Women’s Rehabilitation
St.Vincent provides a team of licensed physical and occupational therapists devoted to the highest quality rehabilitation specifically for women. These rehabilitation professionals provide compassionate, state-of-the-art care in the St.Vincent "Spirit of Caring."
Our clinicians understand that successful treatment for these conditions requires unique knowledge and skill. Each therapist completes specialized continuing education and networks with other professionals to continually advance their expertise in the rehab care of women.
Conditions We Treat
We offer rehabilitation for women who have:
- Low back pain due to lumbar dysfunction, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, scoliosis, pelvic girdle instability/obliquity, diastasis recti
- Hip pain and dysfunction due to pubic symphysis laxity/diastasis, hip adductor tendonitis, trochanteric bursitis, meralgia paresthetica
- Upper back and/or flank pain due to thoracic or cervical spine dysfunction, ribcage dysfunction, muscle imbalance
- Groin pain due to round ligament and/or inguinal ligament strain and inflammation
- Breastbone pain due to costochondritis
- Other musculoskeletal dysfunctions such as carpal tunnel syndrome and plantar fasciitis
- Gestational Diabetes (for exercise program instructions and follow up)
- Postpartum pelvic floor pain (e.g., painful scar s/p episiotomy, painful coccyx)
- Postpartum peripheral nerve injury
- High-risk obstetrical conditions
Our inpatient rehabilitation care for obstetrical patients is complemented by our comprehensive Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) rehabilitation program for newborn infants who require a stay in the NICU.
Treatment
Some of the treatment interventions we provide are:
Exercise: Pelvic floor retraining through muscle reeducation or relaxation, trunk/pelvic stabilization, postural training, diaphragmatic breathing, stretching and cardiovascular
- Education: Exercise precautions and benefits, partner participation, body mechanics, energy conservation, body changes associated with child-bearing, diastisis recti management, home exercise programs including postpartum exercise program instruction (vaginal and cesarean deliveries), bladder retraining, voiding biomechanics
- Biofeedback: To facilitate pelvic floor retraining or relaxation
- Manual therapy: Soft tissue mobilization, scar massage, muscle energy, spinal joint mobilization
- Modalities to facilitate pain control
Special interventions for high risk obstetrical conditions (inpatient) include:
- Individualized therapeutic exercises depending on activity restrictions, uterine irritability, and fetal status
- Patient education on bed mobility and positioning, breathing and relaxation techniques, spine and joint relief positions
- Management of musculoskeletal dysfunctions (if present) as above
Other Rehabilitation Services for Women
We are committed to providing quality rehabilitation care at all stages of a woman’s lifespan. We have additional services dedicated to addressing a multitude of conditions a woman may experience at any point in her life, including:
Tips for Outpatient Rehabilitation
Check out our steps to ensure a smooth start up to your therapy.
Outpatient Locations
Outpatient services are provided at:
Avon
Incontinence, pregnancy, pelvic pain, and lymphedema services:
Avon Clinic
97 Dover Street
Avon, IN 46123
(317) 415-5980
Fax: (317) 415-5981
Elwood
St.Vincent Mercy Hospital
1331 South A Street
Elwood, IN 46036
(765) 552-4600
Carmel
Lymphedema services:
St.Vincent Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy
1185 Carmel Drive, Building C
Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 415-6980
Fax: (317) 415-6990
Incontinence, pregnancy, pelvic pain, and lymphedema services:
St.Vincent Carmel Professional Building
13450 N. Meridian, Suite 140
Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 582-8170
Fax: (317) 582-7519
Indianapolis
Incontinence, pregnancy, pelvic pain, and lymphedema services:
St.Vincent Physical, Occupational, Speech and Voice Therapy
Physicians Medical Plaza
8550 Naab Road, Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46260
(317) 338-3364
Fax: (317) 338-6491
Lymphedema services:
St.Vincent Physical and Occupational Therapy (Northwest Blvd.)
8227 Northwest Blvd., Suite 160
Indianapolis, IN 46278
(317) 415-5700
Fax: (317) 415-5710
Incontinence, pregnancy, pelvic pain, and lymphedema services:
St.Vincent Physical and Occupational Therapy Center (Lafayette Road)
5460 Lafayette Road
Indianapolis, IN 46254
(317) 415-7337
Fax: (317) 415-7335
Pregnancy services:
St.Vincent Physical Therapy (North Post Road)1519 North Post Road
Indianapolis, IN 46219
(317) 415-6100
Fax: (317) 415-6105
Noblesville
Incontinence, pregnancy, pelvic pain, and lymphedema services:
Pebblebrook Clinic
5691 Pebble Village Lane
Noblesville, IN 46062
(317) 415-5840
Fax: (317) 415-5841
Inpatient Locations
Inpatient Services for women and newborns are available at:
Centralized Scheduling
For centralized scheduling in the Indianapolis area, call:
- Adult therapies: (317) 338-LIVE (5483)
- Pediatric therapies: (317) 338-GROW (4769)