The HOPE Doctors - Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

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07/18/2024

Reasons to STOP exercising
* Bleeding from the va**na 
* dizziness/fainting
* Shortness of breathe
* Chest pain
* Headaches
* Calf pain/swelling that is out of the normal
* Fluid gushing or leaking from the va**na

What was your experience with exercise in pregnancy? Let us know in the comments below! 👇🏼

07/13/2024

Come join us in Dunedin for our August Labor and Delivery workshop!

We still have a few spots available! Grab yours at the link in our bio! 👆🏼

We’ll go over:
💥 Perineal Massage: how to, should you, etc.
💥 Positions that can help with labor and delivery
💥 Comfort measures your partner can assist with
💥 What to expect PP from a pelvic floor perspective.
💥 When you can exercise, the first pee/poop, etc.
💥 Hip mobility to start incorporating for YOUR body
💥 How to effectively breathe baby down and out

If you’re expecting, you do NOT want to miss this!

07/05/2024

Separation of your core muscles : Diastasis Recti
As a we are able to get a true and accurate diagnosis of your
If you were told you had one by a provider who is NOT a or - I encourage you to get a more in depth assessment
You should be placed in different positions with different breathe and pressure to determine what is going on
is it true diastasis? is there a risk for hernia? what is the tissue integrity? is it functional?
it really pays off to have the full assessment!
do you or did you have ? how was it assessed? tell us below!

06/24/2024

Having pain during pregnancy and being told “it’s just part of being pregnant”?

As pelvic floor physical therapists were here to say that although these pains might be common, it’s not something you have to just “deal with”!

Check out our newest blog at the link in our bio to read how pelvic floor physical therapy can address and eliminate these pains so you can focus on staying healthy and preparing to meet your little one!

06/03/2024

Having pain with intimacy?

Pelvic floor therapy MAY be able to help!

Check out this blog post at the link in our bio! It’s written by one of our Doctors to learn and determine if it is right for you and what you are experiencing. You are not alone!

05/31/2024

The times are changing… Dr. Kate will be moving on this summer!
Don’t freak out! Her last day isn’t until July 19th!
This message is from our founder Dr. Kaylee:
To have been blessed with loyalty, commitment, support, and learning by Dr. Kate for 2.5 years has been such a wonderful thing.
Yes my heart aches for what feels like a loss but it’s full for the growth I’ve had by knowing her! She has helped me see things I wouldn’t have without her.
While I’m sad her family is moving from Tampa bay this summer, I am thankful we were all graced with her presence for so long.
To Dr. Kate: we hope your move and transition will be easy and fulfilling. Thank you for who you are, walking alongside me for pregnancy and postpartum, and being a stronghold in my business for this long. Forgiving me and growing with me during these years will never be forgotten.
You will ALWAYS be a HOPE Doc.
To our clients: she will not be taking new clients starting middle of June, and her last day is July 19th. She will discuss with you what happens next ❤️
We love you Dr. Kate!

05/23/2024

We have some very exciting news to share!!

Welcome Dr. Johanna to our team!!

Dr. Johanna received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL in 2024.

Her favorite part about Pelvic Floor PT is helping others find their power and feel comfortable sharing their story.

Some of her passions/hobbies include:
🧘 yoga and meditation
🥾 nature walks and hiking
🏀 playing basketball
📖 reading
and spending time with family!

Please give Dr. Johanna a warm welcome in the comments below! 👏🏻

05/14/2024

Why “training your core” matters

We’ve been doing this for years. And we’ve seen it all…

You NEED to train your core…. Then everything is a core exercise so you don’t need to isolate the core…

And honestly what I’ve learned, and observed, is that we need a balance of both.

We do need to understand how to properly turn on muscle groups - while also understanding that isn’t functional and we have to be able to carry it over.

If we don’t ever learn how to activate our lower abdominal wall, will those muscles turn on by themselves during getting out of bed postpartum? Or with heavier lifting?

It matters because being able to FEEL a muscle do what it’s meant to do can be SO REWARDING.

Every day a client tells me “I’ve never felt those muscles before!“ And the excitement and desire to progress has begun!

It’s an incredible journey of learning to balance and fluctuate with the differences and the things we can control vs not…

But it’s so important that you understand how your body functions in order to really see progress and improvement!

Thoughts?! Tell us below! 👇🏼

05/11/2024

Our Mother’s Day Giveaway is Officially CLOSED!

Our winners are:




We will be messaging you on Monday to claim your prize!

Thank you to everyone who participated!!

05/10/2024

REMINDER! 🚨

Don’t forget to enter to win our Mother’s Day Giveaway!

Head over to the original post from Monday for the details!

We will be announcing the winner THE DAY BEFORE MOTHER’S DAY (TOMORROW)!!!! 

Can’t wait to see the lucky winners!

05/08/2024

Vulvo-Vestibulo-Vaginismus, Oh My 😱

I have a ton of clients who come in with a blanket term of “pelvic pain” and their provider seems to give them the same treatment for all.

While, yes, some of the treatments may be the same, but in pelvic floor therapy, they are wildly different.

This is a GENERAL overview of the defined term - how many are affected - causes - treatment - and pelvic floor therapy treatment for each type.

As you can see - they are quite different.

Vulvodynia means pain at the v***a (the outside layers)

Vestibulodynia means pain at the vestibule (a form of vulvodynia)

Vaginismus is pain INSIDE the va**na.

During your first session, we MUST decide which you are dealing with because home care will be different.

For example - if you have Vestibulodynia, doing perineal de-sensitization won’t be helpful and internal work every session may not be indicated.

What questions do you have?!