Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Care For All


If you’ve been told to “just do kegels”…

If it were that easy, you wouldn’t be searching for help for your pelvic problems. Pelvic pain, bladder or bowel issues, orthopedic pain, and pregnancy/postpartum conditions can limit your ability to exercise, play with your kids, and enjoy the activities you love to do!

Work with me - a doctor of physical therapy with 20+ years of experience and a pelvic floor specialist for lasting relief and support along your recovery journey.

Get back to doing the things you love!

Studio location at Guided Health - Edina, MN

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Studio location at Guided Health - Edina, MN ***

What We Can Help With

  • Pelvic Pain Conditions

  • Postpartum Issues

  • Pregnancy

  • Urinary Issues

  • Bowel Dysfunction

  • Low Back or Hip Pain

  • Pain with Sex or Sexual Dysfunction

  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse

  • Men’s Pelvic Health Issues

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How Can Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Help You?

  • Get to the root cause of your symptoms

  • Relieve pain

  • Pre and post-care for surgery or childbirth

  • Facilitate improvement mobility, strength, endurance, and performance

  • Help you achieve your health and activity goals

  • Avoid unnecessary surgery

  • Teach you about your body and how it functions as a whole

  • Provide support during your recovery journey

What Can I Expect?

Your evaluation is individualized and may include an assessment of posture, alignment, breathing, how your muscles function, pelvic stability, strength, endurance, range of motion, flexibility, and palpation of joints, muscles, and fascia.

For many people, the pelvic floor muscles may be contributing to a person’s symptoms and an assessment of the pelvic floor muscles can give valuable information. An internal examination of the pelvic floor may also be performed vaginally and/or rectally. This allows me to assess the superficial and deep pelvic floor muscles to determine areas of pain/tenderness, strength, endurance, ability to relax, coordination, and assess any areas of tightness or restriction.

Then we discuss the findings, and treatment may include manual therapy, body mechanics, posture education, pressure management strategies, and a home exercise program.

All assessments and treatments are performed in accordance with patient comfort and consent, with some areas being addressed at subsequent visits as needed.

 “Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time.”

- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -

How This Works

bethany hansen pelvic floor physical therapy in person

Studio Option

  • Schedule an initial evaluation - get to the root cause

  • Comprehensive treatment with follow-up visits

  • Achieve your goals and find lasting relief!

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Virtual Option

Let’s get started!

FAQs

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  • Minnesota is a direct-access state, therefore, you do not need a referral to receive treatment from a physical therapist. If you would like us to communicate and update your provider, we are able to do this if you provide the appropriate information. If you plan to use out-of-network benefits, we encourage you to contact your insurance company prior to your first visit to determine if a referral or pre-approval is required.

  • We are out-of-network with all commercial insurance plans, including Medicare and Medicaid. Unfortunately, most carriers limit reimbursement to cover 30-45-minute sessions and limit the type of treatments we can perform, which doesn't allow us to provide the kind of quality and comprehensive care that we believe people with pelvic health issues deserve. We accept HSA, FSA, all major credit cards, Venmo, and personal checks and are happy to provide you with a superbill (itemized document) that has the necessary information to submit to your insurance company. Many people do receive reimbursement for out-of-network physical therapy services and the amount reimbursed will depend on your individual plan for out-of-network benefits. We encourage you to call your insurance provider and find out what your plan offers.

  • Unfortunately, no. We are out-of-network for all commercial insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid. Some health care professionals are allowed to “opt out” of the Medicare program and privately contract with Medicare beneficiaries, however, Physical Therapy is not. If you are a Medicare beneficiary, you are not allowed to receive Physical Therapy services from a Physical Therapist who does not have a relationship with Medicare unless it is a service that Medicare never covers, such as wellness services. With this Medicare rule, we are, unfortunately, not allowed to see patients who have Medicare Part A or B. As a profession, we encourage people to contact their legislators to change the rules of Medicare so that Medicare beneficiaries can choose who they work with for Physical Therapy services, including those providers who do not have a relationship with Medicare. For more information, please visit https://www.apta.org/advocacy/issues/medicare-private- contracting.

  • We specialize in the evaluation and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction in adults of all genders.

  • This is different for every single person. We will discuss a treatment plan with you and work with you to adjust it as needed. Although there are exceptions, the majority of people see improvement in symptoms within 4-6 weeks if not sooner. There are many factors that influence this and we can discuss expectations and answer specific questions during your visit.

  • Please have your intake form completed to the best of your ability and the consent signed. It allows us to spend more time assessing and treating you if we have more information before your visit starts. If you have any questions before your visit, please contact us ahead of time. If you are a person with a uterus and are menstruating, do not cancel your appointment and contact us beforehand if you have any concerns.