until you are near or at your baseline- wouldn’t you want to EXCEED your baseline?

If you were to go to a clinic that takes insurance, you would still be paying cash until your ($5,000?) deductible was met.

Additionally, you’d likely need a script from your primary care for PT which may require an in person office visit prior to starting PT. With being cash pay, you can call me up and get booked immediately- no script needed.

Before the initial evaluation, you have the option to book a 20 minute discovery call with me to ensure that we are a great fit. If you’d like to move forward I can schedule you right on the call.

If you’re ready to book with R3 and have no further questions, you’ll simply fill out the “submit a request” form on my booking page. Someone from my team will then schedule your appointment and send an invoice to reserve your spot.

Wellness services are for women that are looking for guidance or support in their health and wellness journey.

Some examples include: a wellness consult zoom call regarding pregnancy or postpartum questions, activity modifications, or specific exercises. These services are for those that reside outside of Arizona.

Additionally, to female residents in the North Peoria, AZ area, I offer mobile cupping therapy and mobile lymphatic drainage massage. Fill out the “submit a request” form to book.

For more detail on the wellness services I offer, check out my Wellness Services page

I treat about half and half with exercise and manual therapy techniques, but of course it depends on your needs.

Sometimes there are sessions where we are working through scar tissue on the table for a while, and other times where I don’t even set my treatment table up because we’re exercising the whole time!

If we do use manual techniques, I’ll start the session with them, such as cupping therapy, lymphatic drainage massage, joint mobilization work, some myofascial release and sacral mobilizations, and then follow it up with exercise so we can solidify the gains we just made through the manual therapy that is otherwise temporary.

I perform manipulations to the spine and extremities. You can read in depth about treatments here

Short answer is NO, it’s always up to your consent which can change at any point of any treatment session.

I always let moms know if I am even considering it as a treatment in their specific plan of care. I do not feel it’s a necessity to do on every woman “just because/ just to assess.”

No! I don’t do internal pelvic floor exams on the evaluation and would give you a heads up if I thought it was going to be in your plan of care. You always have the option to NOT consent to any internal exams.