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  1. Heather Jeffcoat, DPT | Painful Intercourse with Interstitial Cystitis

    Video | Heather Jeffcoat, DPT Discusses Navigating Painful Intercourse with Interstitial Cystitishttps://feminapt.com/resources/videos-about-pelvic-pain/video-heather-jeffcoat-dpt-discusses-navigating-painful-intercourse-with-interstitial-cystitis

    Dr. Nicole Cozean interviews Heather Jeffcoat, DPT about Painful Intercourse with Interstitial Cystitis. Dr. Nicole Cozean is a PelvicSanity and ICA Board Member and author of the book, "The Interstitial Cystitis Solution". Heather Jeffcoat was a...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Videos by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
  2. Physical Therapy Helps IC

    What is Interstitial Cystitis and How Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Helps IChttps://feminapt.com/blog/what-is-interstitial-cystitis-and-how-pelvic-health-physical-therapy-helps-ic

    Interstitial Cystitis, Multimodal Treatments, and How Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Helps IC Interstitial cystitis (IC) also known as bladder pain syndrome or painful bladder syndrome, is a debilitating condition that significantly affects the quality...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  3. what is IC Interstitial Cystitis | IC & Symptoms | Image Courtesy of Marek Piwnicki via Unsplash

    What is IC and What Are The Symptoms? | Interstitial Cystitishttps://feminapt.com/blog/what-is-ic-and-what-are-the-symptoms-interstitial-cystitis

    What is IC or Interstitial cystitis? IC is also known as bladder pain syndrome or painful bladder syndrome and is a debilitating condition that significantly affects the quality of life of patients living with it. Many patients with IC have other...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  4. Updates to the IC and Bladder Pain Syndrome Treatment Guidelines | Image Courtesy of Jonathan Borba via Unsplash

    An Update to Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome Treatment Guidelines https://feminapt.com/blog/an-update-to-interstitial-cystitis-bladder-pain-syndrome-treatment-guidelines

    Health awareness month and we would like to discuss with our readers a significant update to the research regarding Interstitial Cystitis / Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS). In May 2022, the American Urological Association (AUA) released updated clinical...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  5. Woman crouching next to bed due to painful bladder syndrome

    Histamines and Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome)https://feminapt.com/blog/histamines-and-interstitial-cystitis-painful-bladder-syndrome

    How do Histamines Affect Interstitial Cystitis (Painful Bladder Syndrome)? Newly published research by Grundy et al. (2019) shows a more direct connection. In this study published in the February 2021 issue of The American Journal of Physiology: Renal...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog

  6. Painful Bladder Syndrome / Interstitial Cystitishttps://feminapt.com/diagnoses/female-sexual-pain-syndromes/painful-bladder-syndrome-interstitial-cystitis

    Painful Bladder Syndrome / Interstitial Cystitis: This pain or discomfort is perceived to be related to the bladder upon filling or often immediately after emptying. Symptoms include urinary urgency with pressure, burning and aching pain along with...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Female Sexual Pain Syndromes
  7. Heather Jeffcoat, DPT Featured in Interstitial Cystitis Association magazine

    Heather Lends Her Expertise to Interstitial Cystitis Association Magazinehttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-interstitial-cystitis-association-magazine

    Heather Jeffcoat, DPT was recently tabbed as a featured expert for the Winter 2016 Interstitial Cystitis Association magazine, in which she talks about Physical Therapy, IC and Intimacy. The ICA Update is an award-winning magazine with in-depth stories...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Media
  8. Photo by Yuris Alhumaydy on Unsplash

    Chronic Pelvic Pain | Insights on Trigger Point Injections, Myofascial Pain https://feminapt.com/blog/chronic-pelvic-pain-insights-on-trigger-point-injections-myofascial-pain

    Sinaii, Ortiz, & Shah, 2015). In 2003, Butrick et al. found that 85% of their surveyed patients with a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) had myofascial pain and pelvic floor overactivity (AKA hypertonicity), and trigger...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  9. pelvic floor physical therapy

    What is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and How Can it Help You?https://feminapt.com/blog/what-is-pelvic-floor-physical-therapy-and-how-can-it-help-you

    keys or washing the dishes Light-heavy bladder leakage Urinary urgency and frequency Delayed or painful voiding Interstitial cystitis (IC) and Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) Overactive bladder Nocturia- night time urination Enuresis (bedwetting) Fecal...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog

