Kelly AlhooiePelviBiz, Pelvibiz · Healthcare Business Strategy Assistant

Why Most Pelvic PTs Miss the Mark on ED Treatment

15 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this solo presentation, Kelly Alhooie critiques the fragmented ways various clinicians address erectile dysfunction (ED). She outlines how physical therapists and occupational therapists tend to focus on muscle lengthening and functional posture, how chiropractors zero in on spinal issues, and how some physicians either attribute ED to low testosterone or simply prescribe Viagra. Alhooie argues that these approaches often treat symptoms rather than uncovering underlying causes, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment that targets root problems instead of masking them with medication.

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And so I'm saying this because that's just one aspect. So from a PT/OT perspective, they may come in and hit it from, oh, we must lengthen those muscles. An OT also might come in and be like, well, let's work on how you're sitting because that's your daily function. Okay, well, a chiropractor might be like, oh, it must be coming from your back. So then let me go treat your back and we're only going to treat your back. Okay? Then an MD is going to treat it from, oh, it must be that you're losing testosterone. Maybe even an MD is that, you know, is really uneducated. They may treat it from that aspect. Or let me— hey, let me just give you some Viagra pills. Is that solving the problem? No, it's masking it. We're not getting to the root.