Pelvic Health

Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction can cause or be related to fecal and/or urinary incontinence, constipation, dyssynergic defecation, frequent urination, urinary retention, pain with sexual intercourse,  sexual and sacroiliac dysfunction, and pelvic, abdominal and back pain.  Risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunction include a history of pelvic surgery, scoliosis, sexual abuse, chronic stress, traumatic childbirth, multiple vaginal deliveries, advanced age, history of heavy lifting, obesity, smoking, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, chronic cough, history of not responding to urinary and bowel urges, being post-menopausal, neurological injury to the spine, and musculoskeletal injury to the hip joints, lumbar spine, or pelvis.  Harmony PT and Wellness offers a compassionate and safe space to discuss pelvic issues that are adversely affecting your life.  Harmony provides core and postural muscle training, instruction in safe home exercises tailored to you, SEMG biofeedback, external/internal manual therapy, patient education on lifestyle modifications, lifting strategies to reduce pelvic pressure, bladder retraining, and diet, bladder retraining program development, neuromuscular electrical stimulation depending upon your individual needs.  Harmony PT treats pelvic issues in male, female, and pediatric patients.  

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Are you ready to schedule PT?

-Time......We are busy.  We have kids, jobs, homes, projects, and parents who may need us.  Please ask yourself if you have time to complete pelvic therapy.  I usually see patients for 1 hour on a weekly or biweekly basis for 1-2 months depending on the patient's needs.  There will be a home program given that is likely to take you 20-30 minutes per day and lots of strategies that you will incorporate into your day's regular activities.  

-Money.....I do take several health insurance plans which include most Anthem, Cigna, Humana, Aetna as well ast the MCOs associated with these insurance companies.  I also take Medicare plans as well.  I do take UHC as an "out-of-network" provider.  Private pay rates are currently $110 for an evaluation and $85 for a follow up.  All sessions are approximately 55 mins.  

-Cancellations.....You will have to put in a credit card when you schedule as a new patient and you will be charged $40 if you cancel the day before your session and $80 if you cancel the day of the appointment.   You can cancel via your client portal, voicemail, or text to my number (270) 873-7495.  You may not cancel via text response to the appointment reminder.  I never schedule more than 6 patients per day in a 1-hour block, one on one with me.    This is a wonderful business plan for knowing what is going on with your business and providing quality health care but a terrible business plan when people cancel on the day of their appointment.  Most days, I am to busy seeing patients to stop and try to fill an empty spot on the schedule when appointments are canceled on the day of the appointment.  I have found that many people find this fee to feel punitive but it is actually just a way to keep the doors open.  So, you will be automatically charged the late cancellation fee regardless of the reason for cancellation and you must be willing to sign a sheet in your intake paperwork and provide a credit card number prior to the evaluation being completed in case that happens.