Anina Imhof, PT, DPT, PRPC

Dr. Anina is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner. This means that through extensive advanced trainings and thousands of hours of direct treatment experience, she has earned the highest level of credentialing available in the area of pelvic health for all genders. Despite this specialized focus, she takes a holistic - whole body & mind - approach to care, knowing that structures in the pelvis can only be understood within the bigger picture, of how they’re working together with the body’s complex and interrelated systems.

Holistic approach to care

In addition to her physical therapy education based in principles of orthopedic manual therapy, Dr. Anina’s approach to care draws from deep roots in a lifetime of curiosity and study of the human body through dance, yoga and Pilates, nutrition, breathwork, energy healing, somatic embodiment practices, pain neuroscience, human resilience, and the study of trauma’s effects on the nervous system. She also had the privilege of spending 4 formative years, beginning in 2004, studying with shamanic elders in Arizona, where she came to learn a model for understanding the human experience as an woven fabric of our various aspects: Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, and Sexual ~ and that we are each affected by our relationship to community and environment.

Credentials

Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT)
6/2017 ~ Texas Woman’s University in Dallas

Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification (PRPC)
8/2020 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute

Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coaching Certification (P&PA)
Currently in progress!! ~ Brianna Battles, MS, CSCS

Training & Coursework

Prostate Cancer Prehab and Post-surgical Rehab
8/2023 ~ Pelvic Global Academy, Dr. Jo Milos

Pelvic Organ Prolapse; Postpartum Pelvic Support Evaluation
7/2023 ~ Pelvic Global Academy, Kathe Wallace

Pessary Management
6/2023 ~ Pelvic Global Academy, Terry Robertson Elder

Pudendal Neuralgia and Complex Pelvic Pain Solutions
6/2023 ~ Pelvic Global Academy, Dr. Tracy Sher

Sacral Nerve Manual Assessment and Treatment
6/2022 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, Dr. Nari Clemons

Mobilization of Visceral Fascia: The Genitourinary System
6/2022 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, Dr. Ramona Horton

Restorative Yoga for Physical Therapists
5/2022 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, Dr. Kate Bailey

Creating Safer Space
1/2022 ~ Shelby Leigh; Embodied Trauma Leadership

Electrical Stimulation; NMES and TENS for pelvic health professionals
5/2020 ~ Fiona Rogers; Pelvic Floor Education

Pelvic Floor Function, Dysfunction, and Treatment, Level 3, Capstone Course
2/2020 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute

Optimizing Sexual Wellness; Trans-inclusive, Trauma-informed, Kink-aware
1/2020 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute

Myofascial Decompression Techniques; Increased efficiency of motion through fascial mobility and neuromuscular re-education
7/2019 ~ UC San Francisco School of Medicine, Dr. DaPrato

Male Pelvic Health; Chronic pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, prostatectomy rehab
8/2019 ~ USC Division of Biokinesiology, Dr. Daniel Kirages

Mobilization of the Myofascial Layer; Pelvis and Lower Extremity
9/2019 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, Dr. Ramona Horton

Hormones 101; Female adrenal, thyroid, and sex hormonal health
5/2019 ~ Integrative Women’s Health Institute, Dr. Jessica Drummond

Gastrointestinal Disorders and the Pelvic Floor
1/2019 ~ Susan Clinton Education, Dr. Susan Clinton

Understanding Endometriosis
12/2018 ~ MedBridge Education, Dr. Michelle Lyons

Sexuality for Pelvic Health Practitioners, Part A, B, C
10/2018 ~ MedBridge Education, Dr. Tali Rosenbaum

Evidence-Informed Assessment and Evaluation of Pain
10/2018 ~ MedBridge Education

Evaluation and Manual Therapy for Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)
8/2018 ~ MedBridge Education

Assessment and Treatment of Coccydynia and Painful Sitting
7/2018 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute

Pelvic Floor Function, Dysfunction, and Treatment, Level 2B
6/2018 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute

Pelvic Floor Function, Dysfunction, and Treatment, Level 2A
12/2017 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute

Assessment and Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
9/2017 ~ Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute

APTA Combined Sections Meeting; San Antonio, TX
2/2017 American Physical Therapy Association

Pelvic Floor Function, Dysfunction, and Treatment, Level 1
8/2016 ~ American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Women’s Health

APTA Combined Sections Meeting; Anaheim, CA
2/2016 American Physical Therapy Association