Dr. Kelly Thomas, Physical Therapist

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Dr. Kelly Thomas, Physical Therapist

Pelvic & Sports Physical Therapist
Endurance Performance Coach
Woodland Park CO, Navarre FL, Online
Drkellythomas.com

Pelvic & Sports Physical Therapist
Certified Integrative Dry Needling

Level 3 Elite USA Triathlon Coach
UESCA Ultrarunning Coach

06/26/2025

Best of Teller County for Physical Therapy!

My name wasn’t on the ballot, yet this amazing community typed it in when they voted.

I’m so appreciative!! I love being a part of your journey. Thank you.

05/29/2025

Meet Tristan! He’ll be helping me around my physical therapy office this summer so you may see him at your check-in/out time or if you stop by in the mornings. Don’t worry, your appointment will still be just with me in the office.

Providing 1-1 care is one reason why I opened my own practice. I value being able to focus our sessions on YOU and YOUR needs (and not have 3-4 clients at a time like other clinics I’ve worked at).

Thanks for letting Tristan and me be a part in your journey! I have a few more appointment times open next week. If you have any sports or pelvic health concerns, I’d love to help you out!

Schedule online at my website, drkellythomas.com

05/28/2025

🙈Too many social media accounts, too little time! All new Instagram posts will be through profile so follow me there!

05/22/2025

5 years ago, during a time of so much uncertainty, an amazing team and I sent in this research to be published!

While we were working on it, I remember using Zoom for the first time- memorable because my kindergarten son brought a lizard into our cabin during a meeting and held it close to my face to see! I was happy the internet glitched at that moment, because I “may have” squealed in surprise!

After this was published, I had hoped to research and publish more. The time… is coming!

05/16/2025

This is YOUR year to elevate your training and achieve new milestones!

Triathletes, Runner, and Ultra-Runners ready to elevate your training, achieve new milestones, and looking for an elite level coach who is also a pelvic & sports physical therapist —> you’ve found me!

Here are ways we can work together:

- In-Season Coaching: offers the highest level of accountability and feedback, fostering an athlete-coach commitment focused on YOU and YOUR goals, working together towards developing you into a stronger, faster athlete. This is for athletes aiming for a personal best, podium attempts, finishing a big race with confidence, transitioning to a new sport and/or distance, or perform best with high levels of accountability and feedback.

- Off-Season Coaching: this is a great option during seasons of your life when you want structured training that support your goals schedule, abilities and lifestyle, but without the data analysis, specific race preparation, or frequent check-ins. It’s a bit of a misnomer, because it’s also an appropriate coaching level “in-season” for athletes looking to finish a race or distance they have experience in, but prefer lower levels of accountability.

- Email List: looking for valuable tips, resources, and endurance updates 1-2x per month, but without a coaching commitment.
�Schedule your free discovery call today for a chance for us to meet, talk about coaching options, and see if we might be a good fit! 🔗 in bio or visit drkellythomas.com.

05/10/2025

Proper function of the pelvic floor is essential to counteract the forces that occur during exercise. So, what happens when there’s a dysfunction like prolapse in the pelvic floor? Can you exercise? What should you avoid? What is “safe?” Prolapse: Exercises to Avoid is an article devoted to answering these questions and so much more.

Read the article at https://www.drkellythomas.com/blog/prolapse-exercises-to-avoid

If you are looking for pelvic and sports physical therapy services and you are located in the Colorado Springs, CO area, I’d love to help you at my clinic!

Schedule an appointment at https://kellythomas.janeapp.com and come see me in Woodland Park, where I specialize in treating pelvic floor concerns, sports injuries, and integrative dry needling. Video appointments also available.

05/02/2025

Treatment Options for Prolapse
Pelvic floor physical therapy and lifestyle changes are the first line treatment of prolapse!

Pelvic floor physical therapy is non-invasive, has no known serious adverse effects, and is cost effective. Not all physical therapists are trained in the pelvic floor, so find one that is!

Treatment is individualized based on your goals, examination findings, and symptoms.

Common treatments include:
* Learning how to correctly perform a pelvic floor contraction
* Developing strength, endurance, and coordination of the pelvic floor muscles with activity
* Pelvic floor dry needling to activate (or relax!) your pelvic floor muscles
* Bladder training and constipation management
* Fitting of a pessary, which is an intrava**nal device designed to provide support to the va**nal walls (I call it a sports bra for the pelvic floor)

Lifestyle Habits That Support Pelvic Health
* Drink at least 2 liters of fluids daily
* Increase your dietary fiber intake to 30-40g per day
* Proper toileting mechanics
* Don’t strain or push down during bowel movements
* Pre-contract pelvic floor muscles before sneezing, coughing, or doing high impact activities
* Stay active!!!

