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Purple Mountain Physical Therapy

We specialize in expert physical therapy men, women & kids experiencing pelvic conditions & TM joint pain. Need some examples? We can help you.

We specialize in treating pelvic health & TM joint conditions for women, men & kids who have pelvic floor dysfunction, bowel or bladder conditions, IC, chronic prostatitis, endometriosis, myofascial pain, vaginismus, pelvic pain & TMJ pain. Frustrated with your bladder, bowel, pelvic pain, neck, back or TM joint pain? We offer physical therapy expertise that gets you results. You can expect compassionate, thorough, holistics and trauma-informed care. You will be listened to, thoroughly evaluated and treated and educated on what's going on and what you can do to help yourself. Our treatment methods are based in many years of clinical expertise and advanced post-graduate training. If you are wondering if we have ever treated anyone with your condition, the answer is likely "yes, many times." Our expertise includes very severe and complex cases of pelvic and TM joint pain for which no one seems to know how to help. We treat pudendal neuralgia, complex endometriosis pain, chronic prostatitis pain, complex pelvic pain syndrome, interstitial cystitis, overactive bladder, myofascial TM joint pain, tension headaches, neck and low back pain, hip labral tears, sports hernia and much more. We work with adults & kids with a combination of advanced hands-on myofascial and joint mobilization methods and exercise based care. We are conveniently located in the Cascade area of Grand Rapids, Michigan near the I-96 & Cascade Rd exit. Virtual telerehab appointments are available to any resident of Michigan and Illinois. Through virtual appointments we can discover and treat many issues contributing to your pelvic & TM joint problem.

01/30/2026

Back pain relief that actually works. Not guesswork. Not pills. Not cookie cutter.

This is comprehensive, holistic and personalized treatment. Made JUST FOR YOU.

What do you want and what do we offer?
✔ Pain gone or dramatically reduced
✔ Personalized care — not cookie-cutter exercises
✔ Someone who listens, understands, and explains
✔ Real movement confidence
✔ Answers, not just “do this stretch"
✔️Combined manual therapies and corrective exercises.
✔️Customized home program that is focused, doesn't take ridiculous amounts of time and meets your specific needs.

This is not just "Stretch and Pray it helps". This goes beyond adjustments and alignment to get to the multifactorial issues contributing to persistent back and neck pain.

We treat the whole person, including:
• Myofascial release
• Trigger point release
• Joint + visceral mobilizations
• Retraining deep core control, motor control, movement patterns and posture
• Mind-body pain science education
• Ultrasound imaging to see what’s happening

Why working with our neck and back specialist PTs matters:

Pain isn’t just “tight muscles", a "weak core" or misaligned joints
Back pain can be:
🔹 Nervous system driven, fascia head-to-toe driven
🔹 Movement pattern related. Longterm build up of maladaptive issues that need to be uncovered and addressed.
🔹 Connected to breathing, posture, pelvic floor, hips
🔹 Influenced by stress & pain perception
We help you address all of it.

If you are looking for Less Pain. Better movement. More confidence, our specialist back pain PTs are here to help.

All the time, we hear patients give us feedback such as:
🟣 “I can stand without pain.”
🟣 “I can carry my kids without my midback killing me.”
🟣 “I’m stronger and more stable.”
🟣 “I feel so much better.”
🟣 “I’had no idea that the stretches I was doing were the wrong ones to do”
🟣 “I was sitting and could not believe it! I had no pain! it dawned on me that for the first time in a long time that I remember, I actually had NO pain!”

Your back can feel better — and stay better.

Ready to work with one of our specialist back, neck and pelvic health PTs? If you want to fix your back pain for good and are ready to commit to the process, we're here for you!

Real solutions. Personalized plans. No guesswork.

📞 We know you have questions. You probably have tried "everything". We're different. Call us at 616-516-4334 to chat with one of our knowledgable team members. We are a pelvic, spine and TMJ speciality clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our patients receive 55 minute appointments, with the undivided attention of their specialist PT, working privately.

01/29/2026

Ever wonder what that whole body vibration actually does and why we may use it with treatment? 👀

Our physical therapists strategically use whole body vibration for neuromuscular training.

Here’s why it shows up in our clinic 👇

✨️Helps brain connect with body
The vibration provides input from the joints, muscles and fascia to the brain. Under the careful guidance of our physical therapists, we help our patients relearn how to better coordinate, engage and control their body.

✨ Improves balance & body awareness
The vibration challenges your balance system and motor control, helping your brain “find” your joints faster — huge for people who feel unstable, have pelvic floor dysfunction, a weak core or say they have “bad balance.”

