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Functional Physical Therapy LLC

Physical therapy specializing in pelvic health and Functional Manual Therapy. Exclusive one-on-one t

Owned by physical therapists certified in Functional Manual Therapy and Pelvic Health. We provide hour long treatments exclusively with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Our advanced training allows us to more quickly identify your primary problem and more efficiently address your symptoms getting you back to function and life faster.

12/23/2025

Holiday schedules can be tough on your pelvic floor 🎄

Less water, more sitting, long travel days, stress, and different routines can all impact bladder, bowel, and pelvic floor symptoms.

A few simple ways to support your pelvic floor this season: 💧 Drink water 🚶‍♀️ Keep your body moving 🪑 Break up long sitting 🌬 Breathe — your diaphragm & pelvic floor work together 🚽 Don’t ignore urges
Small habits make a big difference 🤍
 You’re not doing it wrong — your body just needs support.

12/22/2025

Low back pain isn’t always just a “back” problem — and this is where things get interesting.

In clinical studies of people with lumbopelvic pain, up to 95% were found to have some form of pelvic floor dysfunction when the pelvic floor was actually assessed. That doesn’t mean everyone has severe symptoms — but it does mean this part of the system is commonly involved and often overlooked.
Here’s why that matters 👇

Pain changes how muscles work.

When you’re in pain, muscles don’t automatically “strengthen” — they often become inhibited, delayed, or poorly coordinated. The body adapts by compensating somewhere else.

Your core is a system, not a single muscle:
• Abdominal wall
• Diaphragm
• Pelvic floor
• Deep spinal stabilizers

These structures are designed to work together — coordinating with breathing, movement, and load. If one piece (like the pelvic floor) isn’t doing its job well, the rest of the system has to pick up the slack. Over time, that extra demand often shows up as persistent or recurring low back pain.

This is why:
✔️ Strengthening alone doesn’t always help
✔️ Stretching alone doesn’t fix the problem
✔️ Your back pain may keep returning despite “doing all the right things”

You’re not broken.

Your body may just be missing coordination, timing, and support within the core system.

Looking beyond the back — and addressing how the pelvic floor, diaphragm, and abdominal core work together — can be a game changer.

✨ A more complete picture leads to better outcomes.

12/19/2025

Your nervous system (and pelvic floor) doesn’t know the difference between 🐅 a tiger chasing you or🎄 family dynamics + packed schedules + no boundaries.

Good stress. Bad stress. It all creates tension. And the pelvic floor responds by tightening.

This season, protecting your pelvic floor may look like: ✨ taking time for yourself ✨ saying no without guilt ✨ setting boundaries that honor your body

You’re not being difficult. 
You’re taking care of your nervous system—and your pelvic floor.

12/16/2025

Winter has a way of making everything feel tighter — including your pelvic floor.
 Cold weather = tense muscles.
 Coughing, sneezing, stomach bugs = added pressure on your core.

If you’re noticing leaking, heaviness, pain, or urgency this time of year, your body isn’t failing you — it’s responding to stress, tension, and pressure changes.

Pelvic floor therapy can help calm things down, improve coordination, and support your whole system through winter and beyond. Kegel usually do not fix this!
 You deserve to feel comfortable in every season.

12/14/2025

Did you know your pelvic floor contracts in layers?
And that this sequence is the key to urinary continence?

When your pelvic floor works the way it’s supposed to, the contraction goes external → internal, creating the perfect combination of closing, compressing, and lifting to keep you dry during daily activities.

✨ First: the superficial muscles and external urethral sphincter activate
✨ Then: the deeper sphincter complex reinforces the closure
✨ Finally: the levator ani lifts and supports the bladder + urethra

This layered activation helps prevent leaks with coughing, sneezing, lifting, running, and any sudden increase in pressure.

When the pelvic floor is weak, tight, uncoordinated, or firing out of order, that’s when urinary leakage shows up — and no amount of Kegels will fix a muscle that isn’t sequencing correctly.

Pelvic floor physical therapy teaches your body how to coordinate these layers, so you can restore true continence and feel confident again. 💛

12/11/2025

Do you have to be pregnant or have kids to benefit from pelvic floor PT?
Nope.

