Gaia Women's Physical Therapy and Wellness

Gaia Women's Physical Therapy and Wellness Provides holistic pelvic therapy for women before, during and after the transition to motherhood

If you've been told "it's just a UTI" over and over, but the cultures keep coming back negative? This one's for you.Inte...
09/14/2026

If you've been told "it's just a UTI" over and over, but the cultures keep coming back negative? This one's for you.

Interstitial cystitis is so often missed, mislabeled, or dismissed. You get sent home with antibiotics you didn't need, told to drink more water, or worse, told it's all in your head.

It's not.

IC is a real, chronic bladder condition, and it deserves a real treatment plan. That means looking at:

👉🏻 Your pelvic floor muscles
👉🏻 Your bladder habits
👉🏻 Your diet and trigger foods
👉🏻 Your nervous system and stress response
👉🏻 Your hormone status
👉🏻 Your posture and breathing patterns
👉🏻 Your sleep

None of these on their own "fix" IC. But together, they're often exactly what's been missing from your care.

If this is you, I want you to hear this: you are not alone, you are not crazy, and your pain is real. You deserve a provider who takes that seriously.

Our hearts are heavy as our Gaia family mourns the loss of someone close to our hearts.In the days ahead, we may be movi...
09/12/2026

Our hearts are heavy as our Gaia family mourns the loss of someone close to our hearts.

In the days ahead, we may be moving a little more slowly as we support one another and hold space for a member of our team who is navigating an unimaginable loss.

We are grateful for the kindness, patience, and grace of our wonderful community during this difficult time.

Thank you for allowing us the space to care for one another, just as we strive to take care of each of you.

With Love, The Gaia Team 💜

I'm gonna hold your hand when I say this...🤝If exercise didn't work in the online program you did, you might have been d...
09/11/2026

I'm gonna hold your hand when I say this...🤝

If exercise didn't work in the online program you did, you might have been doing the exercises wrong. 🫣

No judgement. The research proves this is the case, with nearly 50% of women performing a kegel incorrectly when only provided with written or verbal instruction. As many as 25% are actually doing them in a way that causes MORE harm than good. 😬

That's why when you are in the comfort of our clinic, face to face with one of our providers, getting personalized instruction and feedback on how you perform core and pelvic floor exercises you're going to have the "Ohhhhh...I GET it now" moment.

When that pattern finally clicks in your body, the programming changes and we can finally see PROGRESS. If you've been holding off on pelvic PT because "exercise didn't work" in the past, why not see how we do things different here at Gaia?

09/09/2026

Ask my patient about how we eliminated her pelvic pain by working on her big toe. 🤨

It's true. Our feet and ankles can have a big impact on our pelvic floor. Everything in your body is connected through fascia, muscle chains, and movement patterns, so if your foot doesn't push off the ground the way it's supposed to, your whole system compensates up the chain. Hips shift. Glutes stop firing right. Pelvic floor tenses up to pick up the slack.

So yes, sometimes the toe is the missing piece. Sometimes it's your gait. Sometimes it's how you've been standing since you sprained your ankle in 2019 and never fully rehabbed it.

This is why we don't just look at "the area that hurts." We look at the whole kinetic chain, because your pain doesn't exist in a vacuum and neither do you.

Foot stuff, hip stuff, breath stuff, nervous system stuff. It's all pelvic floor stuff. 👣

Tag someone who needs to hear that their pelvic pain might not start at the pelvis.

09/07/2026

The demographics at Gaia tend to shift with the seasons and in the fall we see lots of new mamas. Why? Because a lot of you got a little bored during that cold spell last winter... 😉

It's true that September is historically the highest birth month. If you are are currently counting the days til your little one's arrival, or perhaps have just welcomed home a new addition, we hope you'll be proactive in taking care of yourself.

Don't wait for your 6-week "all clear" to feel like the finish line. That checkup clears you medically, but it doesn't tell you if your core is actually ready to run after a toddler or your pelvic floor is ready for that spin class you miss. A postpartum PT eval fills in that gap. If you're due this fall (or you had a baby back in the winter/spring rush and never got around to it, no judgment) we've got you. DM us to learn more!

09/04/2026

For some of our patients the slow, gentle exercises are their FAVORITES. 🥰

For others...well they sometimes need some convincing that the stretchy, restorative, nervous system friendly exercises are necessary. 😅

No matter which category you fall into, the providers at Gaia will work with you to come up with an exercise program that is balance and 100% personalized to you in whatever season you are in.

09/04/2026

Pelvic PT is probably not what you’d expect. But it is whatever is required to meet the demands of your daily life, whether that’s chasing toddlers, chasing finisher medals, or chasing dreams.

If you've been diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (IC), you know the struggle is real. Bladder pain, pressure, and uri...
09/03/2026

If you've been diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (IC), you know the struggle is real. Bladder pain, pressure, and urinary symptoms can severely impact your ability to just live your life.

But if you're one of our patients with Interstitial cystitis (otherwise known as painful bladder syndrome), you've likely seen that pelvic floor therapy can help to significantly improve those symptoms and get you back to the things you enjoy doing - and even those pesky things you just NEED to do.

Our newest blog post highlights more about how this condition is diagnosed and treated. Check it out here: https://www.gaiawomenspt.com/post/understanding-bladder-pain-syndrome-interstitial-cystitis-what-it-is-and-what-you-can-do-about-it

A new month and a new blog post is live! This month we're talking about interstitial cystitis, one of the less common bl...
09/01/2026

A new month and a new blog post is live! This month we're talking about interstitial cystitis, one of the less common bladder conditions we see here at Gaia Women's PT, but one of the more impactful.

Interstitial Cystitis or Bladder Pain Syndrome requires a whole woman approach...which incidentally is kind of our thing here. 😉 For those with painful bladder this may look like:

✨Supporting the nervous system
✨Education around chronic pain mechanisms
✨Addressing myofascial restrictions
✨Retraining movement patterns
✨Coaching new habits

Visit www.gaiawomenspt.com/blog to learn more!

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