✨ Activates deep core & pelvic stabilizers
Small, fast muscle responses = better support for the spine, pelvis, hips, and SI joint.

✨ Reduces pain
Vibration can calm pain signals and improve muscle coordination — especially helpful for back pain, hip pain, pelvic pain, and SI joint issues.

✨ Supports lymphatic flow & circulation
Gentle vibration helps fluid movement, to reduce heaviness and tension.

✨ Builds confidence safely
For people with hypermobility, EDS, hip dysplasia, labral tears, or a history of pain, this allows controlled challenge without overload.

What our patients say about it?
Patients love it and say they feel better after completing the exercises we take them through on it. They appreciate the attentive guidance of our PTs, carefully instructing personalized exercises on the vibration. 💪

Whole body vibration is never a stand-alone tool here.
It’s part of a personalized, whole-body plan designed by specialists who understand how your spine, hips, and pelvic floor work together.

Curious if this could help your body?
That’s exactly what we’re here for, call 616-516-4334 to ask us a question. 💜
Purple Mountain PT is a speciality PT clinic in Grand Rapids, MIchigan.

12/25/2025

Wishing you a Merry Christmas from all of us at Purple Mountain Physical Therapy! 🎄🎁 ✝️⁠
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The angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord'⁠
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As we celebrate the joy of the season, we extend our warmest holiday wishes for peace and goodwill to you and your family. ⁠
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Cheers to a Merry Christmas and a year ahead filled with peace, knowing your purpose and serving others. ⁠
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✝️

12/21/2025

Jaw pain be gone!!! Did you know we treat TMJ disorders?

Our patients come in saying things like:
✨ “My jaw keeps clicking.”
✨ “I wake up already sore. I'm grinding my jaw all night. My nightguard doesn't seem to do much."
✨ “I get headaches from my jaw"
✨ “My neck and head are always tight.”
✨ “Something just feels… off.”

And then they experience their first treatment and say:
“Oh my gosh… no one has EVER worked on my jaw like that before.”

If your jaw has been hurting forever…
if you’ve tried the bite guard, adjustments, even the Botox…
and you STILL wake up sore, tight, or clicking—

You are so not alone.
And you absolutely don’t have to keep living like this.

TMJ pain affects 1 in 12 people (and so many women), but here’s the wild part:
Most people have never been told that a skilled, gentle jaw-focused myofascial release coupled with holistic, therapeutic treatments to the neck, sternum, ribcage, thoracic spine, pelvis can make an enormous difference.

Because here’s the truth:
Your jaw is connected to everything. Literally, if your jaw is not right, the way you stand on your feet and the pressure in your feet has been found to be altered!
Your posture, your neck, your ribs, your breathing, your pelvis and even your feet—these all play a role in whether your jaw can relax.

So we treat the whole system with warm, skilled hands and a lot of care:
💆‍♀️ gentle jaw and facial release
🧠 skull + temple work
🫁 neck, ribcage & sternum
🌫️ upper back
🌙 abdomen
🦴 SI joints and pelvis

Plus strengthening, stretching, and posture retraining so your jaw stays happy long after your visit.

And what do patients tell us?
💜 “My jaw finally feels loose. The clicking is so much less."
💜 “My headaches are almost gone.”
💜 “I didn’t know I could sleep this well.”
💜 “I can chew again without pain.”
💜 “This feels like having my face exhale.”

If you’re sitting there thinking,
“I’ve tried everything…”
you actually haven’t tried this yet.

And honestly?
Your jaw deserves to feel this good.
Call us—your future jaw will thank you. 💜

Peace,
Dr. Maureen O'Keefe, DPT
Founder of Purple Mountain PT

Curious about our TMJ treatments? Call 616-516-4334 to speak with a knowledgable team member who can answer your questions.

12/18/2025

Are you pregnant and wondering if you need pelvic PT?
You’re not alone. So many moms-to-be come to us feeling unsure, worried, and full of questions:
✨ “Is my pelvic floor too tight?”
✨ “Why does my belly dome when I move—is that normal?”
✨ “Can I avoid a C-section?”
✨ “How do I know if I’m pushing correctly?”

Pregnancy changes everything about how your body moves, supports, and adapts… and you don’t have to figure it out alone.

At our clinic, our pregnancy-specialist PTs provide personalized care that helps you feel better now while preparing your body for labor and postpartum recovery.

