Healing Through Cooling: How the ShePak Is Transforming Pelvic Pain, Inflammation, and Recovery

Healing can come in many forms, and today, Lynn’s guest shares a simple tool that can change pelvic healing – bringing relief, comfort, and empowerment to countless women.In today’s episode of the Birth Healing Summit Podcast, Lynn talks with Pam Cole, PT, CWS, a wound care specialist and founder of ShePak, to uncover what pelvic health practitioners can learn from the science of wound healing.Drawing on nearly three decades of experience, Pam shares how principles of inflammation management, lymphatic support, and gentle cooling can enhance recovery for clients experiencing postpartum discomfort, vulvar pain, or post-surgical inflammation.Episode Highlights ✨The direct parallels between wound healing principles and pelvic floor recoveryHow cold therapy and compression can reduce pain and accelerate tissue healingThe vital role of lymphatic flow in resolving inflammation and restoring balancePractical ways to integrate cooling and inflammation-reduction strategies, like ShePak, into client careReal-world case examples showing how small interventions can make a big impactLearn how simple, evidence-based interventions can support comfort, confidence, and faster healing for your clients.Have a comment or question about today’s episode? Message Lynn on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Lynn.If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.comAbout The Speaker: Pam Cole, PT, CWS, is an international educator and founder of ShePak and Femicor. Her work bridges the science of wound care with pelvic health innovation to improve healing outcomes for women worldwide.Pam graduated from Boston University with a degree in Physical Therapy in 1996. She is a founding member of and has worked at the Methodist Hospital Wound Clinic in St. Louis Park, MN for 29 years. She developed and instructed full semester wound care courses at UMN and St. Scholastica for 18 years and 5 years respectively. Pam is a national wound care speaker and educator.She has also gone on 6 medical mission trips to Niger, Africa and Haiti. Out of her own need, she invented ShePak, a pelvic floor cooling device, and is the President of Femicorp. Learn more at: www.femicorp.com/shepak, www.facebook.com/femicorpVisit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE