Tracy Sher, MPT, CSCS

Tracy Sher, MPT, CSCS started working as an orthopedic and pelvic physical therapist in 2000. She currently owns her own private practice, Sher Pelvic Health and Healing in Orlando, FL. She sees patients locally as well as from out of state and country for a variety of pelvic/pelvic floor diagnoses, with a specialization in complex pelvic pain issues. Tracy is also the founder of the start-up, Pelvic Guru, a blog and social media entity that provides education, research, and humor in the area of Pelvic Health.

Prior to starting her own practice, Tracy successfully started or helped expand large hospital-based women’s health/pelvic physical therapy programs. She was Manager of the Pelvic Health Rehabilitation Program of Florida Hospital in Orlando, FL, where she was lead clinical practitioner for the outpatient clinics associated with the Pelvic Health program.

Tracy has presented for the International Pelvic Pain Society and the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. She has also been a speaker at the APTA’s Combined Section Meeting and the Annual Conference regarding the topics of Social Media for PTs and Women’s Health Diagnoses and Exercise. She regularly presented lectures to OB/GYN’s for Grand Rounds at Florida Hospital and GYN, Family Health and Colorectal Residents and Fellows, Urology- Prostate Surgery Teams and the Endometriosis Support Group. She started and managed a GYN Family Resident Pelvic PT observation program. She is currently completing her AASECT Sexuality Counseling Certification to complement her work

Tracy received her Bachelor’s degree from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. She completed her Master of Physical Therapy degree at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, where she also received an award for clinical excellence.  She is a member of the APTA SOWH, American Association of Sexuality Counselors, Educators and Therapists, the National Vulvodynia Association, the International Pelvic Pain Society, and contributes to Pudendal Neuralgia networks.

Kathe Wallace PT, BCB-PMD

Kathe Wallace PT, BCB-PMD, is an internationally recognized clinician, author and innovative teacher in the field of pelvic floor rehabilitation. A physical therapist since 1976, Kathe has focused on the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction since 1988. She received the Washington state physical therapy association (PTWA) Clinical Excellence Award in 2006. She currently has a clinical practice in Seattle, Washington as well as serving as a Clinical Instructor, Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, at the University of Washington.

Kathe has authored chapters in Clinics in Sport Medicine, and published research on a vulvodynia functional outcome tool (known as the VQ) in the APTA Section on Women’s Health (SOWH) journal. Her most recent publication is Reviving Your Sex Life after Childbirth, written for postpartum women and the clinicians who care for them.

Kathe has developed educational materials for practitioners through Progressive Therapeutics and was a co-investigator for the development of a validated functional tool for vulvodynia.In 1990, as a pioneering practitioner with a mission to teach and train physical therapists about pelvic floor dysfunction, Kathe helped the SOWH establish their pelvic floor continuing education series and taught the courses with Holly Herman through 2005. In 2000, she developed a course for therapists seeking more information regarding external treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions (PFPG). In 2006, as a founder of Herman and Wallace Inc., she co-developed and refined the series of pelvic floor continuing education Pelvic Floor 1, 2A and 2B with Holly Herman. Since 2016, Kathe has continued to teach and develop courses independently from Herman and Wallace, Inc. through her own company, Pelvic Resources, Kathe Wallace Physical Therapy.