If you have a pelvic floor, you can have pelvic floor dysfunction — and pelvic floor PT can help.

Some of the most common causes have nothing to do with pregnancy or birth, including:
✨ Holding your p*e or p**p for way too long because you don’t want to use public bathrooms
✨ Chronic constipation
✨ Stress that settles into your pelvis
✨ High-intensity exercise without proper pressure management
✨ Sitting for long periods
✨ Past injuries or abdominal surgeries

Pelvic floor dysfunction shows up as urinary urgency, leaking, constipation, pelvic pain, tailbone pain, pain with s*x, pressure, and so much more — in ALL genders and all life stages.

If something feels “off,” you don’t have to wait for it to get worse.

Pelvic floor physical therapy helps you understand what’s happening in your body, release tension, restore coordination, and get back to feeling like you again. 💛

12/10/2025

Let’s talk about p**p—because constipation may be common, but it is not normal.

If you’re straining, skipping days, feeling bloated, or never fully emptying… your pelvic floor might be part of the problem.

Your pelvic floor muscles must relax to allow a complete bowel movement. When they’re tight, uncoordinated, or stressed, everything slows down. Add in abdominal restrictions, C-section scars, or neural tension, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for constipation.

And here’s the kicker:
No amount of fiber can fix a pelvic floor that won’t relax.

Pelvic floor physical therapy helps you:
✔️ Improve pelvic floor relaxation + coordination
✔️ Release abdominal restrictions
✔️ Reduce neural tension
✔️ Optimize gut–pelvic floor mechanics
✔️ Finally have comfortable, complete bowel movements

You don’t have to suffer through constipation.
Your body just needs the right support. 💛

12/08/2025

Painful periods may be common, but they are not normal.

Cramps, back pain, pelvic pressure, or pain that stops you in your tracks often come from things you can’t see—like abdominal restrictions, pelvic floor tension, and even neural tension along the spine and nerves.

Pelvic floor physical therapy can help identify and treat the root cause so your cycle doesn’t control your life.

You deserve a pain-free period. ❤️

12/05/2025

“Do I need pelvic floor PT after a C-section?”
The answer is yes — and here’s why 👇🏻

A C-section is major abdominal surgery, and your abdominal fascia is continuous with your pelvic floor fascia. That means what happens at your incision affects the way your pelvic floor moves, supports, and stabilizes.

And remember:
A C-section doesn’t protect you from pelvic floor dysfunction. Your pelvic floor went through months of changes during pregnancy — increased weight, pressure, posture changes, rib and pelvic shifts, hormonal effects, and more.

Those changes still need to be rehabbed postpartum, no matter how your baby was delivered.

Pelvic floor PT helps:
✨ Improve core + pelvic floor coordination
✨ Reduce pain, pressure, and urinary symptoms
✨ Improve scar mobility and abdominal tension
✨ Support safe return to exercise
✨ Build long-term strength and function

Birth looks different for every person — but every postpartum body deserves rehab. 💙
Have questions? We’re here to help.

12/03/2025

Your jaw and pelvic floor are more connected than you think 👇🏼

Jaw pain and pelvic floor dysfunction often show up together — and one big reason is embryology.

Both the jaw tissues and pelvic floor tissues develop at the same time and from the same embryologic layer. That means tension in one area can easily influence the other.

This is why pelvic floor therapy isn’t just about the pelvis.

We assess and treat the whole system — including the jaw, neck, diaphragm, hips, and pelvic floor — to create lasting change and real relief.

If you’re dealing with jaw pain, pelvic floor symptoms, or both… you’re not imagining the connection. And you don’t have to live with it.

Have questions? We’re here to help. 💙

12/02/2025

This morning’s rain made me think of how many people have triggers for urinary urgency—running water, cold weather, key-in-the-door, even hearing the shower.

If you deal with urge urinary incontinence, know this: it’s common, not normal, and very treatable.

We use distraction and urge-suppression techniques and assess your pelvic floor for both tightness and weakness (yes—both can cause urgency!).

Pelvic floor PT can help you take back control. 🌧️💙

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208 North Adams Street
Rockville, MD
20850

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 6pm

Website

http://www.funcphystherapy.com/

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