Pelvic PT Rising

10 Common Mistakes We Make in Business

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all make mistakes in business.  It's inevitable.  But you don't have to make all the mistakes yourself!  And if you are making one of ...

New IC Guidelines: A Unique Opportunity for Our Field!

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The American Urological Association just announced new Guidelines for the treatment of interstitial cystitis.  It's the first update in 7 years,...

Treat Your Career as an Investment

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How can we make better decisions in our job choices, our con-ed courses and/or our business?  Often we get stuck in fear - afraid to change, afraid t...

Accepting Feedback as a Practitioner, Employee and Clinic Owner

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How good are we at actually accepting feedback?  Or criticism?  How we handle these conversations has major implications for our relationships with ...

"Convincing" Patients to Come to a Cash-Based Clinic

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why would a patient ever want to spend money at a cash practice when they can use in-network insurance benefits?  This question is the cornerstone of...

Getting $#!t Done: 3 Tips to be More Productive

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we become more productive (especially when starting our own practice)?  It's a huge challenge for many pelvic health professionals, and o...

Making Your Job Work For You: The Grass Isn't Always Greener

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do make the place you work the best possible place for you?  Where you can grow, thrive and be happy coming into work?  Because the grass isn&ap...

Beyond Compensation: Finding the Right Job

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I want every pelvic rehab practitioner to be really happy where they practice!  We have so many more opportunities and options than when I was starti...

Freedom from Student Loan Debt: An Interview with Travis Hornsby of Student Loan Planner

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Student loan debt can feel crippling.  We can postpone marriages and starting a family, saving for retirement, buying a home, working at a job we don...

Setting Expectations For Your Patients

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Should we really be expecting our patients to improve in 6-8 visits?  Especially when we often believe there's no such thing as a 'simple&a...

What To Sell At Your Clinic?

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What (if anything) should your clinic be selling to patients?  In this 'sode we dive into what we sell at PelvicSanity - and, more importantly, ...

3 Ways to Better Refer Your Patients (Correct!)

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we best collaborate with physicians?This 'sode dives into how we can best help our patients navigate the medical system.When we refer we o...

Financial Literacy: Fund Your Retirement Accounts

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you fully maximizing your tax-free retirement accounts?  Leveraging compound interest?So many of us struggle with stress and anxiety around money...

The Fundamental Problem Causing Student Loan Debt

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this 'sode we start to explore the problem of student loan debt, stagnant wages and how our profession came to our current troubles.So many of...

Becoming Happy as a Little Clam: Theresa Feola Interview

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you become truly 'happy as a little clam'?  In this interview with Theresa Feola we explore how she grew from 8 to 25+ patients per ...

10 Things We're Proud Of (Special 200th 'Sode Edition)

28 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is it hard for you to be proud of yourself?  Or at least to say that you're proud of yourself?  All too often we struggle to articulate what we...

Adaptive vs Isolationist Strengthening: Which Is Better For My Patient?

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most common questions we've gotten is "what is an Adaptive Strengthening Approach, anyway?"  It's a term we introduce ...

Standing and Functional Pelvic Floor Assessments

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When and how should we be doing functional assessments in standing, quadruped, bridging, during exercises, etc.?I think we would all agree we should b...

The Courage To Change

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we have the courage to change our minds, our techniques and our clinical practice?  Because it does take major courage!We've been thinkin...

Pelvic PT 2.0: Moving Beyond the Isolationist Approach

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we move into the next stage of pelvic health?In this 'sode we introduce the Essential Pelvic Strengthening course and explain why it&apo...

5 Reasons Your Website Is Letting You Down

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our website is often overlooked when we think about marketing and conversion.  We want to take meetings, do workshops, run ads, meet other practition...

But It It the BEST Use of Your Time?

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you knew you only had one more session with your patient, what would you choose to do in your session?  What would you focus on?  What would you ...

Breaking Through Limiting Beliefs: An Interview with Meghan Davidson

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What limiting beliefs are holding you back in your career and business?This interview with Meghan explores some of the limiting beliefs she had to bre...

We All Feel It...But Is There a Better Way?

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We all inherently feel evaluating a patient's max contraction in a supine position isn't an accurate picture of their functional pelvic floo...

Bringing Your Significant Other Into Your Practice: An Interview with Felicia Chaves

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this 'sode we go through Felicia's business journey from zero to 30+ patients per week in less than a year.  Her business has been so su...

Pelvic Floor Assessment - Are We Choosing the Wrong Anchor?

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we avoid going down the wrong road with a patient after their evaluation and assessment?  This was prompted by a question in the Huddle regard...