If you are looking for pelvic and sports physical therapy services and you are located in the Colorado Springs, CO area, I’d love to help you at my clinic!

Schedule an appointment (🔗 in bio or visit drkellythomas.com )and come see me in Woodland Park, where I specialize in treating pelvic floor concerns, sports injuries, and integrative dry needling.

05/01/2025

How is Prolapse Diagnosed?

A comprehensive medical and pelvic health history along with a pelvic examination assesses prolapse, which compartments are involved, and the staging.

The Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POP-Q) system is often used clinically to objectively characterize prolapse and provide a “staging” or grading system in relation to the location of the h***n (thin membrane or remnant of tissue usually ~1-2 cm of the va**nal opening).

Stage 0 indicates no prolapse
Stage 1 indicates the presence of prolapse above the h***n
Stage 2 prolapse is between 1cm above and 1 cm below the h***n
Stage 3 prolapse more than 1cm below the h***n, but less than 2cm from the end of the va**na
Stage 4 is a complete eversion of the va**nal vault

If you are looking for pelvic and sports physical therapy services and you are located in the Colorado Springs, CO area, I’d love to help you at my clinic!

Schedule an appointment (🔗 in bio or visit drkellythomas.com )and come see me in Woodland Park, where I specialize in treating pelvic floor concerns, sports injuries, and integrative dry needling.

04/30/2025

What is Prolapse?

Pelvic organ prolapse is the loss of support in the pelvic floor, resulting in the downward descent of the va**na, uterus, bladder, or re**um into or through the va**na.

This loss of support can be related to an underlying dysfunction in the pelvic floor muscles, connective tissue (like ligaments), or a combination of both.

Picture a hammock that has lost some of its tension. Your pelvic floor muscles and ligaments make up the “hammock” and when pressure is applied to the top of the hammock, the hammock lowers- along with everything on top of it. In the case of the pelvic floor, the structures on top of the “hammock” include the va**na, uterus, bladder, and or re**um.

Pelvic organ prolapse is often referred to as “POP.” A pr*****ed bladder (cystocele) is the most common type of pelvic organ prolapse. Men and women can experience rectocele (re**al prolapse).

If you are looking for pelvic and sports physical therapy services and you are located in the Colorado Springs, CO area, I’d love to help you at my clinic!

Schedule an appointment (🔗 in bio or visit drkellythomas.com )and come see me in Woodland Park, where I specialize in treating pelvic floor concerns, sports injuries, and integrative dry needling.

04/18/2024

Dr. Kelly Thomas helps clients with pain, pelvic health concerns, and/or sports performance questions understand the WHY behind what they are experiencing, so they can make informed decisions on their next best step towards their goals.

Hands-on treatments, dry needling, and corrective exercise individualized for YOU.

Located in the Woodland Professional Building, with video consults available for long distance clients.

Visit Drkellythomas.com for more information!

03/24/2024

Kegel’s aren’t the culprit… but they might not be the magic bullet treatment either.

“Kegel’s” are an activation of the pelvic floor. A closure of your va**nal and re**al openings, and a lift of your pelvic floor muscles… then a relaxation of these same muscles.

In other muscles, we (physical therapists) call this a “muscle set.”

It’s important to know how to activate (set) a muscle, but relaxation is also important.

Even more important, is coordinating the muscle contraction and relaxation with your normal activities. Make it functional for YOU!

What happens when it’s not functional?
-Pain
-P*e
-Poo

Common, but not “normal” and I can help!!
* Local to Woodland Park, CO? Schedule an initial eval for pelvic concerns at Kellythomas.janeapp.com and visit my office!
* In CO, but far away or snowed in? Contact me at kelly@drkellythomas.com to schedule a telehealth session. I’ll help you from afar!
* Not in CO, but you want to figure this out? Contact me at kelly@drkellythomas.com. I’ll contact you to set up a virtual appointment and we will discuss what’s going on with you and whether working with me is your best option, or a local to you option is better.
* Not born female? Transgender? I’m here for you too! Send me an email message at kelly@drkellythomas.com and I’ll get you scheduled!

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Woodland Park, CO

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+17193376915

Website

http://www.drkellythomas.com/

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