Maureen O'Keefe, DPT Purple Mountain Physical Therapy, LLC
Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT is an experienced pelvic health physical therapist specialist, serving Grand Rapids, the West Michigan region and beyond with remote consultations. Dr. O’Keefe offers more than 20 years’ experience in pelvic floor physical therapy that is a culmination of broad post-graduate education specific to treating conditions related to pelvic health, sexual pain, pregnancy, postpartum, menopause, complex pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse and male pelvic health. Dr. O'Keefe's treatments for pelvic floor physical therapy help adults resolve pain, recover their pelvic floor strength & coordination and improve core muscles and avoid surgery. This includes for people who have pelvic pain, bladder issues, bowel disorders, traumatic birth injuries, complex pelvic pain, dyspareunia and back conditions. Participation in professional societies and treating individuals with challenging pelvic problems informs the advanced therapeutic techniques that Dr. O'Keefe provides her patients. She treats all pelvic floor PT conditions including, but not limited to, urinary incontinence, pregnancy and postpartum care, post-prostatectomy recovery, pelvic organ prolapse, diastasis recti, chronic prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, endometriosis and painful intercourse. Her clinical experience with complex conditions, including complex obstetric trauma, failed pelvic surgeries and chronic pelvic pain conditions allows her patients to receive comprehensive and compassionate, whole body care that generates results. Dr. O'Keefe creates a healing environment, in partnership with the patient, to optimize goal achievement and address all contributing factors in the pelvic condition. She provides advanced manual therapy treatments, myofascial release, trigger point dry needling, neural calming, heart rate variability coherence biofeedback, strengthening, therapeutic exercise, visceral and scar mobilization and coordination exercises for the pelvic floor, core and breathing. Dr. O’Keefe is proud to be a member of the International Pelvic Pain Society, the Intl Society for Sexual Medicine, the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, AUGS (American Urogynecologic Society), NAMS (North American Menopause Society) and the American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Pelvic Health. Dr. O’Keefe is committed to providing compassionate, results-oriented, whole body pelvic floor physical therapy care to her patients and is actively engaged in ongoing advanced education as well as mentoring other PTs in advanced pelvic health topics. Her greatest joy comes from receiving communication from her patients, long after they've finished their physical therapy, telling her of their busy and active lives! That's the goal! She is the founder of Purple Mountain Physical Therapy in Grand Rapids, Michigan. More information can be found at www.PurpleMountainPT.com where you can search and read many blogs on various pelvic topics or you can find Dr. O'Keefe on Instagram @purplemountainpt. To speak with a knowledgable team member at Purple Mountain PT, who can answer your questions, call (616) 516-4334.