Pregnancy & Pelvic Health

Jennifer Dieter, MPT, is a physical therapist with 24 years of experience in outpatient physical therapy and sports medicine. She has achieved success in the treatment of cervical and lumbar spine, surgical and non-surgical orthopedic injuries, sports medicine, back pain during pregnancy and women’s health patients with her manual therapy skills and functional treatment philosophies. She has experience working with high level professional athletes, CrossFit athletes, "weekend warriors", and implemented a strength and conditioning program for adolescents. She is an eight-time CrossFit Games masters athlete, finishing between 9th and 5th overall from 2015-2022 and has won several recent CrossFit Masters events. She also set a National record for the USA Weightlifting in 2016 for the snatch, clean and jerk and total, in 2018 set the World Record in Weightlifting for the same events. She also won the National Championship in 2020 and won the World Championship for Weightlifting in 2022.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jennifer Dieter serves as CEO of REAL Movement, co-owner of First Coast CrossFit, and an instructor with RockTape. She also maintains an employment relationship with Brazen CrossFit. In addition, she is the chief contributor to the Master’s Chatter Podcast. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Jennifer Dieter has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Aimee M. Bailey, PT, DPT, RYT-200hour, has 17 years of experience in a variety of settings, but with a focus in women’s health/pelvic health physical therapy. Aimee has advanced training in assessment and treatment of the pelvic floor, pelvic pain, and orthopedic assessment of the pelvic floor through the APTA and Herman Wallace. She is a member of Global Pelvic Health Alliance (GPHAM) and the Pelvic Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

She is a certified Clinical Instructor through APTA since 2011, training students for the last 8 years in her passion for women’s health. She served as a Director of Rehab for 6 years and managed a clinical staff of 80 therapists. She is a yoga instructor at the 200-hour level, prenatal yoga instructor and paddle board yoga instructor. She loves to use yoga to help treat people with pelvic pain and incontinence.

She is the owner of a cash-based private practice- Terra Lotus, LLC and the creator and host of The Nashville Women’s Health Podcast. She balances her work with her family and has 3 lively daughters. She is actively homeschooling her children and they are teaching her how to live life to the fullest.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Aimee Bailey is the owner of Terra Lotus Physical Therapy, and has an employment relationship with SunCrest Home Health. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Aimee Bailey has no relevant financial relationships.

Julia Mitchell is a clinical physiotherapist and RockTape Instructor, with a passion for supporting women during pregnancy and postpartum. She completed her Master of Science in physiotherapy from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in human kinetics with honours from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has worked in the private practice physiotherapy industry in Nova Scotia for many years, and is proud to provide focused, movement based, one on one care to all of her clients.

Julia has completed continuing education in multiple areas, including evaluating and treating the female athlete, running injury prevention, addressing core mechanics and diastasis recti in postpartum women, acupuncture, dry needling, kinesiology taping and IASTM. Julia is the founder of Mom on the Run Club, Inc., a company focused on providing running and movement solutions for busy moms. Along with a physiotherapy colleague, she has created an education course for healthcare and fitness providers on external pelvic health care during pregnancy and postpartum. Julia is an avid runner, and Mom to two funny and busy toddlers, and loves spending time outside being active with her family. You can find more information at juliamitchellphysio.com, or on Instagram @juliamitchell.physio.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Julia Mitchell maintains a private practice and is the founder and owner of Mom on the Run Productions, Inc. She has an employment relationship with Dartmouth General Hospital. She receives a consulting fee and speaker honorarium from RockTape and Implus, LLC. Julia Mitchell is the education coordinator for RockTape Canada and is on the instructor team for RockTape California. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Julie Mitchell is a member of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association.

Elizabeth Frey, FCAMPT, MCISC (MANIP), MSc. PT, MSc, BPHE, BSc, MCPA

Liz holds a BSc and BPHE from Queen’s University; a MSc in Exercise Physiology from the University of Toronto, a MSc (PT) from McMaster University, and a MCISC (Manip) from University of Western Ontario. She is a member of the CPA and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physical Therapists (FCAMPT). Liz is also a Contemporary Medical Acupuncture provider.

Liz is a clinic owner and practicing physiotherapist with a specialty in pelvic health physiotherapy. She is an instructor for Rocktape® Canada, a clinical lab facilitator at the University of Toronto, and a clinical supervisor for physiotherapy students.

As an orthopaedic and pelvic health physiotherapist, Liz integrates her over 10 years of clinical expertise to provide a unique whole-body approach to wellness. Liz’s practice focuses on helping women navigate pregnancy, menopause, and everything in between. Her care model addresses the underlying dysfunction causing injury and provides education to help prevent future re-injury. Her patient-centered approach empowers her patients to set goals, balance muscular dysfunction, and work toward optimal health. She does all of this through hands-on techniques, comprehensive education, and tailored progressive exercise programs.

Personally, as a busy mother of three children, the health habits that don’t slip for Liz are mindset and exercise – it is her positive outlook and passion to stay strong and mobile as she ages that are a few of her defining features.
 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elizabeth Frey is the owner of PhysioPlus Health Group, an instructor with Rock Tape, and has an employment relationship with Fringe. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Elizabeth Frey is a member of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy and the Women’s Health Division of the CPA.

Betsy Shandalov, OTR/L, C-IAYT, End of Life Doula, is a holistic occupational therapist and has worked as a clinician, educator and supervisor in rehabilitation, community re-entry and the school setting. Her extensive knowledge of disease and disability with adults and children in a variety of settings combines with her complementary holistic treatments to provide a new level of understanding of how the brain and the immune system work together for natural and therapeutic healing. Betsy teaches clients to empower themselves to prevent injury, heal an existing injury and help with pain management and trauma throughout the lifespan. She works with individuals and families helping to find balance in their minds and bodies by using Ayurveda, Yoga therapy, Meditation and Mindfulness for healing.

Betsy is a certified yoga therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is certified as a yoga kids' teacher and trainer by Yoga Kids International. She has advanced training in trauma through The Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C. and is a Level I Reiki practitioner. She recently completed her Ayurvedic Medicine Training for wellness coaching and this past year authored a chapter on Meditation in an Integrative Medicine Textbook for Rehab Professionals.  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Betsy Shandalov has employment relationships with Yogaot.com and Breath and Grace.Com. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Betsy Shandalov has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Shanté Cofield, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, CF-L1,, physical therapist turned entrepreneur, aka The Movement Maestro, is the founder of The Movement Maestro LLC, a social media-based company that provides both online and in-person education for movement professionals around the world. Shanté’s passion for digital business has helped her amass a social media following of nearly 60,000 people, become an international speaker, and launch her own podcast, Maestro on the Mic, which has been downloaded over a half a million times to date. With her continued success in the digital space, Shanté’s professional purists now center around providing business coaching to movement professionals, with a focus on brand strategy and community development in the ever-growing digital marketplace. Shanté is a proud SoCal resident, drives a hypergreen Jeep Wrangler, and wishes to leave you with this message: "Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire."

 

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: C. Shante Cofield is the creator of The Movement Maestro. She receives a speaking honorarium from RockTape. Dr. Cofield receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Non-financial: C. Shante Cofield has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.