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What is Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy?

Low Intensity Extracorporeal shockwave therapy

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Issues We Treat

At Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy, we specialize in treating these conditions that are all too often misunderstood by the medical community.

Pelvic Floor Issues

  • Endometriosis (Endo)
  • Interstitial Cystitis (IC)
  • Pelvic Floor Prolapse
  • Urinary & Fecal Incontinence
  • Bowel & Gut Issues
  • All Pelvic & Core Issues
  • All Types of Pelvic Pain

Pregnancy & Postpartum

  • Pelvic pain, Low Back Pain, Hip Pain
  • Incontinence During & After Pregnancy
  • Diastasis Recti
  • Ligament and Joint Pain
  • All Manner of Core and Pelvic Issues
  • C-section Healing & Pain Management

Orthopedic Issues

  • Neck & Shoulder Pain
  • Lower Back Pain
  • Hip Pain
  • Hip & Knee Replacements
  • Knee Pain
  • Foot & Ankle pain
  • Pre-op Prep & Post-op Care

Let the therapists at Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy help you along the journey back to wellness and function! Make an appointment today and let’s get started.

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Diagnoses of Male Pelvic Floor Issues

Diagnoses of Male Pelvic Floor Issues:

Pelvic Pain Conditions:

  • Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
  • Nonbacterial Chronic Prostatitis
  • Pudendal neuralgia
  • Penis pain
  • Testicle pain (chronic orchialgia)
  • Rectal pain
  • Coccyx pain
  • Levator ani syndrome
  • Painful erection
  • Painful ejaculation

Bladder Conditions:

  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urinary incontinence (Post-prostatectomy)
  • Chronic Prostatitis (Nonbacterial)
  • Voiding dysfunction/Urinary retention
  • Urinary urgency/frequency

Bowel Conditions:

  • Fecal or gas incontinence
  • Constipation issues
  • Difficulties with defecation
  • Incomplete defecation
  • Bowel frequency/urgency
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Painful bowel movements

Post Surgical Conditions:

  • Scar tissue pain management:
    • colon resections
    • ileostomies
    • colostomies
    • vasectomies
    • prostatectomies
  • Strengthening of the abdominal wall
  • Post abdominal surgery hernia prevention
  • Parastomal hernia prevention

Meet Our Team

About Heather Jeffcoat, DPT | Los Angeles Pelvic Floor Doctor

Heather Jeffcoat, DPT - los angeles pelvic floor doctor

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About Laureen McVicker, PT, CLT

Laureen McVicker, PT, CLT

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About Kasia Gondek, PT, DPT, CSCS

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About Sarina Karwande PT, DPT, CAFS

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About Stephany Tritt, PT, DPT

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Best Kegel Weights

How and why you'd want to give your vagina a workout, using the best kegel weights availalble

By Gina Vaynshtey

January 8, 2021

You've got your at-home workout equipment, signed up for a wellness app, and maybe even a meal kit—but what have you done for your vag lately? The best Kegel weights, as well as smart trainers and machines, exist to strengthen your pelvic floor. Unsure what the pelvic floor even is? Think of it as a hammock that supports some very important organs, like your uterus, bladder, and bowels—and keeps you from going number one or two when you have to go. The pelvic floor enables childbirth, but it's also a major player in your sex life

How do Kegel exercises help strengthen your pelvic floor?

Kegel exercises, whether you choose to use a product or not, can help. These exercises involve a series of contracting and relaxing your pelvic-floor muscles to help strengthen them.

Doing a Kegel means you are performing an isolated contraction of your pelvic-floor muscles by ‘closing the openings’—my cue for women to gently close the anus, then vagina, then urethra,” pelvic-floor physical therapist Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, tells Glamour.

However, it’s important to talk to a medical professional before you self-prescribe Kegel exercises since sometimes exercising your pelvic-floor muscles can lead to more damage. If these muscles are short or overactive, doing Kegels could actually make their incontinence, pain, or prolapse worse,” Jeffcoat says.

One effect that weak Kegel muscles can have is the condition called vaginismus, which is when the pelvic-floor muscles spasm before or during penetrative sex, oftentimes making it very painful and uncomfortable. Some people even experience pain when inserting a tampon. In this case, Jeffcoat tells her patients to stop doing Kegel exercises, or even any core strength training (like Pilates), as this could be exacerbating the condition.

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About Fusion Wellness PT

Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy are licensed physical therapists specialized in treatments for male, female, transgender and nonbinary pelvic health conditions, sexual health, chronic pain disorders, sexual dysfunction, prenatal and postpartum symptoms, bowel and bladder issues and general sports and orthopedic diagnoses. We also specialize in Pediatric pelvic health.
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Sherman Oaks

13425 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 200
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Telephone:
(818) 877-6910

The Sherman Oaks office is adjacent to Studio City and serves the Bel Air, Brentwood, West LA, Mulholland, Beverly Hills, Encino, Calabasas and San Fernando Valley area.

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Hours:

Monday 7:30-6:00
Tuesday 7:00-6:00
Wednesday 7:00-6:00
Thursday 8:00-6:00
Friday 7:00-6:00

Glendale/Montrose and Pasadena Areas

3702 Park Place
Montrose
California 91020

Telephone:
(818) 873-1403

The Montrose area of Glendale is located minutes from Pasadena, Burbank, Silver Lake, Atwater Village, Los Feliz, Echo Park, and Eagle Rock.

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Hours:

Monday  7:00-6:00
Tuesday 7:00-4:00
Wednesday 7:00-6:00
Thursday 7:00-4:00
Friday CALL

Beverly Hills

9012 Burton Way
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Telephone:
(310) 871-9554

The Beverly Hills office is convenient to Mid-Wilshire, West Hollywood, Hollywood, Beverlywood, Korea Town, Downtown LA, Culver City, Century City, Santa Monica and Malibu.

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Hours:

Monday 12:00-5:00
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Thursday 7:00-6:00
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