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Pelvic & Women’s PT | Ann Frost | Testimonials
Ann Frost
Ann became a television spokesperson during her 18-year tenure at the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, regularly called upon as a PT specialist for issues and events. She served as President of the Hawaii chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (HAPTA) for four years, and was part of their Legislative Committee for ten years.
Ann has been a regular presenter at conferences, on television and to the public. A list of her presentations is available here.
Ever since getting my master’s degree in physical therapy in 1996, I have loved being a physical therapist. Helping people heal, feel better, and function better is wonderfully challenging and satisfying.
I knew I’d found my passion when I heard the statistics about how many people have problems with peeing, pooping, pelvic pain, and sex. Many of them—perhaps most—either believe or have been told that it’s normal, or that nothing can be done about it. And they suffer because of it—with pain, shame, embarrassment, and limitations in their enjoyment of life.
Yes, these problems are common. But they are NOT normal. And no one should have to suffer with them. There’s help.
Since taking my first class in breast cancer rehab in 2000, then my first class in pee, poop, pelvic pain, and sex problems in 2004, I’ve specialized in treating the kind of problems that many of us are uncomfortable talking about, but which affect our lives in so many ways. I’ve devoted my career to helping people like you. I started a women’s health physical therapy program in 2004 in a large health system, and became a board-certified women’s health clinical specialist in 2015.
I love to learn, and appreciate the many teachers and mentors who have helped shape me as a PT, taught me to know the basics and then go beyond them, with continuing education. I love working with other healthcare providers—physicians, naturopaths, acupuncturists, chiropractors, midwives, therapists (the list goes on and on!) to give you a holistic approach to care.
After eighteen years in Hawaii, I relocated to the Central Coast to be able to spend more time with my son and granddaughters. I am so excited to offer my services to the community here, and to become part of the community!
I miss surfing in Hawaii, but am happy that wetsuits are so much better than they used to be! I look forward to the day my granddaughters can go surfing with me.
Little did I know when I graduated PT school that if only I had waited a couple of years, my degree would’ve been a doctoral degree, not a master’s. The PT profession has evolved since it began in the 1920’s in response to the poliomyelitis epidemic, to help soldiers returning from the battlefields of World War I. It evolved from certificate, to associate, to bachelor’s, to master’s, and most recently to doctoral degree.
I seriously considered doing a transitional DPT back in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s. In the end, I decided instead to pursue other continuing education opportunities, balanced with the challenges of launching both an outpatient PT program, then a Women’s Health PT program; and serving in state and national roles of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). These are recorded in my CV.