The 5 Levels of Care in Pelvic Health: What Is The Gold Standard?

Let's cut through the noise....If someone you loved needed pelvic floor therapy tomorrow, where would you send them?🤔 Are there actually different levels of pelvic health care?We believe the answer is yes.The interesting part? Most pelvic therapists already act as though these different levels exist—we've just never had a common language to describe them.Think about it...If your spouse, your parent, or your child developed pelvic floor dysfunction tomorrow, who would you recommend?Most of us wouldn't say:❌ "Just find any ortho PT."❌ "Start with telehealth or try an online program."❌ "Here's a great Instagram account."We'd recommend a pelvic floor specialist.  Someone who is trained and able to perform both an internal and external evaluation and hands-on treatment.That instinct reveals something important: we already recognize that different models of care have different capabilities.In this episode, we introduce what we're calling the Five Levels of Pelvic Health Care—a framework for thinking about the different therapeutic ceilings of pelvic health, from free educational resources all the way to the current gold standard of in-person pelvic floor specialists.In this episode, we discuss:✅ Why different models of care have different capabilities✅ What we mean by a model's therapeutic ceiling✅ The Five Levels of Pelvic Health Care✅ Why every level has value—and expands access in different ways✅ Why preserving the gold standard matters while thoughtfully increasing accessThis isn't about ranking clinicians or criticizing different models of care.Every level has passionate clinicians doing their absolute best for patients.Every level has an important role to play.But patients deserve honesty about what each model can—and cannot—provide so they can make informed decisions about their care.If you've been following this series, this episode brings everything together and introduces a framework we hope helps move the conversation around standards of care forward.There's only two big requirements for us:Be honest about your therapeutic ceiling.Don't present your level as though it replaces—or is equivalent or superior to—a higher level.Be exceptional within the level you've chosen.  No matter what setting you've chosen to practice in, strive to learn, grow and provide incredible care.About Nicole & Jesse CozeanPelvic health is hard. We want everyone in this field to have a joyful, impactful career. And for business owners to build something that truly works for them.🎙️ Rising Podcast – Leading pelvic health podcast with 1M+ downloads👤 Founders – PelvicSanity, one of the nation's leading cash-based pelvic health practices🎙️ Co-creators – PelviCon, the first-ever pelvic rehab conference📚 Clinical educators who have trained more than 3,000 pelvic PTs & OTs worldwide💼 Business coaches who have guided more than 1,000 pelvic rehab business ownersGet 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!