Online Pelvic Floor Therapy: Heal From the Comfort of Home

Authored by Bodyful Physical Therapy and Wellness

Wondering What All the Fuss Is About With Online Pelvic Physical Therapy?

10 Reasons Virtual Pelvic Floor Therapy Might Be a Good Fit for You

If you’re curious about virtual pelvic floor therapy, you’re not alone. Telehealth has expanded what pelvic care can look like—and for many people, it offers access, flexibility, and nervous-system safety that in-person care cannot always provide.

Here are 10 reasons telehealth pelvic physical therapy may support your pelvic health journey.

1. You Want A Somatic Approach to Pelvic Health

If you feel drawn to a somatic, trauma-sensitive approach and cannot find that approach locally, virtual pelvic floor therapy may be a meaningful option.

• If you live in California, you can work with our licensed physical therapists through telehealth and receive skilled pelvic physical therapy. These visits are eligible for superbills and possible insurance reimbursement.

• If you live outside of California, you can still work with us through virtual wellness and coaching sessions. These sessions focus on education and somatic embodiment but do not include diagnosis, skilled PT notes, or insurance reimbursement.

Both options offer valuable support—just with different scopes of care.

2. You Are Postpartum and Childcare Is a Barrier

Postpartum recovery is real work.

With online pelvic physical therapy, you don’t need to leave home or arrange childcare. Especially in the early postpartum weeks—before the standard 6-week checkup—Telehealth can support:

• Breathing exercises, now that your uterus is not pushing on your respiratory diaphragm anymore!

• Bowel and bladder habits

• Posture rehabilitation

• Functional movement training - how to lift and carry your baby with ease

Starting early can make a significant difference in recovery.

3. Driving Stresses You Out

Your nervous system matters.

If traffic, parking, or commuting elevates stress before appointments, your body may not fully integrate care. Virtual pelvic PT allows you to stay grounded in your own space, often leading to more effective sessions.

It also saves time and energy—and allows space afterward for integration to support your transition from the session.

4. Your Home Exercise Program is Specifically Tailored To Your Home Environment

One of the biggest benefits of telehealth pelvic floor therapy is specificity.

We can assess how you move in your actual environment:

• Lifting your baby from the crib and putting your baby down

• Holding your baby

• Getting up from the floor with your baby

• Performing daily tasks that are hard to recreate in a clinic

Often, it’s not what you’re doing—but how you’re doing it.

5. You’re Motivated to Learn Self-Management

If you do well with education and applying concepts independently, online pelvic PT may be ideal.

Many people have received exercises or manual therapy before—but want to truly understand:

• Why something helps

• How to implement it safely at home

Even a single telehealth session can shift you toward confident self-management.

6. You Want Detailed Education About Your Medical Diagnosis, Coaching, & Pain Science

Telehealth offers space to focus on the topics that matter most to you.

If you’ve been given a diagnosis and want to truly understand your options, virtual pelvic floor therapy can help you unpack:

• What the diagnosis may mean and why a provider might be recommending a specific procedure, medication, or surgery—so you can make informed, confident decisions for yourself.

• How to support your body day to day, including sleep hygiene, basic nutritional guidance, and gentle coaching to help you reconnect with your motivation to move and exercise.

• What questions to ask your provider, and how to include your physical therapist as part of your care team to reinforce your medical plan and support integration.

• How to track the health of your systems over time so you can notice patterns, respond earlier, and improve outcomes.

• Learn how to gradually reintroduce activities that feel triggering, so you can reduce pain flare-ups and move away from fear-avoidance patterns.

7. You Want Better Bowel And Bladder Habits, or Dilator Training for Dyspareunia

Many pelvic health symptoms are driven by repeated movement patterns and habits.

Online sessions allow us to explore:

• Bathroom habits

• Dilators for dyspareunia

• Urge suppression for feel urge to pee all the time

• Exercises and lifestyle habits that help relieve constipation

8. You Want Your Pelvic PT To Begin To Collaborate On Your Treatment Options would like your pelvic PT to consult directly with your healthcare providers to collaborate on treatment options that will give you the most sustainable results possible

You may have multiple healthcare providers and are looking for help with your medical management.

Virtual pelvic PT can help you:

• Reinforce your current plan by adding complementary treatment options

• Understand what questions to ask

• Advocate for the care you deserve

• Decide whether something important is missing from your current care

A pelvic PT who can consult directly with your healthcare providers to collaborate on treatment options may give you the most sustainable results possible.

9. You Want to Return to Running, Heavy Lifting, Pilates, Yoga, or Movement Safely

Finished pelvic PT but still hesitant to return to classes or higher intensity exercise?

Through online pelvic physical therapy, we can help you:

• Gradually return to exercise so you have the strength, power, and endurance you need

• Modify exercises regardless of how instructors cue

• Build confidence to participate sustainably

Once you learn the framework, you can apply it anywhere.

10. You Want a Guided Home Exercise Practice With a Skilled Witness

If you feel safest exercising at home, virtual pelvic floor therapy may be ideal.

We can:

• Co-create a somatic movement flow personalized with you

• Offer real-time feedback on form

• Answer questions as sensations arise

• Show you how to creatively exercise in your home with any props or space you have

This supports safety, confidence, and consistency.

Telehealth, In-Person, or Hybrid Care?

In-person pelvic PT can be incredibly powerful—and so can online pelvic physical therapy.

For many people, hybrid care works best. Once you’ve experienced hands-on work, your nervous system often integrates movement more easily during virtual sessions.

If you align with any of the options or questions above, online pelvic physical therapy may be worth exploring.

Interested in booking a virtual session with Bodyful Physical Therapy and Wellness?
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