We help you restore your pelvic floor!

improve urinary & bowel issues, navigate pregnancy & postpartum, and recover from painful intercourse, with a pelvic floor specialist in San Diego.

Diagnoses We Work With

  • Pain with intimacy, endometriosis or PCOS pain, interstitial cystitis (IC) or painful bladder syndrome, dyspareunia, vaginismus, vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, and pudendal neuralgia.

  • Urinary stress incontinence, urinary urgency or frequency, Interstitial Cystitis (IC) or Painful Bladder Syndrome, urinary retention.

  • Fecal or gas incontinence, constipation, IBS, dysfunctional evacuations

  • Diastasis recti (DRA), Sacroiliac (SIJ) or pubic symphysis pain, back or hip pain, strengthening during pregnancy and postpartum, returning to running postpartum, prolapse, pain with sex, C-section and perineal scar pain and stiffness, and urinary leakage.

  • Penis or testicular pain (and CPPS), proctalgia fugax, and post prostatectomy.

  • Prolapse, pre and post operative care, gender affirming care, pelvic congestion syndrome, coccydynia (tailbone pain), hernias, low back or hip pain, post-op scar adhesions, prior to or following pelvic surgeries and more!

  • “EVERY WOMAN, NO MATTER HER AGE, CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS TYPE OF MEDICAL CARE! I STARTED SEEING ARIEL TWO YEARS POSTPARTUM AND WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO HER THERAPY, WHICH I FULLY CREDIT IN RESTORING MY PELVIC HEALTH. SHE IS SUPER KNOWLEDGEABLE, PATIENT, EMPATHETIC AND NURTURING—THINGS THAT CAN BE HARD TO COME BY IN A MEDICAL PROVIDER. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ARIEL AND HER PRACTICE, AND WISH I HAD ONLY STARTED SEEING HER EARLIER!!!”

    — L.B.

  • “ARIEL WAS/IS FANTASTIC! I AM SO GLAD I WAS ABLE TO CONNECT AND WORK WITH HER. SHE HELPED GUIDE ME TO REACH MY GOALS AND I WAS ABLE TO DO IT SO MUCH FASTER THAN I EXPECTED. SHE TRULY LOVES WHAT SHE DOES AND IT SHOWS WITH HOW SWEET AND EXCITED SHE IS WITH YOUR PROGRESS EVEN IF IT’S SOMETHING SMALL. I RECOMMEND HER TO ANYONE NEEDING PELVIC THERAPY, YOU WON’T REGRET IT!”

    — K.C.

  • “ARIEL IS A FANTASTIC PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST. I SAW HER FOR PAIN WITH INSERTION AND EVENTUALLY PREGNANCY SUPPORT THEN POSTPARTUM CARE. SHE IS INCREDIBLY ATTENTIVE TO MY NEEDS AT ANY PARTICULAR APPOINTMENT AND ADJUSTING CARE BASED ON THE FEEDBACK. SHE DESCRIBES THE MOVEMENT SHE WILL MAKE BEFORE MAKING IT. I FOUND HER TO BE COMPASSIONATELY SIZE-INCLUSIVE AND GENDER-INCLUSIVE.

    — M.J.

  • “LOVED WORKING WITH ARIEL! SAW HER WHILE PREGNANT TO PREPARE FOR LABOUR, AND SAW HER POSTPARTUM TO WORK ON POSTPARTUM HEALING! EACH APPOINTMENT, I FELT COMFORTABLE BRINGING MY TODDLER, EXPLAINING PRIVATE ISSUES AND I FELT ALWAYS VERY RESPECTED, HEARD AND CARED FOR! EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ACCES TO SUCH HELPFUL CARE!”

    — F.B.

