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Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Services in Pasadena
Start With What You’re Experiencing
You may be noticing leakage, pressure, constipation, pain, discomfort with intimacy, changes during pregnancy or postpartum, or low back or hip pain.
Pelvic health symptoms can overlap. The sections below can help you find the area that sounds most familiar. If you are still unsure which area fits, call Dr. Stephany and describe what you are experiencing.
Symptoms You May Be Experiencing
Chronic Pelvic Pain & Sexual Symptoms
You may have been living with symptoms for a long time and wondering whether something can still be done. You may also be unsure whether pelvic pain, sexual symptoms, bladder concerns, or other symptoms you are experiencing belong together. One question Dr. Stephany commonly gets asked is, “I’ve had my symptoms for a long time, can something still be done?”
Dr. Stephany treats chronic pelvic pain, vaginismus, vulvodynia, dyspareunia (pain with sex), painful bladder / interstitial cystitis, pudendal neuralgia, and persistent pelvic pain. She also treats sexual dysfunction in women, including pain with penetration, PGAD, and clitoral pain, and in men, including erectile dysfunction, pain with ejaculation, hard/flaccid syndrome, testicular pain, and penile pain.
Bowel and Bladder Dysfunction
Dr. Stephany treats bowel and bladder dysfunction including incontinence, urgency, frequency, and constipation. Related conditions she also works with include painful bladder / interstitial cystitis, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. She commonly notices that bladder dysfunction can occur with constipation.
Pregnancy, Birth Preparation & Postpartum
You may notice leakage, urgency, frequency, constipation, pelvic or low back pain, or other changes during pregnancy or after delivery. Dr. Stephany also hears from people who say they only leak when they “jump, run, sneeze” and wonder whether they really need treatment.
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Some patients come in because they are experiencing symptoms. Others come in because they want guidance about birth preparation, postpartum recovery, or to check whether they are progressing as expected for their stage.
Perimenopause & Menopause
You may be experiencing vaginal pain or dryness, urinary changes, pain with sex, incontinence, trouble fully emptying your bladder or bowel, straining with bowel or bladder voiding, or pelvic organ prolapse.
Dr. Stephany also guides exercise for safe progression during menopause, including avoiding injury and supporting strong muscles and bones for osteoporosis prevention.
Low Back, Hip & Related Pain
You may have low back, hip, abdominal pain, or sometimes pain in other areas such as the neck or shoulders, and wonder whether any of it could be related to your pelvic symptoms.
Dr. Stephany noted that low back, hip, abdominal pain, and sometimes even upper-body pain such as TMJ, headaches, neck, and shoulder pain can be related to pelvic symptoms. She notices that pelvic floor dysfunction commonly occurs with low back pain.
What Stays Consistent in Your Care
Patients have told Dr. Stephany that they felt she cared and was invested in their progress. That starts with listening to the fuller story, not only the symptom that brought you in.
She works directly with each patient and looks at connections across the pelvic floor, spine, hips, bladder, and bowel when they are relevant to what you are experiencing.
Dr. Stephany also loves to teach. She explains why an exercise, treatment, or strategy is being used so you can understand your care, take an active part in it, and build practical ways to manage your symptoms between visits.
Questions Before You Choose a Service
Can you treat my specific symptoms?
If you are unsure which area fits what you are experiencing, call Dr. Stephany and describe your symptoms. She can help you understand whether pelvic floor physical therapy may fit and which service area is most relevant.
Do you work with both women and men?
Yes. Dr. Stephany provides pelvic health physical therapy for both women and men.
Do you take insurance?
Medicare is accepted. For other plans, Foothill is an out-of-network provider and can provide a superbill that patients may submit to their insurance for possible reimbursement.