Physical Therapy

🌱 Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Oakland, CA

Pelvic floor challenges can affect how you move, rest, connect, and feel at home in your body. At Rooted Physical Therapy Services in Oakland, CA, we offer inclusive pelvic floor care for people of all genders. Pelvic floor physical therapy aims to address a range of pelvic conditions, involving urinary, bowel, and sexual function as well as pain symptoms involving the abdomen, hips and spine. This is a supportive space to ask questions, learn about your body, and move toward meaningful, lasting change.

🌱 Pelvic Floor Conditions We Support

  • Sexual dysfunction — dyspareunia (pain with sex), erectile dysfunction, difficulty with arousal, and challenges with orgasm

  • Urinary dysfunction — urinary incontinence, hesitancy, difficulty voiding, and symptoms related to painful bladder syndrome or interstitial cystitis

  • Bowel dysfunction — constipation, fecal incontinence, and chronic bowel conditions including IBS

  • Chronic pelvic pain — genital pain, vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, chronic prostatitis, and pain in the abdomen, back, hips, or pelvis

  • Gynecologic‑related pelvic pain — endometriosis, vaginismus, and difficulty tolerating gynecologic exams

  • Pelvic organ prolapse — heaviness, pressure, instability, and symptoms related to cystocele, rectocele, or uterine prolapse

  • Peri‑partum issues — pelvic floor changes during pregnancy, preparation for delivery, and postpartum recovery including core rehabilitation, diastasis support, and return‑to‑movement guidance

  • Gender‑affirming pelvic health — support for pelvic floor changes related to bottom surgeries and gender‑affirming care

🌱 Our Approach

Our pelvic floor practice is trauma-informed, gender-inclusive, and sex-positive. We provide a safe, respectful space where all bodies, identities, and experiences are welcomed and affirmed. Your pelvic floor is part of a larger system — breath, posture, hips, abdomen, nervous system, and emotional landscape all play a role. We use a whole‑body, whole‑person approach that may include:

  • Gentle manual therapy

  • Visceral and neural Manipulation

  • Breathwork and rib‑cage mechanics to support pelvic coordination

  • Movement retraining for hips, core, and pelvic stability

  • Nervous system‑aware strategies to reduce tension and overwhelm

  • Education and pacing guidance to help you understand your symptoms

  • Personalized home practices that feel doable and supportive

Every session is collaborative. You choose what feels accessible; we follow your lead.

🌈 A Trauma‑Informed, Consent‑Driven Space

Pelvic health care requires deep trust. We understand that many people have had medical experiences that felt rushed, dismissive, or uncomfortable. Our care is intentionally different. We center:

  • Autonomy

  • Consent

  • Collaboration

  • Transparency

  • Choice

  • Your lived experience

You decide what we explore. You decide what feels safe. You decide the pace. We meet your body with respect and curiosity, never pressure.

🌿 Ready to Feel More Grounded and Supported?

Whether you’re navigating new symptoms, healing after childbirth or surgery, or wanting to reconnect with comfort and ease in your body, we’re here to support you with care that is affirming, collaborative, and deeply human.

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📍 Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in Oakland, CA

Rooted Physical Therapy Services Oakland, CA

Serving Temescal, Rockridge, Berkeley, Emeryville, and the greater East Bay.

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