Finding Your Clinical and Business Ethos: An Interview with Beth Kemper

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do you really develop your clinical Ethos?  And how does that translate to business?In this eye-opening interview with Beth Kemper of Kemper Phys...

Case Report: 5 Lessons from an IC Patient

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this case report from a complex IC patient, we dive into 5 lessons (or reminders) for us as we treat these complex patients.This was a patient who ...

Crafting a Business that Works for Your Life: An Interview with Katie Taylor

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Katie has started and grown her business in a new city, in the midst of Covid and with two young children under the age of 5.  Don't miss her in...

5 Lessons from Buying a House

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes we talk clinical.  Sometimes we talk business.  And sometimes we talk about life, which affects both.  In this 'sode we talk about l...

From Planning to Quit to a Multi-Clinician Practice: An Interview with Megan Rome

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everything felt 'cloudy' when Megan first started her business.  In almost two years of work she was still only seeing 2-3 patients per wee...

What If My Patient Has "Just a Flicker"?

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What if everything you're doing to help strengthen isn't improving strength for your patient?  This 'sode is based on a great question...

After 30 Years I'm Treating the Way Patients Deserve: An Interview with Marny Witas

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the "epitome of the burnt-out PT" to a thriving business owner, Marny has an incredibly unique perspective on our field.Marny is a true...

If We're NOT Just About Kegels, What Are We About?

24 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our profession has made a huge shift in the last decade.  We've moved away from believing our specialty was all about Kegels and voluntary contr...

Make Change Every Single Session: An Interview with Jen Morgan

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How do we cultivate clinical humility, involve the patient in their own success and focus on the "One Thing"?  Don't miss this intervi...

5 Ways the Pelvic Floor is Different

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back!  Fresh off a two-week vacation, coming back to talk to you about the pelvic floor and the ways it is different than any other muscle...

2021 Year in Review

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I'm sure a lot of us have mixed feelings on 2021!  In this 'sode we're looking back at the year, talking about how to make sure we&apo...

Starting or Leveling Up Your Business in 2022

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you thinking of starting your own practice?  A side hustle?  Or maybe you've already started and are looking to level up in 2022?We're...

Year in Review, Christmas Jokes and Top 'Sodes of 2021

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can Jesse make Nicole laugh with Christmas jokes?  What were the biggest hits of 2021?  The best 'sodes of the year?  Will we reach 100 review...

Creating an Amazing Job for Your Team: An Interview with Amanda Nayfield

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda never thought she wanted to run her own practice, but she was feeling overwhelmed clinically with everything she wanted to do with her patients...

Push Outside Your Comfort Zone to Take Flight: An Interview with Natalie Toshkoff

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this inspiring interview with Dr. Natalie Toshkoff of Take Flight PT we talk about how she overcame limiting beliefs as a clinician and business ow...

Lessons from a Pelvic Health OT: An Interview with Danika Viola

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this wide-ranging interview with pelvic health OT Danika Viola, we talk personal life, treatment philosophy, the difference between PT and OT and b...

Confidence as a Clinician and Business Owner: An Interview with Taflyn Wilschinsky

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm still growing into it."Such an incredible interview with Taflyn Wilschinsky!  She shares her story of growing as both a clinician...

Never Settle for a Single Answer

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever settle for a simple answer when you ask your patient a question?This is especially a challenge for newer PTs.  When we first start out we...

Growing from 1 to 25 Patients Per Week: An Interview with Stefanie Long

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Incredible conversation with Stefanie Long, founder of Concept Physical Therapy.Her practice has exploded!  She started seeing 1-2 patients a week an...

When a Practitioner Becomes Your Patient

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anyone had a hard time knowing how to act when you're treating a fellow practitioner?We've gotten a lot of questions about this topic from y...

Thanksgiving: Actually Making Gratitude Work

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We all know the benefits being grateful can have.  On our mindset.  Our happiness.  Even our health.So what holds us back from feeling more gratefu...

PelviCon 2022 Speakers Revealed with Jessica Reale

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

So excited to have Jessica Reale, PelviCon Co-Founder, on the podcast to talk all things PelviCon and introduce our incredible speaker lineup!More tha...

PelviCon 2022: Are you In?

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're so excited to announce PelviCon 2022!We had asked the question 'what would the perfect pelvic health conference look like?'Well, ...

Multiplying your Impact: An Interview with Jenn Gelfand of RootToRise

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Incredible interview with Jenn Gelfand, as she makes the transition from a travel PT living across the country to putting down roots with her family i...

