Manual Therapy, Pain Science & PGAD - PelviCon Speaker Series with Stephanie Prendergast

What does it take to build one of the largest pelvic health practices in the country, train medical colleagues, and tackle some of the toughest conditions in our field?In this PelviCon Speaker Series interview, we sit down with Stephanie Prendergast, co-founder of the Pelvic Health & Rehabilitation Center, to talk about her journey, her advocacy, and her upcoming PelviCon topics.In this episode we cover: ✨ Stephanie’s early career struggles and mentorship with Dr. Jerome Weiss ✨ How she built a multi-location practice treating complex pelvic pain ✨ Her recent experience training OBGYN residents in pelvic floor exams ✨ Why demystifying PGAD is so critical — and how PTs can lead the way ✨ Balancing manual therapy with pain science in complex patient care ✨ The importance of internal exams (and how to explain them to patients) ✨ Why advocacy is essential to protect and advance our professionStephanie is not only an incredible clinician but a passionate advocate for our field. You’ll leave this episode both inspired and challenged to level up your own work.🎟️ Want to learn directly from Stephanie at PelviCon 2025? She’ll be teaching on demystifying PGAD and balancing manual therapy + pain science.📢 Reminder: In-person tickets sold out in just 29 minutes this year, but you can still join us with the Live Virtual Pass. If you register in the next few weeks (by 9/2), you’ll also get a printed manual + goodie bag shipped right to your door.👉 Grab your Live Virtual Pass hereStephanie PrendergastMake sure you're following Stephanie for some great information and check out all she's doing for our field here!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy (www.pelvicsanity.com) together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped 700+ pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Business Programs (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) to build a practice that works for them! Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!