Pelvic Health & Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Personalized, Trauma-Sensitive Care
Located in Oakland, CA
We understand.
And yes—we can help.
At Bodyful Physical Therapy & Wellness, we offer individualized pelvic floor PT and cash-based orthopedic physical therapy rooted in presence, curiosity, and compassion. Your care is one-to-one and designed around your nervous system, movement patterns, and goals—not insurance-driven timelines.
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Pelvic floor physical therapy is a personalized process designed to support your nervous system, movement patterns, and symptom relief.
Your initial evaluation establishes a pelvic floor PT plan that is specific to your goals, history, and body.
How care typically unfolds
Online visits are optional to begin care and are well-suited for:
Coaching and modern pain science education
Bladder training and urge suppression strategies
Dilator guidance for vaginismus or dyspareunia
Complex medical history review
Reviewing treatment options suggested by other providers
Establishing a sustainable home exercise practice
Ongoing care may be weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Sessions focus on:
Training your brain and body together
Tailored relaxation practices
Internal awareness and movement retraining
Building confidence with daily practices
Most participants work with us for 3–6 months to achieve lasting change.
Not sure whether to start online or in person? We’ll help you decide.
Why this approach works
Some participants respond very well to education and coaching alone.
Research shows that when a provider listens deeply, asks skilled questions, and offers clear explanations of symptoms and options, outcomes improve. Fear and confusion are known to amplify pain and pelvic floor symptoms. Understanding reduces threat—and the body responds.
Contact us to learn how to begin a pelvic therapy plan that fits your needs.
Visit Frequency & Pricing
You can expect to work with your pelvic physical therapist once weekly or every other week for at least 2–3 months, depending on symptoms and goals.
30-minute online intake & education (optional)
$97.5075-minute initial pelvic floor PT visit in-person
$290Follow-up pelvic floor PT visit
$230 / hour30, 45, or 60-minute “interventions-only” visits and online physical therapy
$195 / hour
(Frequency depends on your needs and symptoms)
Online Pelvic Floor and Virtual Orthopedic Physical Therapy (California Residents)
Online physical therapy in CA is available if you are a California resident and located in CA at the time of service.
60-minute online initial evaluation
$19530–60 minute follow-ups
$195 / hour
Orthopedic Physical Therapy
Orthopedic PT is ideal for hip, back, neck, tension headaches, rib, knee, foot and ankle, or chronic movement-related pain—and integrates seamlessly with pelvic health care when symptoms overlap.
Visit Frequency & Pricing
You can expect to work with your physical therapist weekly or every other week for at least 2–3 months, depending on symptoms and goals.
Cash-based Physical Therapy Services
75-minute initial evaluation
$250Follow-up physical therapy visits
$200 / hour
Additional Physical Therapy Supportive Services For Established Clients
Therapeutic Exercise Progressions and Manual Therapy For Established Clients
This supportive follow-up service is ideal if you:
Feel confident with your corrective exercises and want to progress them appropriately to optimize your long term outcomes
Are committed to a daily practice
Want to build strength safely and progressively
Sessions focus on improving posture, total-body strength, and returning to activities such as running, hiking, dancing, or sport.
“Exercise” may be as simple as breathing during a pelvic floor exercise—or as complex as squatting with 100-lb weights while maintaining spinal length. When you’re in a steady exercise progression with your therapist, symptoms are typically significantly improved.
60 minutes | $195 / hour
Common goals include exercises for prolapse and diastasis recti support in the Bay Area.
Manual Therapy Services “Interventions-Only”
For established clients
This service may be appropriate if:
You respond well to touch
Your therapist agrees that mobility and body awareness training will support your progress
You want to refine symptom management and deepen your home practice
Typically recommended after at least four weeks of weekly one-hour visits.
30 minutes or 60 minutes | $195 / hour
Somatic Wellness Services and Coaching
Wellness Coaching Services
These services do NOT include a diagnosis, treatment codes, a plan of care, or a superbill. You will NOT receive documentation to bill your insurance for these WELLNESS services.
These sessions are ideal if you want compassionate exercise accountability, in depth education about your medical care and options, discussion on how to possibly integrate physical therapy into your established treatment plans with your other medical providers, and individualized pain science applications.
