Katie Woolf is our guest for this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s Pelvic Health Podcast. She received her bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Exercise Sports Science with a minor in Mathematics followed by her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Eastern Washington University and completed her Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification in 2020. She is currently serving as APTA Utah Public Relations Chair and Utah Pelvic Health Special Interest Group President. This is part 2 of our podcast series on transgender population and their medical journey with the transition from female to male. The information discussed includes WPATH requirements for surgery, medical procedures beginning with hysterectomy with Vaginectomy, Top Surgery, Metodioplasty, and Phalloplasty. With each of these procedures, we will provide information on expectations of pre and post-op medical and physical therapy appointments and specific PT interventions including education, scar tissue mobilization, stretching, lymph massage, and dilator training.
Katie Woolf is our guest for this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s Pelvic Health Podcast. She received her bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Exercise Sports Science with a minor in Mathematics followed by her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Eastern Washington University and completed her Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification in 2020. She is currently serving as APTA Utah Public Relations Chair and Utah Pelvic Health Special Interest Group President. During this podcast we discuss the medical journey and intricacies of our trans population with male to female transition. The information discussed includes WPATH requirements for surgery, descriptions of the vaginoplasty and vulvoplasty procedures, expectations of pre and post-op medical and physical therapy appointments and specific PT interventions including education, scar tissue mobilization, stretching, lymph massage and dilator training.
Dr. Kim Glasgow is our guest on this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy's Pelvic Health Podcast. Dr. Kim attended Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg, ID for undergrad and transferred to Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO to finish her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology, then continued to receive her Doctor of Chiropractic in 2009 and her Master of Science in Sports Science and Rehabilitation in 2010. During this podcast we discuss the evaluation and treatment of the prenatal population within the field of chiropractic. Information provided will inform listeners on what common symptoms can be treated, what to expect with your visits and what type of chiropractic is best during pregnancy.
Dr. Erica Faircloth is the guest for this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s pelvic health podcast. Dr. Faircloth received her degree in Biology from the University of Utah and attended medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her OBGYN residency was at the PIROG in Arizona. Currently, Dr. Faircloth is treating OBGYN at Cottonwood OBGYN in Salt Lake City, Utah. During this podcast we discuss the intricacies of a miscarriage including common causes, medical processes following miscarriages and recommendations made following.
Sally Wright is our guest for this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s Pelvic Health Podcast. Sally was certified as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2016 and has served as a volunteer Leader since 2006 with La Leche League. Sally is a mother of five children, including a set of girl/boy twins and is currently working for Motherfed in the Salt Lake Region. During today’s podcast we discuss the nature physiology of breast feeding, anatomy of breast tissue, common nursing difficulties including Mastitis, sore nipples, poor latch and lack of milk coming in. Our conversation includes different causes of breast feeding difficulties and treatment options to reduce complications.
Dr. Mark Dassel is our guest for this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s Pelvic Health Podcast. Dr. Dassel earned his Doctor of Medicine in 2007 from the University of Kentucky followed by his residency at Pheonix Integrated Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2011 as well as a fellowship in gynecology from the University of Louisville in 2013. He is American Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. During this podcast we discuss the intricacies of endometriosis in regards to its symptoms, types, differential diagnosis and the multidisciplinary treatment approaches. Specific treatments topics include medications, physical therapy, trigger point injections through the abdominal wall and pelvic floor, laparoscopy and the difference in surgery and outcome with ablation versus excision.
Audrey Rutherford, M.D. is our guest for this episode of the Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s Pelvic Health Podcast. Dr. Rutherford received her bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas in Austin, followed by her Doctorate of Medicine and Dermatology Residency at UT Southwestern Dallas. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, melasma, rosacea, acne, psoriasis, women’s dermatologic conditions and more. In this podcast we will be discussing different dermatology conditions affecting the vulvar region. Topics will include various Lichen dysfunctions with descriptions including causes, symptoms, how the tissues look and change, treatment options and the multidisciplinary approach to working with this patient population.
Today’s guest for this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s Pelvic Health Podcast is Hailey Persons, physical therapist. Hailey received her Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology from Arizona State University in May of 2019. Hailey went on to earn her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Utah in May of 2022. The topic of this podcast is sexual health and breaking down the anatomy, physiology and levels of arousal in to laymen terms for everyone to understand. We hope after listening to this episode you will feel more confident in the understanding of the female body and its overall sexual function.
Monica Bell, DNP at Optimal Hormone Health is our guest for this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy’s Pelvic Health Podcast. She graduated from Westminster College with a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and went on to the University of Utah to earn her doctorate of nurse practitioner. Monica specializes in bio-identical hormone therapy and sexual medicine. In today’s podcast we discuss hormone options for both males and females, hormone assessment and evaluation, different tests performed to identify hormone imbalance, different hormone replacement options, why people need this, what common conditions/diagnosis and symptoms seen in patients that would benefit from hormone replacement.
Madison Banbury is our guest on this episode of Mountain Land Physical Therapy Pelvic Health Podcast. Maddy graduated from Brigham Young University-Hawaii in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sport science. She went on to earn her doctorate of physical therapy from Northern Arizona University at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus in 2021. Maddy is pelvic floor certified through Herman and Wallace and holds a CrossFit level 2 certification. Today we discuss Crossfit in the pelvic health arena for both pregnancy and the post-partum population. We provide information on safety considerations, alterations, diastasis recti, prolapse and incontinence within this active population.
My guest for this episode of Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast is Amanda Olson, doctor of physical therapy and certified pelvic rehabilitation practitioner. She received her bachelor's degree in 2005 from Pacific University followed by her doctor of physical therapy from Regis University in 2008 and is certified STOTT Pilates instructor and RPCA Certified Running Coach. During this podcast we break down running 101 for both the female athlete and the pregnant female athlete. We provide information on normal gait mechanics within the phases of running, how and why these change in the pregnant female runner, common injuries faced and what females can do to help prevent dysfunctional running during pregnancy to avoid injury.
Dr. Sean Edmunds is our guest for episode 8 of the Mountain Land Pelvic Health Podcast. Dr. Edmunds studied neuroscience at Brigham Young University, graduated from the University of Washington Medical School and completed his residency at the University of Utah. He is currently practicing at St. Mark's OBGYN Associates in Salt Lake City, Utah. During this episode we discuss special considerations with labor and delivery including epidurals and the timing of application, episiotomies and vaginal tearing, laboring positions-including water immersion and vaginal birth after cesarean(VBAC) indications and contraindications.
