Dr. Richa Patel, PT DPT
Dr. Richa Patel graduated with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Franklin Pierce University, AZ. Prior to that, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy. Over the years, after gaining experience in a variety of settings including pelvic floor, outpatient orthopedic, neurological, and home health, she developed a strong interest and commitment to women's health and pelvic health rehabilitation.
Dr. Patel believes in a holistic approach and finds it very rewarding to see life-altering changes in her patients with skilled physical therapy. She is compassionate and deeply committed to helping her patients recover from the conditions that impact daily living, with a strong focus on achieving optimal functioning and overall well-being.
As a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist, Dr. Patel specializes in treating pelvic floor dysfunction including pelvic pain, vaginismus, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, pudendal neuralgia, urinary incontinence, urinary frequency and urgency, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, constipation, fecal incontinence, fecal urgency and frequency, prolapse, irritable bowel syndrome, coccyx (tailbone) pain, back/abdomen/hip or buttocks pain, post surgical scar tissue and adhesion, sacroiliac joint pain and dysfunction, musculoskeletal impairments; pregnancy and post-partum conditions including pain, muscle weakness, diastasis recti, clogged duct; pre and post-surgical hysterectomy, endometriosis and fibroids.
Education and Experience:
Doctor of Physical Therapy, Franklin Pierce University, Arizona
Certified and licensed in Dry Needling, PFDN: Dry Needling for Pelvic Floor
Conditions
Pelvic Floor Certification, Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute
Pregnancy Rehabilitation Certification, Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation
Institute
Pelvic PT Essentials Certification, Pelvic PT Rising
Myofascial Cupping Certificate
Bachelor of Physiotherapy, India