Rocking Your DPT School Presentation (Or Any Other Speech)

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do you tell others (DPT students, physicians, friends/family) about pelvic health?This 'sode is inspired by a comment in the Huddle asking ab...

Are In-Person Conferences Dead?

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are we ever going to go back to in-person conferences?We've been thinking a lot about this!  There's something different and important abou...

Leading With Your Authentic Self: An Interview with Emily Wilson

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When she started Emily was completely burned out.  Only a year and a half into her clinical practice she realized she didn't have energy to do a...

4 Things to Consider When Choosing Your Con-Ed

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do you choose what to take to grow as a pelvic PT?In this 'sode we dive into how to navigate your professional development.  We discuss the ...

Preventative Care for Patients and in Business: An Interview with Katie Bayer

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Katie has had her own journey with pelvic health, having a C-section with her twins and a VBAC for her third.  She's experienced post-partum rec...

Flares & Plateaus: Don't Take it Personally

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do you take things your patients say personally? This is a huge challenge for us as pelvic PTs.  It contributes to feeling inadequate, defensive, fr...

The 10 Mistakes You're Making with Your Marketing

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Business owners, clinical directors or staff PTs - when you're marketing yourself, are you making any of these 10 mistakes?We're not natural...

Give Your Patient the Best Experience Possible: An Interview with Jenn Perna

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jenn loved working in orthopedics, but like so many struggled with the 'mill' model when she was seeing 20+ patients each day.After having h...

Marketing to Physicians: What ALL of Us Need to Know

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marketing as a pelvic PT or OT is just different.  Especially if you're cash-based.There's no one 'magic bullet' formula that wor...

Treating the Whole Person: An Interview with Holly McDonald

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Holly had a winding road to becoming a pelvic physical therapist.  But once she found her Pelvic PT Ethos, she knew the type of patients she wanted t...

Going All In - At Your Own Pace: An Interview with Kyle Hartman

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kyle has an "insatiable need for progress."  When the Covid shutdown hit, she made the decision to start her own business.  She was workin...

See a Problem, Fix a Problem

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Taking a trip down memory lane!  This is the last 'sode we're recording from the house where the Pelvic PT Rising Podcast began.If you&apos...

Battling Burnout and Finding the Right Environment: An Interview with Kat Terrian

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a winding road to running her own practice for Kat Terrian!Kat started out in marketing and sales but realized it wasn't for her. ...

The 5 Things Every PT Needs to Know about IC

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling with treating complex IC or pelvic pain patients?  In this 'sode we dive into the five most important things to know about the condit...

Finding Your Calling: An Interview with Danielle Files

19 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Danielle never thought she was going to be a pelvic PT.  Much less run her own practice!Her career was full of twists and turns - including working i...

Finding Your Perfect Patients: An Interview with Janet Yiu

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A fantastic interview with Janet as we dive into her clinical philosophy and her business progress! Janet founded her own business (3-DRunner) so she ...

Creating an Inclusionary Environment: An Interview with Joy Noble

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this 'sode we go through Joy's journey into pelvic health and (eventually) to running her own practice.  She has a great clinical confid...

Providing Hope Based in Reality: An Interview with Maureen O'Keefe

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A life-long learner and veteran in the pelvic health field, Maureen has an incredible perspective on what makes a good physical therapist and amazing ...

Creating a Haven for Your Patients: An Interview with Katherine Pace

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Furloughed from TWO jobs on the same day in Covid, Katherine used Covid as a blessing in disguise to start her own practice. She's seen so much g...

Boundaries: Do You Have Them?

06 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can you clearly articulate your boundaries?  In clinical care, as an employee, or as a boss?  If not, you don't have them.In this 'sode we...

If You Want It, You Can Make it Happen: An Interview with Dr. Tori Mallow

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Such a great interview with Dr. Tori Mallow of Restore Pelvic Health & Rehab in Florida!We touch on all sorts of topics:Her clinical philosophyWha...

Getting Out of a Rut (Clinical, Business or Personal)

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you're stuck in a rut?We've all been there.And it can happen with our patients, in our career or business, or in our perso...

Are You Paying in Time or Money?

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's an immutable law of the business universe.  You pay for everything.  There's no such thing as a free lunch.  But you have the choice...

3 Biggest Challenges for the Pelvic PT Field

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this 'sode we discuss three of the biggest challenges for our growing field and how we can all work together to meet them.  They include:Crea...

Business Foundations of a Pelvic PT Practice

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What are the foundations you need to get to 10+ patients per week in a pelvic health practice?In this 'sode we go through the essential areas of ...

