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 in any and all age groups and sexes.  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 effecting 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.

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 and the money to pay for regular visits if you find that your insurance does not cover any or all of the costs.  I complete an evaluation and then weekly visits for a period of at least 4 weeks for 1-hour sessions.  Please see my hours to make sure there is a time slot that will work for you.  Please be aware that it may take 2 weeks to start regular weekly visits once the evaluation is completed.  

-Money.....Prior to scheduling, please make sure that you know whether your insurance will cover PT and if so, do you have to meet your deductible before they will help with the costs or not?  This can be found by simply calling your insurance carrier.  I can tell you that Medicare and Medicaid plans normally cover all of the costs of PT but commercial insurance carriers normally only cover a portion of the costs unless you have met your out-of-pocket maximum.  Please see my pricing section on this page for more information about what questions you may want to ask your insurance.  

-Commitment.....You will be asked to do specific exercises which may take 15-30 minutes 6 days per week for the first 4-6 weeks.  You may be asked to keep a bowel or bladder diary.  You must be willing to take the time to fully complete your intake paperwork including all demographic, insurance, and contact information prior to the evaluation.  

-Cancellations.....You will have to put in a credit card when you schedule as a new patient and you will be charged a $25 late cancellation fee if you fail to cancel less than 24 hours before your appointment or do not show up for the appointment.  You will have an opportunity in your intake paperwork to sign up for a 24-hour appointment reminder.  I never schedule more than 6 patients per day in a 1-hour block, one on one with me, and I take care of all scheduling and billing.  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.   Medicaid does not allow me to charge their members a late fee so I allow one grace "late cancellation or no-show" but automatically discharge the patient if a second one occurs.