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  1. Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on Unsplash

    Manage Stress, Mitigate Painhttps://feminapt.com/blog/manage-stress-mitigate-pain

    alarms, and round and round we go. The body is programmed to return to wellness. One way to mitigate pain and return yourself to wellness is to learn how to regulate your stress response. To do this, we must learn to interrupt our outdated auto-pilot...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Mary P. Shriver, CMT
    • Category: Blog
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    Preparing your Pelvic Floor for Childbirthhttps://feminapt.com/blog/preparing-your-pelvic-floor-for-childbirth

    What can a mother do to prepare her pelvic floor for pregnancy and childbirth? First, you might be asking yourself “what is the pelvic floor”? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles inside the pelvis that form a hammock from your pubic bone to your...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Staff
    • Category: Blog
  3. Red Tomato sliced open representing Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder

    Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) | What is it and How Can Pelvic Floor Therapy Help?https://feminapt.com/blog/persistent-genital-arousal-disorder-pgad-what-is-it-and-how-can-pelvic-floor-therapy-help

    typically stay after orgasm and are intrusive, unwanted, and can negatively affect quality of life. The diagnosis itself is not well known among healthcare practitioners yet alone the general public. Those who experience its symptoms can be hesitant to...

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

  4. Contact Heather Jeffcoat, DPT | Femina Physical Therapyhttps://feminapt.com/contact-heather

    Heather (she/her/hers) is the author of Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve and a recognized expert in the field of Women's Health Physical Therapy. She has been a featured guest on Loveline with Mike and Dr. Drew,...

    • Type: Contact
    • Category: Staff
    • Region: California
  5. Meet Heather Jeffcoat

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

    Femina PT Founder Heather Jeffcoat (she/her/hers) is the author of Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve and a recognized expert in the field of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy. She is also a past President of the Academy...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Our Team
  6. stop doing kegels

    Why You Should STOP Doing Kegels NOWhttps://feminapt.com/blog/why-you-should-stop-doing-kegels-now

    on your initial visit. If painful intercourse is a part of your diagnosis, the program outlined in Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide to the Sex Life You Deserve offers a comprehensive program to overcoming this type of pain. What will happen at...

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

  7. Girls' Night Out | Better Sexual and Pelvic Health - October, 2017https://feminapt.com/media-content/events/girls-night-out

    Oaks, CA and Montrose/Glendale-Flintridge, CA. Founder Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, is also the author of Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve. For More Information, Contact: Heather Jeffcoat Femina Physical Therapy (818)...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Live Events

  8. Glamour | 9 Best Kegel Weights, According to Pelvic-Floor Expertshttps://feminapt.com/media-content/glamour/glamour-9-best-kegel-weights-according-to-pelvic-floor-experts

    therapist Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, tells Glamour. However, it’s important to talk to a medical professional before you self-prescribe Kegel exercises since sometimes exercising your pelvic-floor muscles can lead to more damage. If these muscles are short...

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

  9. When Should You Talk to a Pelvic Pain Specialist in Los Angeles?https://feminapt.com/blog/when-should-you-talk-to-a-pelvic-pain-specialist-in-los-angeles

    a condition that leads to amplified pain signals These conditions often create a complex web of symptoms that can confuse self-diagnosis. The musculoskeletal system should not be overlooked. Sometimes, issues like pelvic floor dysfunction can result in...

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Blog
  10. Mind Body Radio Interview with Heather Jeffcoat

    Mind Body Radio Interview with Heather Jeffcoathttps://feminapt.com/media-content/mind-body-radio-interviews-heather-jeffcoat

    again. She is the owner of Femina Physical Therapy in Los Angeles, CA ( FeminaPT.com ) and author of "Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide to the Sex Life You Deserve". The full audio interview can be found here.

    • Type: Article
    • Author: Heather Jeffcoat, DPT
    • Category: Media
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Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve

Haga clic aquí para la versión española Sex Without Pain: A Self-Treatment Guide To The Sex Life You Deserve was written by Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, a physical therapist with countless successes in treating pain of this type. Women with vaginismus, overactive pelvic floor, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis, vestibulodynia, dyspareunia, interstitial cystitis have all benefited from her unique program. Heather uses her orthopedic background to approach treatment of these muscles like they are....muscles! She utilizes a self-treatment tool called a dilator to provide massage and other muscle relaxation and stretching techniques in a gentle fashion to return a women's muscles back to a resting, rather than guarded, state.

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What Our Patients Say About Their Journey

Testimonial by Y.L. (mom of 2)

After having my second baby via C-section I searched for months to try to find help for my lower back pain and separated abdominal muscles. I finally came across Heather Jeffcoat via a mommy blog. I reached out to her via email and set my first appointment. My first appointment went amazing … she listened to what my symptoms, check my separation and explained to me in detail what the next steps would be. Not only did my abdominal separation go from 3 to about 1 -1/2 but...

Testimonial by R.H.

No one could tell me why I was having pain during sex--sharp pain, not just uncomfortable, pain. I was referred to Heather Jeffcoat after researching several different options. I had seen a specialist who told me physical therapy would not help and my only option was surgery. I really didn't want to go that route, so when we got a referral, I decided to try it--it can't hurt, I thought. I am so glad I did. She diagnosed the problem right away, which was a relief in...

Testimonial by R.S.

I wanted to thank you so much for helping me get through something I thought I may never be able to. We have achieved pain-free intercourse and this has really solidified our marriage. We are so grateful to you for all the work you do! Thank you!! -- R.S.

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