Quit the BS. Get Real Pelvic Floor PT.
- Rushed 15–30 minute sessions that barely scratch the surface of your concerns
- Physical therapists juggling multiple patients at once, splitting their time between you and two or three others
- Most of your time spent with PT aides doing generic exercises instead of working directly with a licensed pelvic floor physical therapist
- Cookie-cutter treatment plans that look the same for everyone, regardless of your unique history or needs
- Care that ends before you’re truly healed — not because you’re better, but because the system says your sessions are up
You leave feeling like a number, not a patient. That’s not real care. That’s a mill.
What We Do Instead at Beyond Basics PT
- 60-minute, one-on-one sessions — every appointment is a full hour with your physical therapist. No rushed check-ins. No being shuffled around. Just uninterrupted care focused entirely on you.
- Pelvic health specialists — our physical therapists don’t dabble. Pelvic health is what we do, and it’s what we’re known for. You’ll be treated by experts with advanced training, not generalists.
- Custom treatment plans — because no two bodies are the same. Your plan is designed for your needs, history, and goals — not pulled from a cookie-cutter exercise sheet.
- Multidisciplinary care — healing doesn’t happen in a vacuum. We collaborate with other specialists when needed so your care addresses the full picture, not just the symptoms.
- Flexible payment & reimbursement support — we’re out-of-network so we can give you the care you actually need, without restrictions. But that doesn’t mean you’re on your own. Many patients still get money back, and our team guides you step by step. We also offer a sliding scale fee for those who qualify.
Factory Care vs. Real Care
| Factory-Style PT Clinics | Beyond Basics PT |
|---|---|
| 15–30 minute sessions | Full 60 minutes, every visit |
| Physical therapist juggling multiple patients at once | One-on-one care — your physical therapist’s full attention |
| Most of your time spent with PT aides | Licensed pelvic floor physical therapist every time |
| Cookie-cutter protocols | Custom treatment plans built for your needs, history, and goals |
| Care ends when insurance says stop | Care continues until you’re truly better |
| Patients treated like a number in the system | You’re the priority, not the paperwork |
| “Covered” sessions with surprise bills | Affordable care with flexible payment and reimbursement support |
| 6 month waitlist to be seen | Appointments available right away |
Why Patients Switch to Beyond Basics PT
Many patients who come to Beyond Basics have already experienced the “factory model” of pelvic floor physical therapy. Bouncing from clinic to clinic, hoping to find relief, only to be met with the same frustrations: rushed sessions, generic exercises, and a lack of real progress.
They’ve sat through 15–30 minute appointments that end before their questions are even answered. Being passed from one provider to another, with therapists juggling multiple patients at once and rarely giving them undivided attention. The bulk of their session is spent with a PT aide leading them through cookie-cutter exercises that feel disconnected from their specific needs.
Patients are tired of:
- Being rushed in and out before meaningful care even begins
- Feeling like just another name on an overbooked schedule instead of a person with a unique story
- Spending more time with a PT aide than with a licensed pelvic floor physical therapist
- Paying for “quick visits” that are more about meeting quotas than achieving results
- Seeing no real progress despite weeks or months of effort
Conditions We Treat at Beyond Basics PT
- Bladder Concerns
- Bowel Concerns
- Pain & Sexual Health
- Pregnancy & Postpartum Recovery
- Post-Surgical & Gender-Affirming Care
- Hormonal, Complex & Overlapping Conditions
- Pediatric Pelvic Health
Bladder Concerns
- Leaking urine (stress incontinence with coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercise)
- Sudden, strong urges to urinate (urgency)
- Going too often (frequency)
- Difficulty emptying the bladder fully
- Painful urination without infection
- Interstitial cystitis (IC) / bladder pain syndrome
- Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence
