MARCH 31 • 2022 | 101
HEALTH & WELLNESS
F
or weeks after Gail T. of Oak Park
gave birth to her first child, she
experienced tremendous pain and
discomfort. Veteran moms told her this
was her official welcome to motherhood
and that she would learn to live with it.
Fortunately, her obstetrician suggest-
ed physical therapy and
that’s when Gail wound up
in Rinku Singh’s office in
Farmington Hills.
“All that pain was normal-
ized, and it really bothered
me,” Gail, an Orthodox
mom of two, shared. “But
Rinku showed me how to
strengthen my muscles and helped fix
my scar tissue from the birth. Within a
couple of weeks, I could feel the differ-
ence.”
When Gail discovered she was preg-
nant the second time, she was extremely
nervous but didn’t experience any issues
at all.
Gail said, “Everyone had told me to
just get used to the pain, but why? It can
be fixed! Every woman should get physi-
cal therapy after having a baby.”
Singh has been a practicing physical
therapist for 21 years. She began her
career in sports medicine and did a stint
in outpatient neurology, but didn’t find
it completely fulfilling. A co-worker
confided she’d been experiencing pain
during intercourse for nine years, which
was cured after two months of physical
therapy.
After hearing about her co-worker’s
experience, Singh became interested in
the topic, took classes in women’s health,
became board-certified and completely
switched her specialty in 2011. Now a
certified pelvic floor specialist with the
American Physical Therapy Association
and a board-certified women’s clinical
specialist with the American Physical
Therapy Associaton, Singh works with
women suffering from painful periods
or sexual intercourse, difficult pregnan-
cies, incontinence, postpartum pain and
more.
“When women first meet me, they
often feel very alone and embarrassed
and I provide a safe, comforting place,”
Singh said.
T.S, another Orthodox woman from
Oak Park, went to Singh because she was
experiencing a prolapse. She said Singh
was able to help her restore her pelvic
floor strength in just eight sessions.
“Never just say ‘this is life.’ Every
woman should see a therapist when
they’re uncomfortable. There are solu-
tions. There is always help available,” T.S.
said.
Physical therapist
helps women
dealing with
pelvic pain and
post-partum issues.
Don’t Suffer
in Silence
Rinku
Singh
ROCHEL BURSTYN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
101 | MARCH 31 • 2022