Is Your Pelvic Floor PT a Real Pelvic PT?
Pelvic floor Rehabilitation Specialist, Physical therapist or Occupational therapist ( PT or OT) are specialized fields requiring unique skills and knowledge. If you're seeking help with your pelvic floor health, it's crucial to ensure that your therapist is genuinely...
Let’s Talk Menopause & Painful Intercourse.
Navigating menopause is a unique and often challenging journey. One common yet distressing symptom many experience is painful intercourse, also known as dyspareunia. This symptom, while common, can deeply affect one’s quality of life and intimate relationships. The...
Postpartum Prolapse: Types, Symptoms & Treatments
Updated March 25, 2026 — This post has been reviewed and expanded with current treatment information. Childbirth is a wonderful miracle, but it does have its own unique complications, some of which people are hesitant to talk openly about. Regardless of whether you...
Personal Lubricants: What to Use, What to Avoid
Updated March 24, 2026 — This post has been reviewed and expanded with current research and clinical guidance. We as physical therapists think this is very subjective. You don’t technically need to use lubricant but it can help in making sex more comfortable,...
Understanding Lymphedema: Expertise and Compassion at 5 Point PT
What is Lymphedema? Lymphedema is a condition characterized by swelling due to the accumulation of lymph fluid, often occurring in the arms or legs. It can result from cancer treatments that damage the lymphatic system, such as surgery, radiation therapy, or...
New! Pregnancy Wellness Package
Your body goes through significant changes during pregnancy and labor. You may experience low back pain, groin pain, diastasis recti, urinary incontinence, painful intercourse, and scarring from C-section or episiotomy. Did you know you don’t have to “live with it”?...
What is Interstitial Cystitis?
Interstitial Cystitis (IC) is a condition that lasts 6 weeks or longer and presents as lower urinary tract symptoms (such a urinary frequency or urgency) along with pain, pressure, or discomfort in the area of the urinary bladder. IC is also known as Bladder Pain...
Pregnant? We have some new research for you
At 5 Point Physical Therapy we practice what we preach. When our founder, Stacey, was pregnant with her daughter she made sure to include prenatal pelvic floor physical therapy in her pregnancy journey. Stacey shares: “I was delivered by a midwife and a doula. At 45 I...
5 Point Physical Therapy on The Today Show
IT'S LIVE! On May 1st, the Today Show had a segment on pelvic floor physical therapy for post-partum women, which featured 5 Point PT's very own Stacey Futterman Tauriello and Deena Kimiatek. Here is Stacey's reaction to this segment: Words cannot describe how...
Adventures in Pilates
Some of our PT staff have been working toward their Pilates certification and it's been a rigorous and rewarding experience for them. The training involves self-practice, teaching clients, and going to classes throughout the week in order to...
The Journey to Postpartum Exercise
"Returning to exercise was the one thing I was most eager to do postpartum. " - Deena Kimiatek 5 Point PT’s NYC Clinic Manager, PT, MSPT, MFDc, PCES I had exercised throughout my pregnancy 1-2 hours/day and had remained in my triathlon training group for the first...
Vaginal Dryness
We have many patients who come to us because they're experiencing vaginal dryness and/or lack of self-lubrication. This is an issue often related to menopause, but there are a lot of other times during a women's life that she may run into vaginal dryness and...