- Bedwetting (enuresis) in children
- Daytime urinary accidents (incontinence in kids)
- Dribbling after urination
Bowel Concerns
- Constipation (chronic, painful, or incomplete emptying)
- Painful bowel movements
- Withholding stool or avoiding the bathroom
- Bowel urgency (difficulty holding it)
- Bowel leakage / accidental stool loss
- Encopresis (chronic stool accidents in children)
- Stool leakage / skid marks in underwear
- Abdominal pain linked to bowel issues
- IBS & bloating
Pain & Sexual Health
- Pelvic pain (aching, burning, sharp, or pressure in pelvis, hips, or low back)
- Pudendal neuralgia and other nerve-related pelvic pain
- Painful sex (dyspareunia)
- Pain after sex
- Pain with ejaculation
- Vaginismus (pelvic muscles tightening or spasming)
- Vulvodynia (burning, stinging pain around the vulva)
- Vestibulodynia (pain at the vaginal opening)
- Clitoral pain (clitorodynia)
- Erectile dysfunction
- Hard Flaccid Syndrome
- Chronic prostatitis (non-bacterial)
- Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS)
- Period pain (dysmenorrhea)
- Endometriosis
- Sexual dysfunction beyond pain (low arousal, reduced sensation, orgasm difficulties)
Pregnancy & Postpartum Recovery
- Prenatal pelvic floor therapy
- Postpartum healing and recovery
- Core weakness / diastasis recti
- C-section scar pain or tightness
- Pelvic organ prolapse (during or after pregnancy)
- Pelvic girdle pain / SI joint pain
- Tailbone pain (coccydynia, postpartum or injury-related)
- Childbirth trauma recovery
Post-Surgical & Gender-Affirming Care
- Pre- and post-operative pelvic care (pelvic, abdominal, orthopedic)
- Post-hysterectomy pelvic pain and dysfunction
- Support after gender-affirming surgery (vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, hysterectomy, chest surgery)
- Scar tissue restrictions / adhesions
- Scar tissue release and mobility work after surgery
- Dilator training and comfort strategies
- Sexual function and intimacy support
- Hormone-related pelvic floor changes
- Post-radiation pelvic health (gynecologic, colorectal, prostate cancer survivors — scar tissue, pain, dryness, fibrosis)
- Abdominal wall or nerve entrapment pain
Hormonal, Complex & Overlapping Conditions
- Menopause & perimenopause changes (pain, dryness, leakage, tissue changes)
- Feeling of pelvic heaviness or pressure (with or without prolapse)
- Pelvic floor weakness or muscle imbalance
- Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction
- Chronic low back pain with pelvic floor involvement
- Orthopedic issues connected to the pelvic floor (hip pain, low back pain)
- Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMJ / jaw pain)
- Lymphatic drainage
- Pelvic congestion syndrome
- Secondary conditions linked to Long COVID
Pediatric Pelvic Health
- Constipation
- Painful bowel movements
- Withholding stool or avoiding the bathroom
- Bedwetting (enuresis)
- Daytime urinary accidents (incontinence)
- Urinary urgency (sudden, strong urges to “go”)
- Urinary frequency (going too often, even right after using the bathroom)
- Delayed potty training or toilet refusal
- Difficulty emptying the bladder fully
- Dribbling after urination
- Painful urination without infection
- Stool leakage / skid marks in underwear
- Encopresis (chronic stool accidents related to constipation)
- Abdominal pain linked to bowel or bladder issues
- Pelvic floor muscle discoordination (difficulty relaxing or contracting muscles properly)
- Pediatric pelvic pain
Conditions We Treat at Beyond Basics PT
Bladder Concerns
- Leaking urine (stress incontinence with coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercise)
- Sudden, strong urges to urinate (urgency)
- Going too often (frequency)
- Difficulty emptying the bladder fully
- Painful urination without infection
- Interstitial cystitis (IC) / bladder pain syndrome
- Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence
- Bedwetting (enuresis) in children
- Daytime urinary accidents (incontinence in kids)
- Dribbling after urination
Bowel Concerns
- Constipation (chronic, painful, or incomplete emptying)
- Painful bowel movements
- Withholding stool or avoiding the bathroom
- Bowel urgency (difficulty holding it)
- Bowel leakage / accidental stool loss
- Encopresis (chronic stool accidents in children)
