Ep#82: Physical Therapy as a Solution for Infertility: A Conversation with Dr. Heather Evans

Did you know that physical therapists can play an important role in your fertility care? How can Physical therapy have a positive effect on your ability to get pregnant?

This week’s Empower Your Pelvis Podcast, Dr. Amanda Fisher goes solo to interview Dr. Heather Evans, PT, DPT. Heather is a pelvic floor physical therapist at Empower Your Pelvis. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in 2003 and continued her career as a Jayhawk, completing her master's in physical therapy in 2005 followed by a transitional doctorate in 2013. She has been a physical therapist since 2005 and a pelvic floor specialist since 2008. Her passion is helping men and women with pelvic floor dysfunction – incontinence, pelvic pain, abdominal pain, pregnancy, post-partum, interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, painful intercourse, constipation and more.

In this episode, Amanda and Heather will be talking about the role of physical therapy in fertility treatment, as well as some ideas for how you can get started with a PT-based exercise program if you're trying to get pregnant. They will also talk about how physical therapists can provide evaluation, treatment, and supportive information for women and couples experiencing infertility.

They will touch on such topics as:

• Early testing will give you an idea about your fertility status so that you can take timely necessary action.
• Hormone levels in women can significantly affect the chances of conceiving and staying pregnant.
• Since there are so many different testing options available, it's common for women to feel confused about what the doctors want to test for.
• Once your tube has been removed in your ovary, it won’t have any issues with your ovulation; which means you won’t have to worry about getting pregnant.
• Pelvic floor physical therapy is a treatment that can help you with infertility. It has been proven to help reduce mechanical infertility through various manual therapy techniques and self-management strategies.
• Pelvic floor physical therapists are trained to assess the pelvic floor and other structures of the body, including muscles and ligaments.
• When you have a pelvic floor issue, it can affect your ability to conceive.

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