Kathy & Melissa's story how we found the pelvic floor specialty
Kathy Kates FNP-BC
? Helping patients & providers make pelvic exams easier ? Pelvic & Sexual Health Specialist | Turning complex issues into clear solutions ? Co-Founder, Institute for Pelvic Health | Educator & Innovator
In our video, we chat about:
? Kathy Kates FNP-BC -on being an FNP, who struggled with dyspareunia and didn’t know how to help herself.
? Kathy’s journey from pelvic floor therapy patient to pelvic floor therapist.
? Melissa Hines, PT, DPT & Kathy's unique interdisciplinary approach to fill the gap in provider education.
? Improving your patient’s outcomes and your clinician experience by taking our online course, which provides real pelvic health education for your real clinical situations?.
And check out this evidence-based resource:
“Patients treated with simple myofascial pelvic pain therapy reported 57% improvement in symptoms through massage and gentle trigger point release techniques both internally and externally”
Treatments included:
From the National Library of Medicine, Recognizing Myofascial Pelvic Pain in the Female Patient with Chronic Pelvic Pain
Article by Elizabeth Pastore , PT, MA, COMT and Wendy B. Katzman, PT, DPTSc, OCS