- Stool leakage / skid marks in underwear
- Abdominal pain linked to bowel issues
- IBS & bloating
Pain & Sexual Health
- Pelvic pain (aching, burning, sharp, or pressure in pelvis, hips, or low back)
- Pudendal neuralgia and other nerve-related pelvic pain
- Painful sex (dyspareunia)
- Pain after sex
- Pain with ejaculation
- Vaginismus (pelvic muscles tightening or spasming)
- Vulvodynia (burning, stinging pain around the vulva)
- Vestibulodynia (pain at the vaginal opening)
- Clitoral pain (clitorodynia)
- Erectile dysfunction
- Hard Flaccid Syndrome
- Chronic prostatitis (non-bacterial)
- Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS)
- Period pain (dysmenorrhea)
- Endometriosis
- Sexual dysfunction beyond pain (low arousal, reduced sensation, orgasm difficulties)
Pregnancy & Postpartum Recovery
- Prenatal pelvic floor therapy
- Postpartum healing and recovery
- Core weakness / diastasis recti
- C-section scar pain or tightness
- Pelvic organ prolapse (during or after pregnancy)
- Pelvic girdle pain / SI joint pain
- Tailbone pain (coccydynia, postpartum or injury-related)
- Childbirth trauma recovery
Post-Surgical & Gender-Affirming Care
- Pre- and post-operative pelvic care (pelvic, abdominal, orthopedic)
- Post-hysterectomy pelvic pain and dysfunction
- Support after gender-affirming surgery (vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, hysterectomy, chest surgery)
- Scar tissue restrictions / adhesions
- Scar tissue release and mobility work after surgery
- Dilator training and comfort strategies
- Sexual function and intimacy support
- Hormone-related pelvic floor changes
- Post-radiation pelvic health (gynecologic, colorectal, prostate cancer survivors — scar tissue, pain, dryness, fibrosis)
- Abdominal wall or nerve entrapment pain
Hormonal, Complex & Overlapping Conditions
- Menopause & perimenopause changes (pain, dryness, leakage, tissue changes)
- Feeling of pelvic heaviness or pressure (with or without prolapse)
- Pelvic floor weakness or muscle imbalance
- Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction
- Chronic low back pain with pelvic floor involvement
- Orthopedic issues connected to the pelvic floor (hip pain, low back pain)
- Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMJ / jaw pain)
- Lymphatic drainage
- Pelvic congestion syndrome
- Secondary conditions linked to Long COVID
Pediatric Pelvic Health
- Constipation
- Painful bowel movements
- Withholding stool or avoiding the bathroom
- Bedwetting (enuresis)
- Daytime urinary accidents (incontinence)
- Urinary urgency (sudden, strong urges to “go”)
- Urinary frequency (going too often, even right after using the bathroom)
- Delayed potty training or toilet refusal
- Difficulty emptying the bladder fully
- Dribbling after urination
- Painful urination without infection
- Stool leakage / skid marks in underwear
- Encopresis (chronic stool accidents related to constipation)
- Abdominal pain linked to bowel or bladder issues
- Pelvic floor muscle discoordination (difficulty relaxing or contracting muscles properly)
- Pediatric pelvic pain
Client Testimonials
Beyond Basics: We Can Help
Since 2003, Beyond Basics has been a place of hope and healing for our patients. We believe skilled and compassionate healing can restore your body’s harmony and balance. Founder, Amy Stein, and co-founder, Corey Hazama are renowned experts and leaders in pelvic floor PT.
The skilled physical therapists at Beyond Basics receive extensive training to qualify them to be the world’s leaders in pelvic floor rehabilitation. All of our therapists have been carefully selected to work at Beyond Basics because they possess the right expertise, kindness, and empathy to allow them to excel at our practice. Our therapists have completed hundreds of additional hours outside of their doctorates both internally and externally through institutes such as Herman and Wallace and the American Physical Therapy Association, to help hone their practice and provide exceptional treatment efficiently and compassionately. In addition to being the world’s first and foremost experts in pelvic floor dysfunction, our individual therapists have cultivated additional skills unique to their own personal interests. Read more about each one of our therapists here.
