6 Surprising Results from Our State of Pelvic Rehab Survey

We recently wrapped up our State of Pelvic Rehab Survey, with hundreds of responses from pelvic therapists working as employees.

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We recently wrapped up our State of Pelvic Rehab Survey, with hundreds of responses from pelvic therapists working as employees.

And a few things stood out.

First, the paradox.

Despite a number of structural challenges in these jobs, most pelvic therapists report being pretty happy. Nearly 70% rated their job satisfaction a 4 or 5 out of 5.

We (generally) love the work.

But when you dig into the details of how these jobs are structured… the numbers get interesting.

In this episode, we walk through six of the most surprising findings from the survey, including:

✅ Why mentorship still hasn’t improved in the past five years (and why nearly 80% of clinicians still report having none)

✅ Why most pelvic therapists are not treating anywhere close to 40 hours per week anymore

✅ How documentation is still largely unpaid — with 63% of clinicians reporting they aren’t fully compensated for it

✅ Why raises across the field remain extremely small, with 80% of clinicians receiving 3% or less last year

✅ Why continuing education budgets are surprisingly low — with nearly 60% of clinicians receiving less than $1,000 per year, despite the lack of in-house mentorship

✅ And what clinicians say is actually driving burnout in pelvic rehab (spoiler: it’s mostly administrative)

The survey paints a fascinating picture of the field right now.

• Experienced clinicians.

• Complex patients.

• A specialty people genuinely love.

But also a lot of clinics are still figuring out how to structure these jobs in a way that actually supports the clinicians doing the work.

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Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS

Founder of Pelvic PT Rising and PelvicSanity Physical Therapy in Southern California.

Dedicated to forever changing pelvic health with online clinical courses to help you be more confident in your practice and business resources to help start and grow pelvic health businesses.

Jesse Cozean, MBA

Co-founder of the Pelvic PT Rising and the Rising Podcast.

Jesse uses his business experience to help pelvic health business owners start and grow their practices so they can build a practice that truly works for them. From website design, SEO, conversions, marketing, finance and money mindset, he wants to make the process of owning your own practice easier and fun.