What If You Think Your Patient "Isn't That Bad"

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What do we do with a patient who comes in with mild or intermittent symptoms?We hear from so many patients who were told "my pelvic floor seems f...

The Three Things You Need to Succeed in Business

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After now working with more than 60 cash-based pelvic PTs to build and grow their practice, we've seen a lot of what works - and what doesn'...

Case Report: Help Your Patient Discover Their Story

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Have you helped your patient discover their story?As pelvic PTs we're great at listening.  Letting patients tell their full story.  Often for t...

Kathe Wallace: Entrepreneurial Spirit (Interview Part 2)

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 2 of our interview with Kathe we dive into her entreprenuerial spirit.It let her to start one of the earliest cash-based pelvic health clinics...

Kathe Wallace: Interview with a Pelvic PT Pioneer

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A true pioneer in our field, we all owe such a huge debt to Kathe and the first generation of pelvic floor physical therapists who paved the way for o...

Starting a Business is Not a "Get Rich Quick" Scheme

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Heard any of "them" telling you to start your own business so you can make more money?Yeah, it's usually nonsense, especially when you&...

Case Report: 3 Things to Learn from a Complex Prolapse Patient

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This case report is from an Out of Town patient we saw at PelvicSanity.  She presented with a grade 2 cystocele and grade 2-3 rectocele and was havin...

Communicating with Patients: Calls, Texts & Emails

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Communicating with patients outside of their session can be tricky.We want to be available, but not overwhelmed.  Most importantly we want to do what...

Your Answer To "How Long Until I Get Better?"

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do you dread the question: "So, how long is this going to take?"  Or "how long until I get better?"It's one of the most diff...

Breaking Through Negativity Bias for More Happiness

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As pelvic PTs we have the challenge and responsibility of caring for others.  In order to do that we have to be taking care of ourselves!One of the b...

A More Supportive, Empowering Online Community As We Rise Together

12 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can we lift each other up as pelvic PTs to create a more supportive, empowering community?  It's crucial, because it's how patients are...

Stop "What's the Evidence For That" - Do This Instead

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alright, Part 2 of our crusade against the "Evidence Police' and in favor of creating a more supportive, empowering online pelvic PT communi...

Don't Fear the "Evidence Police" Online (Part 1: Build a Better Online Community)

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Anyone else fear the "evidence police" when posting online? We've heard from hundreds of you on some recent posts - you're not al...

Cheers to 100K! The Pelvic PT Rising "Why"

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This 'sode was inspired by this podcast hitting 100k downloads!  We're so excited about the milestone, but mostly because it means that so ...

Journey in the Pelvic Health Field: Interview with Julie Wiebe (Part 2)

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 2 of this interview with Julie (if you missed Part 1, make sure to check it out!) we take a deep dive into the evolution of her business.  We...

The Pros and Cons of Working in a Cash-Based Practice

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We (finally) have a new type of job in the pelvic PT field!For years you were forced to choose between working an in-network job or starting your own ...

Don't Be a Pelvic Floor Isolationist: An Interview with Julie Wiebe (Part 1)

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do we keep from being pelvic floor isolationists?We're so excited for this conversation with Julie Wiebe!  She has such a unique perspective...

So You Want to Create an Online Course....

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Passive income" is the dream for a lot of entrepreneurs.  Just make a course, put your feet up and watch the dollars roll in, right?Wrong....

When Experience Actually Holds You Back

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When can experience actually be a limiting factor?One of the limiting beliefs in our field is we have to wait for experience in order to be a great pe...

Your Bio is Not About You - Writing Your Bio

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're usually pretty terrible about writing our own bios.  It can be intimidating or feel like bragging.  In this episode we go into why writin...

Limiting Clinical Beliefs: What's Holding You Back?

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If we don't understand our limiting beliefs they can be holding us back from providing the best patient care without us even knowing!As individua...

What Are Your Limiting Business Beliefs?

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

For nearly 70 years the world of runners looked at the 4-minute mile as an insurmountable barrier.  Runners came close but could never break that bar...

5 Lessons from Working with Remote Patients

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What are the most common mistakes we see with complex pelvic pain patients?We work with more than 100 remote consultations and out-of-town patients ev...

How To Take Vacation: Unplug or Getaway?

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Never let anyone make you feel guilty for how you recharge!In this 'sode we discuss taking vacation as an entrepreneur.  Should you unplug or is...

Feedback is Not Failure: A Conversation with Laurel of Fem Unfolding (Part 2)

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Part 2 of this amazing conversation with Laurel Proulx we explore her clinical Ethos, the rise of her business, selling an online course and doing ...