  10. How Smoking Affects Bladder Healthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/how-smoking-affects-bladder-health

    found that exposure to tobacco compounds in the womb can lead to reduced sperm count in adult life (Soares, 2008). Interstitial Cystitis Tobacco can aggravate symptoms of Interstitial cystitis (IC) which includes painful bladder, increased urgency and...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog

  11. interstitial cystitishttps://feminapt.com/site-index/interstitial-cystitis

    • Type: Tag
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
  12. Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

    Benefits of Manual Therapy for the Pelvic Floorhttps://feminapt.com/blog/benefits-of-manual-therapy-for-the-pelvic-floor

    for decreasing pelvic floor hypertonus effectively ameliorates the symptoms of the urgency/frequency syndrome and interstitial cystitis Berghmans B. (2018). Physiotherapy for pelvic pain and female sexual dysfunction: an untapped resource. International...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  13. Why Your Vagina Burns

    Healthline | Why Your Vagina Burns During or After Penetrative Sexhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-jeffcoat-at-healthline/healthline-why-your-vagina-burns-during-or-after-penetrative-sex

    pain. Irritation Fissures Infection Vaginismus - there is sooo much info on our site, but start here Vestibulodynia Interstitial cystitis - here's a video interview I did on navigating painful intercourse with interstitial cystitis As I mentioned at the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Healthline
  14. Endometriosis and Central Sensitization | Image Courtesy of Jonathan Borba via Unsplash

    Endometriosis and Central Sensitization: Pain in Endometriosishttps://feminapt.com/blog/endometriosis-and-central-sensitization

    endometriosis have symptoms such as: chronic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain, infertility, constipation, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, and more. Often endometriosis is treated through hormonal management and/or surgically....

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  15. Wholistic Endo Expert

    Wholistic Endo Expert | Endometriosis, Pelvic Physical Therapy and Pain Managementhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/wholistic-endo-expert/wholistic-endo-expert-endometriosis-pelvic-physical-therapy-and-pain-management

    Physical Therapy How to prepare for your first pelvic physical therapy appointment How bladder pain, constipation, interstitial cystitis and tmj are connected to endometriosis How to determine whether you're getting results The evil triplets......

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Wholistic Endo Expert
  16. how dyspareunia causes pain during sex

    Giddy | How Dyspareunia Causes Pain During Sexhttps://feminapt.com/media-content/giddy/giddy-how-dyspareunia-causes-pain-during-sex

    causes of painful sex, which can include endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, a retroverted uterus, interstitial cystitis / painful bladder syndrome, vaginismus, clitoral phimosis, postorgasmic illness syndrome, chronic bacterial prostatitis,...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Giddy

  17. Femina Physical Therapy | Vaginismus Treatment | Los Angeles, CAhttps://feminapt.com/

    overactive pelvic floor, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vestibulodynia, dyspareunia, interstitial cystitis, and more Since graduating from Duke University, I have always had a passion for treating my female patients throughout the...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Home Page

  18. Treatmentshttps://feminapt.com/treatments

    Individualized treatment plans, 55-85 minutes with a physical therapist The IRAS Method™ for painful intercourse and interstitial cystitis Treatment of a variety of Women's, Men's, Pediatric and Gender Health Dysfunctions Manual Therapy (includes joint...

    • Type: Category
  19. Meet Heather Jeffcoat

    Meet Heather Jeffcoat, DPThttps://feminapt.com/about-us/about-heather-jeffcoat

    for all types of pelvic pain, including vaginismus vulvar vestibulitis levator ani syndrome pudendal neuralgia interstitial cystitis (IC)/ painful bladder syndrome (PBS)) voiding dysfunction sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunctions pregnancy and post-partum...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: About Us
  20. Signs You Should See a Pelvic Floor Therapist

    Livestrong | 6 Signs You Should See a Pelvic Floor Therapisthttps://feminapt.com/media-content/heather-on-livestrong/livestrong-6-signs-you-should-see-a-pelvic-floor-therapist

    leaks are no laughing matter, but we've got lots of great tips to help! Painful Intercourse - If you suffer from Interstitial Cystitis, here is a great video inteview I did that is worth a watch, and here are many more articles on the various causes of...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Livestrong
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Testimonial by Julie T.

