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We’re excited to share with you information and resources provided by SP partners, professionals, specialists and consultants to support you throughout the perinatal experience. The videos, interviews, and resources found on this page should not replace the advice of your healthcare team. Please check with your care provider and chiropractor or physical therapist for more in depth evaluation and assistance.

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Coach Kate Johnson

Kate Johnson is a CrossFit Level 2 Trainer and Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach in Greeley, Colorado. Kate coaches out of CrossFit Helix and runs her own personal training business helping people navigate core and pelvic health during pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. Her passion is helping educate, guide and support people through common issues like Diastasis recti, prolapse, and incontinence so they can feel confident and continue doing what they love to do! Kate has extensively pursued ongoing education in regards to women's health and fitness over the last three years obtaining and/or currently pursuing certifications in Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism, Active Life Professional Immersion Graduate, Postnatal Fitness Specialist Graduate, The Female Athlete with Physio Antony Lo, POP Uplift Professionals Course (a pelvic organ prolapse- currently pursuing), and the Diastasis Recti Course for Rehab and Fitness Professionals (currently pursuing). Kate is a teaching assistant for Women's Health Physiotherapist Antony Lo and The Female Athlete Course. Kate is a mom to two fun, energy filled boys (ages 8 and 4) who love to help her workout in the garage gym (they love burpees!) when they aren't playing football or soccer.

Customizing for the Pregnant and Postpartum Athlete

Dr. Terri Robertson Elder

Dr. Terri Robertson Elder (she/her) is passionate about collaborating with people experiencing uncertainty about pelvic, bladder or bowel symptoms to find understanding and relief, so that they may thrive and cultivate joy in movement and sport. Terri graduated from Georgia State University with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2014, following a decade-long career as a neuromuscular massage therapist and educator. She has spent the last 6 years as a Physical Therapist at a large hospital system, practicing in acute care as well as outpatient, with primary areas of interest in oncology treatment and pelvic health. She opened Thrive Physical Therapy to offer a personalized model of Physical Therapy, so that people may experience convenience and relief from the comfort of their own homes. Terri also holds certifications as a Kripalu yoga teacher and Pilates instructor, and is a Certified Lymphedema Therapist. Dr. Robertson Elder also holds a position as part-time faculty in the Department of Physical Therapy at Georgia State University.

Core and Pelvic Floor - Basics
Core and Pelvic Floor - In Depth
Diastasis Recti Overview and Live Assessment
Incontinence Overview
Urinary Incontinence Discussion and Live Assessment
Pelvic Floor Relaxation Strategies

Dr. Erica Boland

Dr. Erica Boland is a passion driven woman and very much a movement and pelvic floor enthusiast. As a chiropractor, Erica thrives in connecting with women and children to help them move better and feel better on this journey. Much of her practice is focused on healing the core and pelvic floor in the prenatal and postpartum period. After over a decade of doula work, she is now a student midwife and looks forward to deeply integrating her passions for movement and birth as a chiropractor and midwife.  She teaches other professionals across the globe how to set a higher standard of care for the parenthood transition and it is her mission to educate and empower women and lead transformation of current postpartum protocols. She refills her cup through listening to live music, playing guitar, dancing, fitness, and best of all spending time with her husband Kyle and their four beautiful boys.

Mobilizing Scar Tissue
Round Ligament Release
Pubic Symphysis Dysfunction
Core Rehab and the Fourth Trimester Bundle
The Functional Progression

Dr. Jessie Carter

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Dr. Jessie Carter is a 2001 graduate of the University of Evansville in Evansville, IN, where she earned both her BS and Masters degrees in physical therapy. In 2014, she completed the Executive Program in Private Practice Management through Evidence in Motion and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) through the EIM Institute of Health Professions. She has trained extensively in the area of pelvic physical therapy over her 18 years in practice including numerous courses in the management of the obstetric client, pelvic floor dysfunction in men and women across the lifespan, biofeedback, visceral mobilization, and orthopaedic management. Last year, she started serving as a lab assistant for the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute for their "Male Pelvic Floor Function, Dysfunction & Treatment'' course. She hopes to serve in a teaching capacity more in the future. Jessie grew up in Columbia, IL, a suburb of St. Louis, MO, but currently resides in Clarksville, TN, where she owns High Pointe Physical Therapy, an outpatient clinic offering physical, occupational, and speech therapy services for adults and children. 

Diastasis Recti Information and Assessment

Double Unders and Urinary Incontinence
Effective Bowel Movements and Urinary Incontinence
Behavioral Habits and Urinary Incontinence
Pelvic Physio: What to Expect
How to Find a Pelvic Physical Therapist
Male Pelvic Health Discussion + Q&A

Kim Perez, MA, NTP

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Kim Perez is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, owner of Root and Branch Nutrition, and her proudest endeavor, new mom to her baby boy, Henry. She is passionate about teaching, empowering, and supporting women to reconnect with their bodies, live in tune with their natural ebbs and flows, and nourish themselves body, mind, and soul- which she does through the lens of functional nutrition and holistic wellness. While she focuses on all things women’s health and hormones, her own recent pregnancy and postpartum journey ignited a spark in her to more deeply help other women through the beautiful, sacred, yet often overwhelming and unsettling transition into motherhood.

Navigating Fitness and Your Menstrual Cycle