We address:
💜 Pelvic floor tension
💜 Pain in the hips, back, ribs, or pelvis. SI joint pain, low back pain, p***c pain, round ligament pain, sciatica can be gone!
💜 Breathing patterns
💜 Core strength and abdominal protection
💜 Space and mobility to help your baby get into an optimal head-down position

And yes: we teach real Push Prep that includes practicing:

How to breathe, engage your abdominals, relax your pelvic floor (which feels impossible until someone guides you!), and find the birthing positions that work best for your body.

You’ll even get to see your pelvic floor and deep core working with ultrasound imaging—so you know you’re doing the right things.

If you’re pregnant and wanting a stronger, more confident, lower-stress journey into birth…
Pelvic PT can help you every step of the way.
You deserve a supported pregnancy.
You deserve to feel prepared.
And we’re here to help you get there. 💜

Purple Mountain Physical Therapy is a specialty pregnancy and postpartum pelvic health, spine & TMJ clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We are on a mission to reduce birth trauma and we celebrate the strength that all moms have! You were born for this moment, get the support you need to be confident in your body!

12/12/2025

We’re celebrating a big win — Community Votes Grand Rapids Platinum Award for Best PT Clinic!

But the real honor is you.🤗

Thank you for trusting us with your pain, your recovery, your trauma, your pregnancy and postpartum journey, your neck & back, your nervous system and the most personal parts of your health.

We love what we do, and your trust makes our mission possible. Getting to know our patients and see your progress through your journey to better wellbeing is a true honor.

Thank you for every vote, every referral, and every moment you’ve let us be part of your healing. 💜✨

We're on a mission to elevate the care you receive and your votes and this Award validate all of our efforts.

Thank you, thank you!

Peace & Gratitude,
Dr. Maureen O'Keefe, DPT and the Purple Mountain PT Team

12/02/2025

If you’re a guy who’s been dealing with low back pain for years, you’re not alone—and you’re not imagining the frustration.

Maybe you’re worried your disc is “bad” or that this pain could threaten your career.
Maybe you’ve tried stretching on your own…
Maybe you’ve done the chiropractor circuit on and off…

And when your back seizes up a few times a year?
It’s scary. It’s exhausting. It feels like it controls your life.

But here’s the truth most men are never told:

Your back pain is NOT just a “back problem.”

It’s a whole-body problem—one that requires a whole-body solution.

At Purple Mountain PT, our approach is comprehensive and built for men who need real, lasting relief:

💆‍♂️ Myofascial release targeting deep fascia and muscle restrictions
—not just in your low back, but through your neck, ribs, hips, and thighs
(because your body works as one connected system)

🔎 Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging
We look at the lumbar multifidus—a key stabilizer that is often stiff, weak, or not firing.
You’ll see it working on screen and learn how to wake it up again.

🏋️‍♂️ Personalized therapeutic exercises
to retrain your deep core, strengthen your hips, and rebuild your motor control

🎯 Joint mobilization + Myofascial decompression
to restore mobility and reduce that “locked up” feeling

📘 Clear self-care education
so you know exactly what to do between sessions to prevent flare-ups

Our patients don’t just walk out with less pain—
they leave feeling stronger, clearer, and confident that chronic back pain is something they can finally overcome.

If your back pain keeps knocking you down…
It’s time to try something that actually addresses the root of it.

You don’t have to live like this.
We can help.

Purple Mountain Physical Therapy is a specialty back and neck pain clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We do things differently here, using a comprehensive approach designed to resolve your symptoms and teach you what you need to do to keep them at bay. Curious if we can help? Call 616-516-4334

🍀Peace,
Dr. Maureen O'Keefe, DPT
Founder of Purple Mountain PT

11/30/2025

Our PTs walk these very difficult journeys with patients.

Some of you are truly suffering with unbearable pain. It can be relentless.

And we see your strength!

To receive this feedback from a patient, knowing she could go out for a walk and feel good, melts us! We share in your wins and we are heartbroken when you suffer. We partner with our patients to deliver truly meaningful care and to get results.

When pelvic pain is at its worst, you cannot sit, stand, sleep, walk. Most of our patients are working incredibly hard to cope and still have a life.

This patient noted after the appointment she
🍀walks with very little pain!
🍀feels good
🍀does not feel like she has to p*e all the time
🍀has reduced a**l pain

We are here for you!