Quit the BS. Get Real Care. Start Healing.
Quit the BS. Get Real Pelvic Floor PT.
— Beyond Basics PT | Pelvic Floor Therapy NYC.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes someone a pelvic floor physical therapist versus a regular physical therapist?
All pelvic physical therapists get additional training in pelvic floor treatment through continuing education and at our clinic. We pride ourselves on the level of training we provide, not just at the beginning but throughout the time our therapists spend at Beyond Basics. We know that learning is a life-long process. We also provide additional training in the physiology of the GI system and urinary system as well as sexual health and function and nutritional training. Most PT programs and schools do not provide the depth and breadth of knowledge that we provide all our PTs at Beyond Basics
What is pelvic floor dysfunction and why does it happen?
Pelvic floor dysfunction is extremely common and occurs when the muscles, tissues, or nerves of the pelvic floor are weakened, tightened, or injured by trauma, chronic strain, or overuse. Pelvic floor disorders can result from traumatic injury such as a fall, from sporting activity, surgery, or childbirth. They can also happen from more chronic issues, such as infection or chronic inflammation such as endometriosis. Pelvic floor disorders can be a consequence of poor alignment or posture, overuse, or improper movement. The pelvic floor muscles surround the urethra, rectum, vagina and prostate; therefore, if there is a dysfunction in these muscles it can result in urinary, bowel, or sexual dysfunction in people of all ages.
Who should I see to get a proper diagnosis?
What should I expect at my first appointment?
We always start by asking questions. This gives us the background and context we need to understand your body, your pain, and your issue. Then we do a physical exam. This is a hands-on evaluation based on your symptoms. We may evaluate external and internal muscles. The goal is to trace your issue to its source (or sources) so we can get you real relief.
As part of the holistic care of the patient with a pelvic pain/dysfunction condition we are trained and can provide appropriate manual techniques internally to structures of the pelvis, including the pelvic floor muscles, nerves, and bones (coccyx). As the patient, you always dictate the care you are comfortable with and can refuse any treatment at any time without an explanation.
In your hour-long sessions, you’ll get hands-on treatment from your PT and exercises to start at home between appointments.
Which insurance providers do you work with?
We accept United Healthcare, Cigna, Aetna, and Oxford insurance out-of-network plans. Our billing staff will submit claims on your behalf. You can also make convenient monthly payments with various finance options with Care Credit. We offer our patients special interest-free financing of 6, 12, or 18 months. We also offer discounted package rates through Care Credit.
If you have specific questions about insurance coverage, financing, or financial assistance, please call our billing office at: 212.354.2622, text us: 212.354.2622 or email [email protected]
Is pelvic floor physical therapy covered by insurance?
At Beyond Basics, we are out of network with most insurance providers. This allows us to offer better care, including full-hour, one-on-one sessions without passing you off to aides. We create a treatment plan based on your specific needs rather than the limitations set by insurance plans, and we focus on functional goals that truly improve your life.
We accept out-of-network plans from Cigna, United Healthcare, Aetna, and Oxford. Our internal billing staff will work with you to submit claims on your behalf and walk you through your options. You can also make convenient monthly payments with various finance options through Care Credit, offering special interest-free financing of 6, 12, or 18 months, as well as discounted package rates.
If you have any questions about insurance coverage or financing, call our billing office at 212.354.2622, text us at 212.354.2622, or email [email protected].
What if I live out of town?
We encourage you to continue treatment with a local pelvic floor PT when you go home. If you can’t find someone near you, we recommend returning to us every month or couple of months for in-person visits.
We also offer telehealth – one-on-one video sessions completed over an online platform during which a PT guides you through treatments, progresses your exercise, and gives you support. This is another option to ensure that you progress at home when traveling isn’t an option. Click here to find out more about telehealth and to schedule an appointment.
Either way, we’ll give you as many tools as possible to continue your journey of healing at home.