Wellness coaching may include:
Bladder training and urge suppression coaching
Bowel function education, positioning, and resources
Vaginismus education and dilator training support
Accountability visits to practice your home exercise program with your PT
Movement confidence, pacing, progressions, and integration into daily life
15, 30, and 60 minutes | $150 / hour
These visits are especially helpful for maintaining progress, deepening consistency, or continuing care if skilled PT is not necessary.
Somatic Pilates
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Experience Pilates Reformer sessions through a therapeutic, somatic lens. These sessions support a safe return to Pilates following injury, pain, or pelvic floor symptoms.
60 minutes | $150
Somatic Movement Therapy & Embodied Touch
This wellness-focused service is appropriate for:
People new to pelvic PT and not ready for internal pelvic floor work
Current clients interested in deepening their body awareness
Those drawn to touch or movement practices grounded in embodiment
Sessions support trust in your body, creativity, nervous system regulation, and rest for the thinking mind.
60 min in-person or virtual | $180
30 min in-person or virtual | $90
FAQ
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Be prepared to discuss your medical history, current medications, relevant imaging, and any post-operative reports. You will be asked detailed questions about your symptoms and patterns.
You’ll also have space to share your pelvic health story—your fears, beliefs about your symptoms and movement, your current relationship to physical activity or mindfulness practices, and what you are hoping to receive and integrate from pelvic floor physical therapy.
We’ll talk together about what complete PT care would look like for you.
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If you have a complex medical history, many questions, “mysterious” symptoms that other providers have told you cannot be treated, or chronic pain, a 30–60 minute online pelvic PT visit may be the best place to begin.
During an online visit, you can expect to:
Discuss your symptoms in detail
Answer skilled, clarifying questions
Receive education about your pelvic health
Leave with resources to begin a daily home practice
Online pelvic floor physical therapy is also available at any point during care. Examples include coaching and dilator guidance for vaginismus, bladder training and urge suppression for urinary symptoms, bowel habits education, and posture or self-treatment guidance in your home environment.
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All visits include movement assessments and physical therapy diagnostics to help identify the root cause of your symptoms.
You will receive treatment as well as clear guidance on how to begin caring for your symptoms at home.
When the root cause becomes clear, your physical therapist may transition you to ongoing supportive visits at a reduced fee. Care plans are dynamic and flexible, based on your progress and needs.
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Most participants work with us for 3–6 months to achieve the best and most sustainable results.
It’s also important to consider that pelvic physical therapy is an intervention. If you are seeing multiple providers or trying several new interventions at the same time, it can make it more difficult to identify the true drivers of your symptoms.
We encourage open conversations about complementary and alternative options to support your holistic health. Physical therapists are medical providers who can help you understand which options may be supportive now—and which may be better explored after you complete PT.
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If you feel “sore,” “tight,” or notice symptoms worsen after sustained positions or activities, targeted strengthening will likely help.
Movement retraining and endurance building take months of practice.
Often, dominant or overly tense muscles need to be released before true strength can emerge. This is why pelvic floor physical therapy works.
You can work harder—or you can let something go.
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First of all, that’s wonderful.
Before stopping care, talk with your physical therapist. It takes at least six weeks to change tissue properties and begin meaningful strength gains, and around three months to build endurance.
Expect about six weeks of daily practice for improved mobility, coordination, and noticeable abdominal and glute strength. It often takes closer to three months to remain symptom-free even after long or demanding days.
When pain and fear are quieter, we can access the deeper causes of symptoms. Physical therapists can often predict injury risk simply by observing movement patterns and dynamic posture.
“The pelvic floor therapists at Bodyful are so skilled, kind, and professional! I instantly felt comfortable when I arrived for my session. I was taught how to do proper diaphragmatic breathing and self care techniques to do at home when I need. As a very active person, I found their treatment plan to be so helpful to improve my body mechanics for work and daily activities. The pain and discomfort I was experiencing had greatly reduced after just the first session! I highly recommend Bodyful Physical Therapy!”
— URSULA, MAYAN ABDOMINAL MASSAGE THERAPIST, BODYFUL CLIENT