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Cultivate Physical Therapy

Dr. Sarah Abbott PT, DPT | Physical Therapist
Ankeny, IA
Pelvic Health (All ages and genders)
Pediatrics

08/25/2025

Did you know there's a best way to sit on the toilet?!

Get those feet supported, knees slightly above hips, and belly button slightly forward. While there, work on some slow breathing into your belly and back! This will help get those p**ps out easier and help you fully empty your bladder.

Want help with your pelvic health concerns? Give us a call! 515-639-6447

08/18/2025

Physical therapy can help constipation? How?! 👇

- Breath: Make sure you're getting your breath into your abdomen and out of your shoulders. That will help your pelvic floor relax and allow the p**p to come out!

- Pelvic Floor: Making sure your pelvic floor is relaxing while p**ping is key. If the muscles can't relax, the p**p can't come out!

- Abdominal Mobility: If you have scar tissue or a lot of tension in your abdomen, your colon can move f***l matter more slowly, leading to more constipation! PT can work on your abdomen and make sure things are moving smoothly.

- Lifestyles Changes: Drinking more water, moving your body and upping the diversity in your diet is super helpful!

- Proper Toileting: Proper toileting posture is key! Get those knees above hips, feet supported and slightly lean forward.

08/11/2025

Constipated? Try this!

1. Make sure your feet are supported with your knees slightly higher than your hips. A squatty potty under your feet can be a big help!

2. Drink plenty of water! Ideally, we should be drinking half our body weight in ounces to help support our body.

3. Up your fiber and diversify the food that you eat. Try varying the types of plants you eat as well as increasing the amount. See if you can eat 30 different plants in a week to improve your gut microbiome!

4. Pelvic PT! Dr. Sarah can help make sure your pelvic floor is relaxing appropriately, your breath is functioning optimally, and your colon is able to move well in your abdomen.

07/15/2025

Are you or your kiddo on the constipation carousel?

You take a bunch of laxative for a short period of time until you're p**ping again and then you stop and everything backs up again? And then you repeat the cycle?

Did you know pelvic PT can help? Let Dr. Sarah find the root cause of why the constipation is occurring and help you get off of laxatives long term!

06/20/2025

All are welcome at Cultivate Physical Therapy!

Dr. Sarah believes that ALL people are deserving of quality healthcare. You do NOT deserve to feel judged or mistreated by your healthcare provider and you DO deserve to be listened to and cared for.

06/06/2025

Did you know kids can benefit from pelvic floor physical therapy too? Dr. Sarah can help with p*e and p**p accidents, bedwetting, constipation, and even recurrent UTI's!

Think your kiddo may benefit from pelvic floor physical therapy? Give us a call at 515-639-6447!

05/28/2025

Why choose Cultivate PT?

- 1 on 1 sessions for a full 60 minutes with Dr. Sarah. We don't pass you around to other providers and definitely don't see more than 1 patient at a time.

- Find the why. We look to try and find the true cause of your symptoms to get them to go away AND keep them from coming back.

- Whole body approach. We don't just look at the pelvic floor because it doesn't work in isolation. We look at the whole body to give you the best care and get you back to what you want to do without dysfunction.

05/21/2025

Hello everyone! My name is Dr. Sarah Abbott, and I'm the owner and physical therapist at Cultivate Physical Therapy.

I specialize in treating pelvic floor dysfunction for all ages and genders, general pediatrics, and outpatient orthopedics.

I enjoy utilizing a holistic approach to treat and focus heavily on finding the root cause of what issues you're having. I also love working with other practitioners in order to best serve my patients and provide them with the best care.

Think I might be a good fit for you? Give me a call! 515-639-6447

05/14/2025

New review! Thank you so much to all of our patients who help us spread the word about pelvic floor physical therapy!

05/01/2025

What does a pessary look like? There are many different shapes and sizes depending on your needs! 2 commonly used pessaries are ring and cube pessaries. These are shown above! They each function a bit differently depending on your anatomy, so getting fit by a professional like Dr. Sarah is key!

04/22/2025

What is a pessary?

It is a device that gives support to the vaginal walls and the pelvic organs surrounding them! There are many different sizes and shapes depending on what your individual body needs. A qualified PT or urogynecologist are great options to help fit you with a pessary!

04/16/2025

How is prolapse treated?

There are many ways to treat prolapse!
- Pelvic floor coordination and strength training
- Breath and pressure management in the abdomen
- Pessaries
- Surgery

Conservative ways of improving prolapse should always be tried first! That's where Pelvic PT comes in!

Address

1210 NW 18th Street Ste 110
Ankeny, IA

Telephone

+15156396447

Website

http://www.cultivatephysicaltherapy.com/

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