Did you know we treat:
💜Chronic pelvic pain for women and men
💜Pudendal neuralgia, interstitial cystitis, pelvic congestion, endometriosis
💜Overactive bladder
💜Urinary urgency & frequency
💜Muskuloskeletal syndrome of menopause
💜Anal fissures, hemorrhoids, chronic a**l pain, constipation
💜Pelvic organ prolapse
💜Coccyx pain & SI joint pain
💜Back pain, neck pain, neck headaches
💜TMJ pain
💜Kids with bedwetting, constipation and bladder problems

If you are looking for help with your symptoms, we are devoted to this work. We don't dabble in this, it is our life's work. Everything we have established at our clinic is thoughtfully curated to provide you a healing experience. Call 616-516-4334 to learn more. We are located in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Peace,
Dr. Maureen O'Keefe, DPT Founder of Purple Mountain PT

11/29/2025

What is Pelvic Floor Therapy for Menopause?
It’s not just kegels.
It’s not “too late.”
And it’s definitely not something you have to live without.

Menopause brings real, physical changes—what many experts now call the Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause—where shifting hormones, sleep and metabolism affect your muscles, joints, pelvic floor, bone health, bladder, balance, and overall strength.

We've written this article detailing some of what pelvic PT for menopause is addressing: https://purplemountainpt.com/2024/08/18/what-is-pelvic-floor-physical-therapy-for-menopause/

In particular, it is common to experience new onset or worsening stress urinary incontinence, urinary urgency & frequency, hip pain that seems to come out of nowhere, osteopenia & osteoporosis, back and neck pain, worsening sleep and more aches & pain including in your back, hands and jaw, tendinitis, arthritis, pelvic organ prolapse pressure & heaviness, intimacy pain and pelvic floor dysfunction.

Our PTs specialize in treating all of these and understand the frustrations that perimenopause and menopause bring to you.

Our Pelvic Floor PT during perimenopause and menopause is a whole-body approach focused on helping you stay strong, confident, and pain-free through this new phase of life.

In our clinic, (peri)menopause pelvic PT helps you:
✨ Reduce urinary urgency & frequency
✨ Improve stress incontinence (yes, leaking can get better!)
✨ Resolve stubborn hip pain that “won’t go away”
✨ Rebuild deep core + pelvic floor coordination
✨ Protect your abdominal wall
✨ Strengthen bones through safe, effective loading
✨ Learn how to jump, lift, and train with proper form
✨ Feel connected to your body again

Because your pelvic floor doesn’t work alone—
your hips, back, ribs, breathing, posture, and nervous system all play a role.
Our specialist PTs treat all of it.

Menopause is a transition, not a decline if you take the proper measures and lifestyle changes to keep your muscles, bones, balance, mobility and body healthy.
With the right support, you can feel amazing, move confidently, and age powerfully. 💜

If you’re in perimenopause or menopause and aren’t feeling like yourself, it's time to give us a call. Your symptoms, whether new to you or worsening of something you have had going on for a while, can get better with the right care!
This is what pelvic floor therapy for menopause is about—helping you stay strong, active, and vibrant through every chapter.

Peace,
Dr. Maureen O'Keefe, DPT
Founder Purple Mountain PT

Purple Mountain PT is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We offer a comprehensive and holistic treatment program to help you through your perimenopause and in menopause so you can age well. Women, we need to stay agile, strong and mobile. Let's take care of ourselves!

11/26/2025

Pelvic pain that gets worse with sitting, driving, workouts, or intimacy?
Urologists haven't been able to help you?
Feel like you may be stuck with ongoing issues and that you are at a loss for what to do about it?

You’re not alone, most of the men we treat feel the same as you—and these issues are NOT something you just have to “deal with.”

Abdominal and pelvic pain, chronic back & hip pain, bladder issues, post-vasectomy and post-hernia pain, pinched nerves, testicular pain, and bowel issues are things we treat everyday.

1 in 10 men struggle with pelvic floor issues.
And most don’t know that pelvic PT can change everything.

Our licensed PTs are specialists in treating male pelvic health conditions. Our first step is to figure out what is going on and from there we create a holistic treatment plan that will include stretching, spine-posture-hip mobility & optimization, retraining motor patterns, alleviating irritation on nerves, myofascial release, scar tissue treatments and pain & symptom reduction treatments. These help you:
✔️ Reduce nerve irritation
✔️ Restore hip + spine mobility
✔️ Retrain pelvic muscles
✔️ Release scar tissue
✔️ Finally feel relief and secure answers to what is going on.

When you have ongoing spine, abdomen, pelvic or hip issues, our PTs are here to help. With a holistic approach that works comprehensively to resolve the drivers of your symptoms, you will finally get relief and know what to do to help yourself. There is a way forward—and we’re here to help.

