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Author| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT specializing in pelvic floor dysfunction, dyspareunia, vaginismus and pelvic pain | February 11, 2022 If you are looking for vaginismus and dyspareunia treatment in Grand Rapids, you have found the right place. If you have vaginismus and dyspareunia, please know that you are not alone and that high quality pelvic […]

Author| Maureen O’Keefe, DPT specialist in bladder, bowel and pelvic pain physical therapy Why Can’t I Push My Pee Out? If you have heard that pushing your pee out is bad for you and are wondering why, we have answers for you. We are Purple Mountain PT, a specialty pelvic health and TM joint disorder […]

Author| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT pelvic floor and bladder/bowel physical therapist Why is My Child’s Poop So Big? Getting to the Bottom of Poops So Big They Clog Toilets… We’re going to do a deep dive into kids who have big poops! Although this may sound like a joke, this is actually a medical issue […]

Author| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT pelvic floor specialist Is there a connection between diabetes and incontinence? At Purple Mountain PT, we are pelvic floor physical therapists and we help people overcome stress urinary incontinence and any other bladder control problem. Today, we share various details about the connection between diabetes and incontinence. Your blood glucose […]

Authors| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT What can pelvic floor physical therapy help with? Here at Purple Mountain Physical Therapy, we specialize in pelvic floor PT and often are asked what we actually help treat. Many people are familiar with pelvic floor PT to help stress incontinence that some women experience after giving birth, such as […]

Author| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT pelvic health PT specialist Does Pelvic Floor Therapy Work for Prolapse? Here at Purple Mountain PT, our doctors of physical therapy have helped countless women overcome their bothersome prolapse issues. If you are wondering does pelvic floor therapy work for prolapse, the answer is yes. With our prolapse pelvic floor […]

Author| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT pelvic health, pregnancy and postpartum specialist Why does my c-section scar hurt years later? Here at Purple Mountain PT in Grand Rapids, MI, we routinely help people who have c-section scars that hurt. Our clinical specialization in pregnancy, postpartum recovery and pelvic floor physical therapy gives us unique insights into […]

Author| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT specialist in pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic floor therapy When do I need pelvic floor PT? We have answers for you! Pelvic floor therapy, also called pelvic health physical therapy, is a specialty field within physical therapy that provides treatment for men and women (and kids, too!) to overcome all […]

Author| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT specialist in pregnancy and postpartum recovery and c-section scars that hurt. Should My C-section Scar Still Hurt?  At Purple Mountain PT our patients often ask, “should my c-section scar still hurt?” We are pelvic floor physical therapists specializing in pregnancy and postpartum recovery and we have a special place in […]

Author| Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, specialist in bladder and bowel physical therapy If you are wondering how much bedwetting is normal, we’ve got answers for you! We are Purple Mountain Physical Therapy and we specialize in providing treatment to children, of all ages, who experience bedwetting. We are located in Grand Rapids, MI and patients come […]