FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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

I treat pelvic floor concerns by addressing all of the musculature of the pelvis externally. You can do so much for your pelvic health by addressing things like your gluts, breath, core, hips, and simply being educated about bowel and bladder habits! Did you know you can reach the outer pelvic floor muscle layers from the outside? There are also tools such as a pelvic wand that I often recommend for internal work options, that way you are in control and can self-explore your pelvic floor in the comfort and privacy of your home.

I love helping women with postpartum recovery including after a c-section, returning to exercise as well as throughout their pregnancy with birth prep, pains & exercising.

I also have taken a specialty course for Tummy Tuck/Mommy Makeover rehab and love guiding women through this journey and making it so much more comfortable for them!

I am also certified in myofascial cupping therapy and also offer that as an ala carte wellness service.

Please watch this video to understand pricing and what it looks like to work with me!

Pelvic floor dysfunction: leaking with exercise or sneezing/coughing, prolapse or pelvic floor heaviness, weakness, tightness, pain with insertion or sex.

Diastasis recti & core connection concerns, lower belly pooch

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

Returning to exercise postpartum

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

SI joint pain postpartum or throughout pregnancy

Pilates and yoga considerations during pregnancy

Low back pain and tightness related to the pelvic floor postpartum

Csection recovery immediately after your birth, months and even years later. Regaining your abdomen sensation back, understanding how to connect with those muscles again, and decreasing pain 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 flare up at their neck or maybe their shoulder-and because I am cash pay, I CAN help them right then and there with that problem, because I am always treating the whole body. If insurance was in the picture, I wouldn’t be able to help you with that neck/shoulder flare up because insurance wouldn’t cover it. See how that would not be in your favor? That’s just one example!

I accept FSA, HSA, cash, checks, card, apple pay.

I create custom plans of care following the eval, my average number of treatment sessions are 4-6 total.

Payments for treatments are billed automatically in monthly installments.

Being cash-pay is in your best interest as a patient. It 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 say, your back pain! Crazy, right?!

Your concerns could be very related, but in insurance’s eyes, it’s not. If I was to start doing treatment for your back on your “hip plan of care”, reimbursement may 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.

Before the initial evaluation, you will book a 20 minute discovery video call with me using my to ensure that we are a great fit and that I am the best provider to help you reach your goals!

You will gain a better understanding of the services I offer and how my practice is different from what you have probably experienced at a PT clinic before.

If I recommend my services and you are ready and committed to changing your life, I can schedule you for an initial evaluation!

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, a video series for strategies both during pregnancy and postpartum. These services are for those that reside outside of Arizona.

Additionally, to residents in the North Peoria, AZ area, I offer myofascial cupping, and k-taping!

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, 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