Optimize Pelvic Health

Optimize Pelvic Health Janet is a physical therapist who has a 10 year experience of treating orthopedic, pelvic floor and sports injuries focusing on runners.

Her whole body approach has helped numerous patients return to the activities they love.

02/25/2026

Your inner thighs and your pelvic floor are not strangers.

They are neurologically and mechanically connected.

The adductors (inner thigh muscles) share fascial connections with the pelvic floor and often co-contract together. Which means:

If your inner thighs are gripping…
Your pelvic floor may be gripping.

If your inner thighs are weak or inhibited…
Your pelvic floor may lack support.

At Optimize Pelvic Health, we don’t just assume “do Kegels.”

We assess WITH the pelvic floor:
• Do your inner thighs overwork?
• Do they fail to activate?
• Are they guarding because of hip or ligament instability?
• Is stress driving global muscle tension?

Because sometimes the pelvic floor isn’t the primary driver.
It’s responding.

And when we identify the true contributing muscle group, symptoms change faster, and stay changed.

Leakage.
Pelvic pain.
Pressure.
Pain with intimacy.

It’s rarely isolated.

If you’re in the San Jose / South Bay area and want a comprehensive, one-on-one pelvic floor assessment, we’re here.

———————————————————-
We work with pregnant and postpartum women to get them back to doing the activities they love without symptoms! Click link in profile to give us a call.
-
-
- ⠀

02/15/2026

If Kegels fixed pelvic floor issues, most of my patients wouldn’t still be struggling.

Pelvic floor dysfunction is about timing.
Coordination.
Pressure management.
Nervous system regulation.
Strength matters.

But strategy matters more.
We figure out which exercises best supports your pelvic floor at every session!

———————————————————-
We work with pregnant and postpartum women to get them back to doing the activities they love without symptoms! Click link in profile to give us a call.
-
-
- ⠀

02/11/2026

In 2017, something sparked my interest in pelvic health. I took the course and became a clinician trying to make it work inside an in-network system.

Short visits. High volume. Treating in the fax room (although I am thankful tor the opportunity to try to make it work). Always feeling like I was rushing something that deserved time.

I didn’t realize then that pelvic health would become a lifelong relationship.
With my work.
With my patients.
With the people I’d grow alongside.

That curiosity turned into opening a clinic on my own.
Then into years of building trust.
Then into relationships that allowed me to grow a team.

No one tells you this is a lifelong class.
But once you take the leap into curiosity,
you don’t really stop learning.

———————————————————-

We work with pregnant and postpartum women to get them back to doing the activities they love without symptoms! Click link in profile to give us a call.

-
-
- ⠀

01/02/2026

Thank you 2025! Good bye and never come back!!

I’m so grateful for all the connections in 2025 but I’m not gonna lie, it was a HARD year.

Thank you all!










meghan.dowling

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas and the Happiest Holidays from my fam and Optimize Pelvic Health fam!

12/24/2025

Holiday treats leaving you feeling puffy, tight, or uncomfortable? 🎄✨
A sudden shift in sugar, alcohol, caffeine, and routine can irritate your gut and nervous system—
and when your intestines are stressed, the pelvic floor often responds by gripping.
That bloated, heavy, or stiff feeling isn’t just digestion… it’s a body response.
What can help 👇
✅ Use an inflated ball (like the Coregeous ball)
✅ Gently roll at the corners of your pelvis
✅ Think soft pressure + slow breathing, not aggressive release
This can calm the gut, down-regulate the nervous system, and give your pelvic floor permission to let go.
If you try this, tell me how it feels 🤍
———————————————————
I help pregnant & postpartum women return to the activities they love—
without pain, pressure, or feeling like their body is “off.”
🔗 Link in bio to get started at Optimize Pelvic Health

Address

750 N. Capitol Avenue Suite C-8
San Jose, CA
95133

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 1am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+14087570734

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Optimize Pelvic Health posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Optimize Pelvic Health:

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram