Pelvic PT Rising
Helping pelvic physical therapists improve as clinicians, in their careers or business, and their lives. Hosted by Dr. Nicole Cozean and Jesse Cozean, the founders of PelvicSanity physical therapy and the Pelvic PT Huddle, the podcast explores all aspects of pelvic physical therapy. You'll find the clinical pearls that Dr. Nicole teaches in her continuing education courses, the business and career advice that catapulted PelvicSanity into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country, and living life as business owners and pelvic health advocates. And we'll be keeping it 100% real - and having some fun - along the way!
Episodes
520 episodes
Why Burnout Hits Business Owners Harder (And How to Fight It)
Burnout hits pelvic rehab business owners twice as hard.First, there’s the emotional and mental weight of treating patients with chronic and complex issues—something all clinicians face.But then there’s a second, heavier la...
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Interstitial Cystitis: A Missing Piece
Interstitial cystitis is one of the most complex conditions we treat—so what’s the missing piece?In this Missing Piece episode from the Rising Vault, we’re breaking down one of the most overlooked contributors...
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The 3 Pillars of a Successful Cash Practice
What actually makes a pelvic health business thrive?In this episode, we break down the Three Pillars of Business we teach inside the Business Accelerator: 1️⃣ Marketing + Sales 2️⃣ Business Systems 3️⃣ Clinical Excelle...
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Male Pelvic Pain: A Missing Piece
Male pelvic pain is complex - there so many different areas to evaluate and clear. Often it can be overwhelming and we jump straight to breathing and the pelvic floor.In this Missing Piece episode from the Rising V...
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Vulvodynia: A Missing Piece
Vulvodynia is as non-specific as ‘low back pain.’ So why are we treating it like one condition?In this Missing Piece episode from the Rising Vault, we’re diving into one of the most overlooked areas when it co...
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The 4 Business Owner Archetypes (And How to Level Up)
Not all business owners are the same—and that’s the point.In this episode, we break down the 4 types of pelvic health business owners we’ve seen after working with hundreds of practices. Each type has its own strengths, cha...
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Pudendal Neuralgia: A Missing Piece
Pudendal neuralgia is one of the most intimidating diagnoses we treat.It’s complex, frustrating, and often misunderstood—even among pelvic health providers.In this Missing Piece episode from the Rising Vault, ...
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Diastasis Recti: A Missing Piece
When treating diastasis recti, are we missing the real problem?In this Missing Piece episode from the Rising Vault, we’re tackling one of the biggest oversights in diastasis recti treatment:💡 The back is of...
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Pelvic Rehab & Your Money: The Talk We All Need To Have
You can do everything ‘right’… and still struggle financially.In this episode, we’re sharing Nicole’s financial story—going to a top PT school, graduating at the top of her class, landing a prestigious job, getting promoted...
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Prolapse: A Missing Piece
Are we assessing prolapse in the position where symptoms actually occur?Welcome back to another episode from the Rising Vault, where we revisit some of our most impactful episodes. In this Missing Piece episode, we’r...
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3 Ways to Fight Procrastination and Be More Productive
In this Rising Vault episode, we’re sharing 3 practical tips to help you become more productive—especially when you’re running or starting your own practice.Productivity is a skill, not something you're magically bor...
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Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Missing Piece
Strength isn’t the key to fixing urinary incontinence.Welcome back to another episode from the Rising Vault—where we bring back some of our most impactful episodes to highlight The Missing Piece in common pelvic heal...
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5 Myths About Starting a Business
Thinking about starting a business—or already in it? Let’s bust some myths.In this episode from the Rising Vault, we’re diving into the 5 most common misconceptions we hear about starting a pelvic health business. Th...
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The Three Types of Downtraining (And Why They Matter)
🚨 Are you using all three types of downtraining in your practice? 🚨We often talk about "downtraining" without fully defining what it is—or recognizing that there are actually three distinct types. If you’re not considering ...
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Naysayers Gonna Nay: Confidence in Your Cash-Based Model
Not everyone will understand your cash-based practice. That’s okay.In this episode, we’re talking about how to handle the naysayers, critics, and confused looks that come with running a cash-based pelvic health practice.
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Biofeedback: Is It Worth Your Time?
Is biofeedback really worth your time?Biofeedback has been a staple in pelvic therapy for years, but is it actually helping patients—or is it just another outdated tool that doesn’t deliver results?This is a replay of o...
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Pros, Cons & Challenges of a Cash-Based Practice
Thinking about going cash-based—or already there but questioning it? Let’s break it all down.In this episode, we’re talking through the pros and cons of being in a cash-based practice. We break it down into three major cate...
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Documentation: Taking Back Our Time
📋 Documentation is the bane of every pelvic therapist's existence. None of us went to PT school because we loved paperwork, and yet documentation takes up a huge portion of our time and energy.For many, it’s the #1...
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Train Your Front Desk for Success (Front Desk Series – Part 3)
Hiring a great admin is just the first step—how you onboard them is what really matters.The first few weeks are critical in making sure your new front desk hire becomes a high-performing, confident part of your team. If y...
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5 Ways the Pelvic Floor is Different
The pelvic floor isn’t just another muscle—so why do we treat it like one?The pelvic floor is different from every other muscle or area in the body, and if we don’t acknowledge that, we won’t get the best results for our pa...
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Interview and Hire an Amazing Front Desk Team (Front Desk Series – Part 2)
Hiring a front desk admin? You don’t have time to waste.One of the biggest challenges in hiring an admin is sorting through a flood of applications and avoiding interviews with people who aren’t actually qualified or intere...
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The Pelvic Floor is a Trampoline, Not a Biceps - A Better Analogy
🚨 Are we still using the biceps analogy for the pelvic floor? It’s time for an upgrade.When explaining pelvic floor strength, many of us were taught to compare it to a bicep—contracting, strengthening, and controlling mov...
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Do You Really Need an Admin? (Front Desk Series – Part 1)
Are you holding your business back by NOT hiring an admin?We were way too late in hiring a front desk team at PelvicSanity, and it’s one of the biggest mistakes we see practice owners make.If you’re unsure whether ...
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Why "Function First" Gets Better Results for Patients (And is More Fun!)
Still starting your evals with strength testing? It’s time to rethink that.Most pelvic health pros are trained to assess isolated pelvic floor strength first—and then jump straight into isolated strengthening. But we believe that’...
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