Who We Are
We are a group of like-minded professionals, each owners of our individuals practices, working together to bring you superior care in the fields of wellness, women’s/men’s health, orthopedic, and pelvic rehabilitation.
Contact us today and let us help you discover your personal path to wellness.
Meet Our Team
Tara is a registered yoga therapist, trained in myofascial release, intramuscular dry needling, cupping, advance manual therapy techniques, visceral mobilizations, biofeedback, and therapeutic exercise.
Tara specializes in treating pelvic floor pain due to trauma, infections, post surgical, and dyspareunia (painful sex), as well as stress and urge incontinence, interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis and post prostatectomy dysfunction in men.
When trying to change the world one pelvic floor at a time, she is focused on her other passions: spending time with family, enjoying outdoor activities such as hiking, kayaking, stand up paddle board and all forms of exercise.
With over 15 years of experience Alessandra has completed advanced evidence based specialized training to help her patients achieve their goals. Alessandra treats a variety of conditions for women and men related to the pelvic floor including and not limited to low back pain, thoracic back pain, sacroiliac joint pain (SIJ), pelvic pain, abdominal pain, hip pain and dysfunction, urinary and fecal incontinence, over active bladder, Dyspareunia (pain with intercourse), prolapse, diastasis recti, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, infertility, prenatal and postpartum conditions, chronic prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), post surgical pain and dysfunction.
Alessandra finds that all treatments need to be individualized to the patient to meet their needs and to help improve their function and quality of life and may include therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, visceral mobilization of fascia, myofascial cupping, instrument assisted manual therapy (IASTM), intramuscular dry needling, neurological re-education, and biofeedback.
When away from caring for her patients she enjoys spending her time with her husband and daughter.
Dr. Erika Townsend graduated from A.T. Still University where she received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Erika’s interest in health and wellness began while participating in track and field growing up and continued throughout her time at college where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Arizona State University. Erika deeply values whole person healthcare where she incorporates functional and dynamic activities with her treatment programs to help her patients meet and exceed their goals.
During her time in graduate school, she developed a great passion for pelvic health and providing high quality care to patients with evidence-based treatment techniques. Erika values provided individualized whole person care for patients to reach their goals and maximize their function. Erika is passionate about helping patients gain control of their pelvic floor dysfunction. Erika strives to create an environment where patients feel comfortable discussing their symptoms and receiving appropriate and effective care. Erika emphasizes manual therapy treatment techniques in conjunction with therapeutic procedures and modalities.
Erika treats a variety of conditions that includes urinary incontinence, low back pain, thoracic back pain, pelvic pain, abdominal pain, hip pain and dysfunction, dyspareunia (pain with intercourse), prolapse, diastasis recti, endometriosis, and prenatal and postpartum conditions. Erika values providing a high level of care to all patients to optimize function and quality of life.
In her free time away from treating patients, Erika enjoys skating and spending time with family.
Debbie, Office Manager of Desert PT, is available to meet your scheduling needs and answer any billing questions.
She may be reached at (602) 264-3369 or by email.