Laura Disenhaus PT, DOMP, DScO
Pelvic Health Physiotherapist | Osteopathic Manual Practitioner
INTEREST: Chronic pelvic pain in women and men, infertility in women and men, digestive disorders (irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, reflux), coccyx pain, and TMJ (jaw) dysfunctions.
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Laura Disenhaus, PT, DOMP, DScO** is a licensed physiotherapist and osteopathic manual practitioner. Laura obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biology/psychology from the University of Western Ontario before going on to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiotherapy (BSc(PT)) from the University of Toronto. As well, Laura is a graduate of the Canadian College of Osteopathy, obtaining her DOMP/DScO after presenting her thesis on osteopathic treatment for chronic constipation. She is a teaching assistant for the Canadian College of Osteopathy (Urology, Gynecology).
Laura has extensive experience in various areas having worked in hospital settings (Hospital for Sick Children and Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York) as well as in private practice since 1999, and was an instructor for New York University’s Physical Therapy department and a guest lecturer for Touro and Downstate College’s Physical Therapy department (oncology).
Her current areas of **specialization** include chronic pelvic pain in women and men; infertility in women and men; digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and reflux; coccyx pain; and TMJ (jaw) dysfunctions.
EDUCATION / TRAINING
*University of Western Ontario, B.Sc. (biology and psychology) (1985)
*University of Toronto (physiotherapy) (1988)
*Canadian College of Osteopathy (D.O.M.P.) (2010, Thesis: “General Osteopathic Treatment for Chronic Constipation”)
**Other:
*Registered Polarity Practitioner (New York);
*Craniosacral Therapist/Teaching Assistant (Upledger Foundation, New York)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
*Canadian Physiotherapy Association
*Ontario Association of Osteopathic Manual Practitioners
*American Osteopathic Association
*International Pelvic Pain Society
*International Association for the Study of Pain
*Interstitial Cystitis Network
*International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health
*Canadian Society for Pelvic Medicine
*National Vulvodynia Association