Purple Mountain PT is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Call 616-516-4334 to speak with a knowledgable team member. You are not stuck with this. Take action so you can feel like yourself again.

Peace,
Dr. Maureen O'Keefe, DPT
Founder of Purple Mountain PT and specialist in treating men who experience chronic back, hip and pelvic issues. All of our PTs are specifically trained in male pelvic and spine health.

11/23/2025

Pelvic organ prolapse can feel terrifying when you first experience the symptoms or hear the diagnosis.
So many of our patients come in scared, overwhelmed, and unsure of what their future will look like.

They often ask:
“Will this get worse?”
“Is surgery my only option?”
“Can pelvic PT really fix this?”
“Can I still exercise… lift… live normally?”

And the answer is:
You have more control—and more hope—than you realize. Research has shown that highly skilled Pelvic PT does reduce symptoms of prolapse!

We've written this article to give more info on how you can address your prolapse and feel better: https://purplemountainpt.com/2025/03/30/can-pelvic-floor-therapy-fix-prolapse/

Our trauma-informed pelvic PTs specialize in prolapse care using a whole-body, compassionate, evidence-based approach that helps you:

💜 Strengthen your pelvic organ support
💜 Improve hip, pelvis, and spinal mechanics
💜 Rebuild your core and breathing coordination
💜 Reduce pressure and heaviness
💜 Learn how to move, lift, and exercise safely
💜 Get back to the activities (and intimacy) you love

Prolapse doesn’t mean your life & activity levels have to stop.
With the right support, you will become more empowered, confident, and more connected to your body than ever before.

If you’re scared, unsure, or newly diagnosed— you don’t have to navigate this alone.

We’re here to help you feel safe, strong, and supported. 💜

Purple Mountain PT in Grand Rapids, Michigan is a specialty pelvic health, spine and TMJ clinic serving adults and children. As pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic floor specialists, we make it our job to help you get back to feeling like yourself and to stop the fear and worry. To talk with one of our knowledgable team members call us at 616-516-4334.

Peace,
Dr. Maureen O'Keefe, DPT
Founder of Purple Mountain PT
Specializing in pelvic health, spine and TMJ disorders for over 2 decades. Pelvic organ prolapse care, pelvic pain and traumatic birth injury are top priorities for our clinic. If you need help, you've found the right place!

11/21/2025

If you have TMJ pain and you’ve already tried the bite guard…
already done orthodontics…
already gotten Botox…
but your jaw STILL hurts—
you’re not alone.

We've been treating TMJ disorders since the 1990s, yet most patients tell us they never thought to try PT first. PT is the natural, safe and effective way to resolving TMJ pain and associated neck pain and headaches.

TMJ pain affects 1 in 12 people, and women experience it far more often than men.
And yet, most patients have never been told that specialized physical therapy can help.

Our patients often come to us with:
✨ Jaw clicking, popping, or locking
✨ Morning jaw stiffness and soreness
✨ Headaches or migraines
✨ Trouble or clicking chewing
✨ Tension with talking or singing
✨ Neck and upper back tightness
✨ A feeling that something is “off” but no one has helped them fix it

And here’s the part they’re shocked to learn:
The jaw is connected to the entire body.
Your posture, neck, ribs, core, pelvis, even your feet—
they all influence how your jaw moves and feels.

That’s why our PTs take a holistic, full-body approach to TMJ care.

We use gentle, skilled myofascial release throughout:
💆‍♀️ face & jaw
🧠 skull
🫁 neck, ribcage, and sternum
🌫️ thoracic spine
🌙 abdomen
🦴 SI joints, lumbar spine, pelvis & legs

…and combine it with therapeutic exercises that restore balance, posture, mobility, and strength so your jaw can finally relax and function the way it’s meant to.

Patients tell us they feel:
💜 less tension
💜 fewer headaches
💜 improved jaw movement
💜 less clicking
💜 better sleep
💜 and a sense of relief they didn’t think was possible

If you’re living with jaw pain and thinking, “I’ve tried everything…”
You haven’t tried this.

TMJ physical therapy is the missing piece you didn’t know existed—
and it can change everything. 💜

Curious if we can help you? Call 616-516-4334 to chat. We are Purple Mountain Physical Therapy, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Treating TMJ, neck, low back and pelvic disorders is our speciality. We've been doing this a long time and know how to get you relief.

Peace,
Dr. Maureen O'Keefe, DPT
Founder of Purple Mountain Physical Therapy

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847 Parchment Drive SE Ste 101
Grand Rapids, MI
49546

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Tuesday	9am - 7pm
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