  • “ARIEL WAS AMAZING TO WORK WITH. I’VE BEEN DEALING WITH PELVIC PAIN SINCE 2019, SHE IS THE ONLY PT THAT CAN DEEPLY EXPLAIN EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS TO MANAGE THE PAIN. SHE WAS VERY INSIGHTFUL AND INFORMATIVE ABOUT MY DIAGNOSIS AND MAKE ME FEEL MUCH BETTER ON TO HANDLE MY HEAL MY PAIN IN THE FUTURE. SHE MADE ME FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE APPOINTMENT DOING THE PELVIC EXAM AND I RECOMMEND TO ANYBODY FOR DEALING WITH PELVIC PAIN.”

    — P.V.

Who benefits from pelvic floor PT?

We treat people that are male, female, and non-binary. Our goal is to improve any pelvic pain, bowel or bladder dysfunction, and address the needs of people that are pregnant or postpartum. Anyone with a pelvis can benefit.

  • "DR. GALLOP HAS REVOLUTIONIZED MY PELVIC HEALTH AND TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT MY BODY. MY LIFE HAS QUITE LITERALLY BEEN TRANSFORMED. I WENT TO HER WITH ONE SPECIFIC PROBLEM AFTER HAVING BIRTHED 4 BABIES BUT RAPIDLY I REALIZED SO MANY OF MY HEALTH ISSUES THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT UNRELATED, WERE IN FACT INTERCONNECTED. ARIEL KNOWS SO MUCH ABOUT SO MANY ASPECTS OF PHYSICAL HEALTH SHE CAN BRING IN SO MUCH EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AND HELP YOU MAKE SENSE OF YOUR SITUATION AS WELL AS THE SPECIFICS RELATED TO PELVIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL."

    — F.V.

  • “I SAW DR. ARIEL FOR ABDOMINAL PAIN DUE TO MY ENDOMETRIOSIS. WE DID A LOT OF SOFT TISSUE WORK TO MY ABDOMEN AND SHE TAUGHT ME HOW TO DO IT TO MYSELF (WHICH I NOW DO ALL THE TIME NOW). SHE HELPED EXPLAIN WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHY I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN SHE ALSO GAVE INFORMATION FOR WHAT OTHER DOCTORS WOULD BE HELPFUL. ARIEL IS VERY SWEET AND CARING AND IT IS OBVIOUS SHE WANTS TO SEE YOU PAIN FREE! I RECOMMEND HER FOR ALL YOUR PELVIC FLOOR NEEDS.”

    — J.M.

  • “I SAW DR. ARIEL FOR LEAKAGE. AT FIRST, I WAS A BIT EMBARRASSED AND NERVOUS, BUT DR. ARIEL WAS VERY COMFORTING AND REASSURING THAT IT WAS MORE COMMON THAN I THOUGHT. WE DID A LOT OF STRETCHING AND EXERCISES, AND SHE GAVE ME BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TIPS. SHE IS KIND AND HELPED EXPLAIN WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WHY IN A SIMPLE WAY THAT NO ONE ELSE HAD. I RECOMMEND HER IF YOU HAVE LEAKAGE.”

    — B.M.

  • "I was referred to Ariel from a friend who said Ariel was kind, funny, and helped her a lot. Ariel has helped me with abdominal issues that I have had for years. She explained how the symptoms I’d been having were all connected. We worked on my abdomen, legs, back and changed some habits. I’m so glad I went to her and wish I’d gone sooner!"

    — D.D.

  • "I went to Restore Pelvic Therapy after dealing with pelvic pain for years and I was so thrilled with the outcome of it all! The PT and owner of the clinic, Ariel, helped me with the pain I was having and found that it was connected to my hip pain, which has been ongoing for years. She helped me get stronger and get rid of both my hip and pelvic pain. I can’t say enough amazing things about Ariel - she is the kindest human with the most gentle touch in such a vulnerable space. Her knowledge about her profession and pelvic floor therapy is incredible. She made me laugh each visit even when we were working on things that weren’t exactly comfortable or easy. She explained why everything was happening and how it was connected, in a way that I understood. Go see Ariel! She helped me get back to playing soccer and get rid of my pelvic pain! I wish I had seen her sooner! The is the absolute best!"

    — SY.

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