Bayo Vista Physical Therapy
Community SubscriberAs a manual physical therapy practice, we offer one hour evaluation and treatment sessions, providing a comprehensive, individualized and whole-body approach. We believe that accurate assessments are essential to the management and long term resolution of pain. Sessions are personalized to patient needs, including, but not limited to: patient education, joint and soft tissue mobilization techniques, movement-specific exercises and targeted postural retraining. Our therapists treat a wide variety of conditions and injuries, from TMJ, to frozen shoulder, to prolapse. Our practice has a passion for getting lifelong athletes back to training and helping the perinatal population at every stage. Our goal is to empower patients to independently progress and thrive.
See a pelvic floor therapist. So much you can do to strengthen and repair.
I love Bayo Vista Physical Therapy. Out of network but well worth it— not all PFT is created equal and they are beyond brilliant and effective.
Karen Hodges! She fixed my pelvis before and after kids :)
She's a PT and a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT)
Had EXCRUCIATING pubis symphysis dysfunction from 5.5 months of pregnancy onward, through delivery. Most of it relieved itself after delivery, but still had sharp pain for a good 4-5 mos postpartum. Put together the best combo care team through research and referrals that helped me manage my pelvic pain in pregnancy and re-build strength after. Do not have much pain at all now.
I will rank these in order of importance based on my experience treating my pelvic pain:
Physical therapy with whole-body approach: Karen Hodges at Bayo Vista Physical Therapy. She saved me. She is a private PT; I submitted super bills to my insurance directly.
Chiropractic: Awaken Oakland. Saw them during pregnancy and still see them today (have an appointment this afternoon). Love Dr. Armene Boatright. Cannot recommend enough. I was skeptical about how much this could help me, but after one visit Dr. Boatright was able to give me some relief, which kept me coming back.
Bodywork: Ereene at Bravebird Bodywork. Wonderful during and after pregnancy. Still see her now. She releases the following month's availability on the first of every month; online booking. Great for massage and relaxation; not a pelvic "fix" per se, but great in concert with physical therapy.
Orthopedic surgeon: Cal Sports. Have found them to be great, but super hard to get into. I have been covered with them on both Aetna and Blue Shield PPO over the years. I have long-standing knee issues (20+ years with 3 surgeries) so I only saw them re: my pelvis because I was already there for hyaluronic acid injections in my knee. They did an x-ray of my pelvis in-office (everything was fine) and later an MRI of my pelvis, which revealed torn labrum in my hip. They do not push surgical intervention and have other ideas and options, which I like.
Good luck. Wishing you healing and peace.
Karen Hodges at Bayo Vista Physical Therapy helped me so much postpartum. Unfortunately they're not in-network with any insurance but if you have an FSA or HSA you can use those funds to cover it. https://bayovistapt.com/
Hi there, you have a few wonderful options!
As several commenters mentioned, Karen Hodges with Bayo Vista is amazing. I have only worked with Karen and not her other staff but I trust Karen to make excellent hires and would gladly see one of her associates.
You could also try pilates-based pelvic floor therapy -- I would recommend Anya Taylor with Anya Taylor Body & Soul. Her work is careful and fine-tuned and I benefited from working with her. In addition to her in-person work she has an online pelvic floor workshop coming up in January -- https://anyataylorbodyandsoul [dot] [com] /pelvic-floor-workshop/
Acupuncture would be another option and I can provide recommendations off list if interested.
Best of luck with it!
YES. Karen Hodges is beyond the beyond.
Could not recommend anyone more highly.
https://bayovistapt.com
Bayo vista physical therapy in Oakland! They’re wonderful.
Your situation reminded me of mine, though they're not identical. I have had back and hip issues my whole adult life (I'm mid-30s) that really flared up after having kids (my youngest is 1). I did a lot of long distance running in grad school and ended up herniating a disc pretty badly and then re-herniating it after I had my first . Things got even worse after I had my second. I have seen an orthopedist and gotten MRIs and was diagnosed with some structural back issues (including Bertolotti's syndrome), but told not to do surgery and to just pursue PT. I have done PT at various places over the last 15 years to address my issues but started working with Karen Hodges at Bayo Vista Physical Therapy in pill hill after my first was born (around 4 years ago) and she has literally changed my life (and I wouldn't say that about a single chiropractor or PT I've seen before her). She's a fantastic diagnostician, she gives you exercises, and she really helps you heal. At the worst of times, I've seen her 1-3x/month but I've also had periods (in between kids, for example) where I went almost a full year without seeing her. She gives you exercises and she really helps you understand what's causing the pain. And she is just so warm and makes you feel so comfortable that she is a joy to see. I look forward to my appointments knowing that I'll get relief out of them and not just the type of relief that goes away after 48 hours (which was my experience with chiropractors). The only downside is she tends to be busy. She hired a new PT who works in her practice part time but I've never seen her (I'm far too dependent on Karen). It's been hard to be (relatively) young, physically active, and dealing with chronic pain that most people my age don't, so I understand your anxiety and desperation. Hope you find something that works!
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That wasn’t my specific pelvic floor issue, however, Karen Hodges in Oakland is amazing!
She helped me hugely with a variety of pelvic floor and pelvic girdle problems. (Pain, incontinence, and other issues)
I highly recommend her
I saw Karen Hodges in Oakland for pelvic floor pain during my most recent pregnancy. Cannot recommend her enough - she's amazing! https://www.karenhodgesdpt.com/
-Eva
Karen Hodges who works in Oakland and SF has been amazing in my experience so far. However I'm not sure if she accepts insurance. At least, mine doesn't cover her practice.
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