Heather earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The Mayo School of Health Sciences in Rochester, MN in 2013. Prior to graduate school, she received her Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion – Exercise Science from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. Heather joined the Active PT team in May 2019 to grow her passion for pelvic health. In previous employment, she had experience working in areas of holistic wellness, women’s health, and pelvic floor dysfunction.
Heather prefers a hands-on approach to treatment, utilizing a variety of manual therapies and integrative strategies. She stresses patient-therapist collaboration and empowers patients to take an active role in their recovery. Heather’s primary areas of specialty include pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, pregnancy-related pain, postpartum rehabilitation, diastasis recti treatment, conservative management of prolapse, and stress urinary incontinence with exercise. She also enjoys working with athletes, runners, older adults, and moms.
Heather is a Board Certified Women’s Health Clinical Specialist, has trained as a Herman and Wallace Pelvic Floor Level 2 therapist, and has her Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist Certification. Other post-professional training includes areas of manual therapy, functional movement, and management of the low back and lower body.
Heather is a Rochester native and lives in town with her husband and three kids. Her favorite things include spending time with her husband and kids, reading, golf, cabin vacations, and prioritizing a healthy and active lifestyle.
Certifications and Continuing Education
- WCS – Board Certified Women’s Health Clinical Specialist
- DPT – Doctor of Physical Therapy – Mayo School of Health Sciences, Rochester, MN – 2013
- Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion – Exercise Science – University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN –
- PCES- Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist Certification, Core Exercise Solutions
Advanced Training
- Advanced training in dry needling for the pelvic floor from Herman and Wallace Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Institute
- Extensive training in dry needling from the Spinal Manipulation Institute and Dry Needling Institute of the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy, Montgomery, Alabama
- Herman and Wallace Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Institute: Pelvic Floor Level 1, Level 2
- Mulligan Manual Therapy Concepts: Upper Quadrant, Lower Quadrant
- The Institute of Clinical Excellence: Lumbar Spine Management, Extremity Management
- Functional Application in Pelvic Rehab
- Evidence-based Examination and Treatment of the Pelvis
- Multi-Regional Core Stability: Evidence-Based Assessment and Manual Therapy Treatment
- Manual Therapy of the Lower Quarter