Femina PT (née Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy) has honestly changed my life. Before receiving treatment at Femina, I was going doctor to doctor to try and find the answer to my pelvic pain. It has taken me YEARS to find someone that can help fix this. It wasn't until my gynecologist recommended your clinic that I finally felt relief. My pelvic pain is almost gone, and granted I still have a lot more to work on with Laureen (my PT), my original problem is nearly cured. I am so grateful to her.

What is even better is she gave me practical exercises to do at home that were not tedious and provided instant (and lasting) relief. Although I mainly work with Laureen, my interaction with the owner (Heather) has been great. She is very generous, kind, and committed to her business.

It hurts to know there are women out there suffering who will never know or have the opportunity to work with women like Laureen and Heather because this issue is hardly talked about and this field is so rare. I hope more doctors and physical therapists see the value in this work and can relieve more woman of their pain.

-- Julie T., 12/4/16 via Yelp!

Testimonial by J.B.

My husband and I were having problems with painful intercourse. My therapist recommended that I go and get a pelvic floor evaluation from a physical therapist. Having never been treated by a physical therapist, I wondered how this really was going to help me. My husband who is a physician was very supportive and agreed that a PT evaluation would be a great idea. So i made the appointment and was blown away by what I learned. I had no idea that pelvic floor muscles could get tight and have trigger points just like any other muscle in the body. I'm a massage therapist and very familiar with tight muscles, and this new thought really amazed me. Heather's program to help relax and strengthen these muscles made such a difference. I can say that I am 100% pain free during intercourse now. Yippee! Going to the PT appointments and doing the at-home exercises was definitely a discipline, but it's 100% worth it! The rewards are amazing.

-- J.B.

Testimonial by S.S., age 54

Heather is the best! I saw her today for terrible hip/groin pain. I was so impressed with the safety measures in place and felt completely safe . Thanks for the healing hands.

S.S., age 54

Testimonial by P.M.

I was hopeful but frankly skeptical when the doctor treating me for Interstitial Cystitis recommended that I go to Heather for physical therapy. Medication and diet helped control my IC symptoms, but I had never heard of physical therapy being used to treat IC. The education and treatment I received from Heather was a revelation. She explained that the pain I experienced with IC had helped create a cycle of muscle guarding which affected the entire pelvic area. I had no idea of the amount of tension being held there. No wonder my husband and I had not been able to have sexual intercourse for years!

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Testimonial by Jamie M.

I have been going to see Heather for a while now, and I can't tell you enough how much she has improved my quality of life. Heather specializes in issues like pelvic floor, but I see her for other orthopedic issues.

I have a lot of chronic joint pain and dysfunction issues (back, hips, neck) that require that have ongoing physical therapy maintenance. The effects of my problem joints/areas overlap and interconnect with each other in complex ways, so helping me requires really having a complete understanding of the entire skeletal and muscular system. Pain does not always appear where the problem actually is, the human body is a twisty, many-layered puzzle. I have an exercise program I do at home and I am very functional, but there are just something things I need a PT to help me out with.

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Testimonial by Julie T.

Femina PT (née Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy) has honestly changed my life. Before receiving treatment at Femina, I was going doctor to doctor to try and find the answer to my pelvic pain. It has taken me YEARS to find someone that can help fix this. It wasn't until my gynecologist recommended your clinic that I finally felt relief. My pelvic pain is almost gone, and granted I still have a lot more to work on with Laureen (my PT), my original problem is nearly cured. I am so grateful to her.

What is even better is she gave me practical exercises to do at home that were not tedious and provided instant (and lasting) relief. Although I mainly work with Laureen, my interaction with the owner (Heather) has been great. She is very generous, kind, and committed to her business.

It hurts to know there are women out there suffering who will never know or have the opportunity to work with women like Laureen and Heather because this issue is hardly talked about and this field is so rare. I hope more doctors and physical therapists see the value in this work and can relieve more woman of their pain.

-- Julie T., 12/4/16 via Yelp!

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