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Pelvic Floor Therapy and EDS physical therapy serving Bethesda and Washington DC surrounding metropolitan areas
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Pelvic Floor Therapy and EDS physical therapy serving Bethesda and Washington DC surrounding metropolitan areas
I have been been a practicing clinician for the past ten years. I am currently offering physical therapy services in Bethesda, Maryland.
My advanced training is in male pelvic therapy and female pelvic floor assessment and therapy, hypermobility spectrum disorders, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome physical therapy, visceral mobilization, manual therapy and chronic pain science therapy.
I have completed advanced training in pelvic floor physical therapy through Herman and Wallace and my advanced training in Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder Management through the courses offered through Ehlers Danlos Society.
My practice over the last ten years as a physical therapist has evolved from approaching pain from a biomedical lens (concept that pain is in the tissue) to understanding and implementing a biopsychological and neuroimmune approach. This concept involves assessment of not only the musculoskeletal system but other equally important factors like fear of movements, systemic inflammation, hormonal contributions, social factors, psychological factors, sleep, diet, faith etc.
I grew up in Nepal as the third daughter in a family that desperately wanted a son. In that environment, daughters were often seen as less than.
That experience stayed with me and shaped who I became. From an early age, it sparked a deep desire to advocate for women—perhaps even as a quiet form of rebellion. That pull is what eventually led me to specialize in female pelvic floor therapy. As I began working in women’s health, though, I quickly realized that men’s health is also profoundly underserved, if not even more so. Wanting to help fill that gap, I expanded my training into men’s health physical therapy as well.
My path toward specializing in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) began unexpectedly. While treating patients with endometriosis and chronic pain, I noticed that although they were improving, something still wasn’t quite adding up. Then one patient shared their EDS diagnosis with me. As I started learning more, everything clicked—the patterns I had been seeing finally made sense. That moment changed the direction of my work. I pursued advanced training to better understand EDS and to support a chronically ill population that is too often misunderstood, dismissed, and underserved.
External and Internal Pelvic Floor Assessment, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and Treatment, Herman and Wallace
EDS ECHO Program for neuromusculoskeletal, systemic co-morbities, Ehlers Danlos Society
Genitopelvic Pain, ISSWSH
Finding Functional Foundations Ehlers Danlos Syndrome/ Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Ongoing Training, Completing April 2025.
Visceral Mobilization, Herman and Wallace
Mckenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, Mckenzie Institute
Biopsychosocial Reframed- A model for treating pain
Pain Science Education and Neurodynamics
