The Physical Therapy Room - Women’s Health and Orthopedic Specialist

About The Physical Therapy Room, LLC

The Physical Therapy Room, LLC (The PT Room) was established in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2011. We are an outpatient orthopedic facility with a specialty in women’s health. The goal of all therapy at The PT Room is to provide individual treatment that addresses each patient’s specific needs. Each treatment begins with a comprehensive musculoskeletal evaluation. Posture/skeletal alignment are the key components to all musculoskeletal evaluations done at The PT Room. Information gathered from the evaluation process dictates the treatment process. All treatments follow a protocol of manual therapy to restore alignment and targeted exercises to maintain alignment.

Vision

The purpose of The Physical Therapy Room is to promote conservative and effective interventions as the first line of treatment. Our vision for women’s health is to empower women to take charge of their own health and well-being throughout each stage of their lives.

Therapist

Christian McSoud, MPT is the physical therapist and co-owner of The PT Room. She is a graduate of Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center. She has earned her certification in pelvic floor rehabilitation through Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and is working on her manual therapy certification through Great Lakes Seminars. She was involved in a women's health mentorship with faculty from the Department of Physical Therapy at Washington University. Additional studies in women’s health include: Neuro-corekinetics for the Pre and Post-natal client and Musculoskeletal Considerations for the Post-partum client.

General Health Services

The goal of The Physical Therapy Room is to provide all patients with the best possible services to achieve the most effective outcomes from our therapies.

General Treatments

Biofeedback
Breathing Techniques
Bowel and Bladder Diaries
Electrical Stimulation
Functional Training
Gait Training
Home Exercise Program
Intra-vaginal and/or intra-rectal trigger point release
Joint Mobilization
Muscle Energy Techniques
Myofascial Release
Neural Glides
Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises
Posture Re-education
Relaxation Techniques
Scar Tissue Massage/Mobilization
Spinal/Core Stabilization
Strain/CounterStrain
Strengthening/Stretching Exercises
Trigger Point Release
Ultrasound

Other Conditions Treated

Athletic Injuries
Cervical Pain – neck pain
Fibromyalgia
Joint Problems and Pain (foot, ankle, knee , hip, shoulder, elbow, and hand)
Lumbar Pain- low back pain
Muscle Weakness
Postural Dysfunction
Post-surgical rehabilitation for all joints (foot, ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, elbow and hand)
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SI)
Total Joint Replacements

Women's Health Services

At The PT Room, we specialize in treating both pelvic and orthopedic conditions. You benefit from a private session of up to one hour with a certified pelvic floor physical therapist in a relaxing treatment room. If other medical or subspecialty care is needed, we coordinate and collaborate with referral sources.

Specific Conditions Treated

Abdominal Adhesions – internal scarring
Back pain – pre and post natal
Coccydynia – Tailbone pain
Constipation
C-Section scar pain/adhesions
Cystocele – fallen bladder
Diastisis Recti Rehabilitation/Care
Dyspareunia – pain with intercourse
Incontinence (fecal, urinary, stress, mixed)
Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Interstitial cystitis
Levator Ani Muscle spasms
Osteoporosis
Pelvic Adhesions/scarring (episiotomies or perineal tears,

Pelvic Floor Weakness
Pelvic Pain (referred pain, trigger points, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis)
Piriormis Syndrome
Post-partum related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Pregnancy related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Proctalgia Fugax
Prolapse of the bowel or uterus
Pubic Symphysis Separation
Pudendal Neuropathy
Rectocele – fallen rectum
Vaginismus- pelvic floor muscle spasm
Vulvodynia – vulvar pain
Vulvar Vestibulitis

Payments

The Physical Therapy Room requires all co-pays and co-insurance be paid prior to treatment. Payments can be made in the form of cash or check.

Questions regarding the amount of your co-pay should be directed to the benefits department of your insurance company.

Insurance

Access One Consumer Health
Aetna/ATA
Align Networks, Inc.
BCBS (all plans)
Blue Cross Blue Shield

(Preferred, Traditional, BlueLincs, Choice, 65 Select, Workplace, and Federal)

Cigna
Community Care PPO
Coventry
Cypress Care
Department of Labor
Department of Rehabilitation Services
Evercare
Health Choice
Health Systems International
Integrated Health Plan, Inc. W/C
Medicare
MedRisk
OSMA
Pacificare Health Solutions
Rockport
Secure Horizons
TechHealth
Tricare
UHC Navigate
UHC PREMA
United Healthcare
Universal Smart Comp

FAQ's

Q: What is pelvic floor dysfunction?

This is an underactive, overactive, or non-functioning pelvic floor which results in weakened, over-stretched, non-adapting, or hypertonic pelvic floor muscles. The underactive PFM are caused by child birth (such as prolonged pushing), an increase in intra-abdominal pressure (such as constipation straining, repetitive lifting, coughing or laughing), surgery (such as removal of supportive ligaments during a hysterectomy), and aging (such as a change in hormones and muscle composition). The overactive PFM are caused by joint malalignment, habitual postural dysfunctions, childbirth trauma (episiotomy, tears, adhesions), surgical trauma, sexual abuse, pelvic inflammation/infection/disease, hemorrhoids/fistulas/fissures, and bowel and bladder disorders.

Q: What are the symptoms of an underactive pelvic floor?

The symptoms are usually urinary and fecal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse (i.e., heaviness in pelvis).

Q: What are the symptoms of an overactive pelvic floor?

The symptoms are usually difficulty with voiding and defecation, dyspareunia (pain with intercourse), and pelvic pain.

Q: What are the different types of urinary incontinence?

There are 6 types of urinary incontinence: stress urinary incontinence (SUI), urge urinary incontinence (UI), mixed urinary incontinence (MUI), overactive bladder (OAB), overflow incontinence, and functional incontinence.