About Dr. Nancy Hoi Wong
Dr. Nancy Wong received her clinical doctorate in occupational therapy from Pacific University in Oregon. As a clinical specialist in pelvic floor therapy, Nancy (she/her/hers) believes in empowering her clients with skills and knowledge they need to reclaim function and health in their pelvises and bodies. Through her career she’s been happy to help people of all sex and gender reach their goals in having pain free sex, full control of their toileting, and to engage in the activities they care about without pain.
She is passionate about providing compassionate and thoughtful care. Her clinical speciality includes treating pelvic floor issues including chronic pelvic pain, vaginismus, vulvodynia, pelvic organ prolapse, urinary and bowel incontinence, tailbone pain (coccydynia), endometriosis, prostatitis, and rehabilitation pre and post gender-confirmation surgeries.
With a background in yoga therapy, mindfulness meditation, and bodywork, clients can expect individualized treatment using modalities including functional movement training, neuromuscular reeducation, therapeutic exercise, and manual therapy including trigger point release, visceral manipulation, soft tissue manipulation, connective tissue manipulation, scar tissue massage, and myofascial release.
Nancy is also trilingual in Spanish, Cantonese, and English. She’s recently been learning American Sign Language (ASL). When she’s not working you’ll likely find her hanging out with friends and family, at a dance class, roller skating, gardening, or petting her dogs.
Approach
I believe in our bodies’ innate abilities to heal, recover, and transcend issues including chronic pain and pelvic pain. My job as a health practitioner is to help you connect with that source within you and to create a container for that process to happen.
Issues in the pelvic region are often complicated- it is a place where some great pleasures and joys are born, it can also be a source of pain, shame, confusion, and trauma. Many of us have mixed feelings regarding some of our fundamental functions- urination, sexuality, defecation.
My approach to pelvic floor therapy is to help my patients regain a sense of agency, embodiment, control, and knowledge over this part of the body to help rehabilitate dysfunction and reclaim a sense of ease and confidence that often gets stripped with issues like painful sex or incontinence.
My clinical approach utilizes compassionate communication, active listening, respectful touch, and client collaboration throughout the treatment process.
With a background in yoga therapy, mindfulness meditation, and bodywork, clients can expect individualized treatment using modalities including functional movement training, neuromuscular reeducation, therapeutic exercise, and manual therapy including trigger point release, visceral manipulation, craniosacral therapy, soft tissue manipulation, connective tissue manipulation, scar tissue massage, and myofacial release. Additionally I have training in Northern Thai Massage, Chinese Abdominal Massage (Chi Nei Tsang).
I work everyday to create safer spaces in my practice, practicing from a place that is trauma informed, anti-racist, and within a queer framework. Sessions are completely individualized and tailored to meet you and your body where you are.
Curriculum Vitae
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Clinical Doctorate – Occupational Therapy 2017
Pacific University, OregonBachelor of Arts – Community Development 2008
Portland State University -
Spanish: full professional proficiency
Cantonese: near native proficiency
American Sign Language: proficient
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Barral Institute
Visceral Manipulation 1 (VM1) - Dee Dettmann Ahern, PT, BI-D, May 2018
Visceral Manipulation 2 (VM2) - Peter Coppola, PT, BI-D, RYT, June 2019
Visceral Manipulation 3 (VM3) – Gail Wetzler PT, DPT, EDO, BI-D, August 2021Upledger Institute
Craniosacral 1 (CST1) – Lisa Desrochers MS, PT, DPT, ATC, CST-D, August 2022D’Ambriogio Institute
Total Body Balancing Osteopathic Manipulation 1 - Kerry D'Ambrogio, D.O.M., A.P., P.T., D.O.-M.T.P., April 2019Diane Lee
Integrative Systems Model for Disability and Pain - Assessment Framework - Diane Lee PT, September 2024New ISM Perspectives for Treating Women with Pelvic Girdle Pain, Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, and Diastasis Recti Abdominis - Diane Lee PT, September 2024
The Thorax & Pelvis: Integrative Systems Model for Disability and Pain, Online Course - Diane Lee PT, September 2024
Kathe Wallace
Functional Applications in Pelvic Rehabilitation: Part A - Kathe Wallace, PT, BCB-PMD, Online Course September 2024Maitland Manual Therapy
MT1 Peripheral – May 2022Herman and Wallace
Female Pelvic Floor Level 1- Holly Tanner, PT, DPT, MA, OCS, WCS, PRPC, LMP, September 2016
Male Pelvic Floor- Holly Tanner, PT, DPT, MA, OCS, WCS, PRPC, LMP, February 2017Pediatric Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation – Dawn Sandalcidi PT, RCMT, BCB-PMD, May 2020
2A Colorectal – June 2022International Association of Structural Integrators
Structural-Visceral Integration: Abdomen & Pelvis - Bruce Schonfeld Certified Advanced Rolfer, October 2022American College of Nurse Midwives Oral Contraceptive Pills and Sexual Dysfunction- May 2017
LBGTQ Healthcare- May 2017Pelvic Guru
Pelvic floor, cervical, and respiratory diaphragms - Dr. Susan Clinton, PT, DScPT, OCS, WCS, COMT, FAAOMT, January 2019Pelvic Floor Yoga with Leslie Howard RYT
Pelvic Floor Yoga, Esalen Institute, Leslie Howard RYT, May 2019Breastfeed LA
Lactation Consultant California Summit - September 2018
LBGTQ Healthcare- September 2018 Systemic Racism - September 2018Loi Kroh Thai Massage School
Thai massage basic 40 hours – October 2017
Thai massage advanced 40 hours – October 2017
Thai abdominal massage Chi Nei Tsang, 40 hours – October 2017
MedBridgeUpper Extremity/CHT Track
Neurologic Upper Extremity: Assessment and Treatment – December 2020Introduction to Orthoses – January 2021
Physiology of Wound Healing – February 2022
Management of Digital Dislocations – June 2022
Therapy and Assessment Following Wrist Fracture – July 2022
Assessment and Evaluation of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome – September 2022
Managing Performance-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries in Musicians – Sept 2022
Proximal Screening for the Hand Therapist - Sept 2024
Predicting Recovery and Setting Appropriate Upper Extremity Goals Post-Stroke - Sept 2024
Evaluation and Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Sept 2024
Pelvic Health
Evidence Based Evaluation and Treatment of the Pelvis- January 2019
Pilates for Rehabilitative Exercise – January 2019
Enhancing Communication and Rapport Through Patient-Centered Care- May 2020
Pediatric Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Bowel and Bladder Function- May 2020
Pediatric Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Treatment of Common Conditions – May 2020
Treatment Strategies for Pelvic Girdle and Pelvic Floor – June 2022
Designing Postpartum Exercise Programs – September 2022
Pediatrics
Pediatric Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Bowel and Bladder Function- May 2020
Pediatric Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Treatment of Common Conditions – May 2020
Sensory Strategies for Promoting Wellness in Pediatrics- May 2020
Interventions for Challenging Behavior for Pediatric Therapists – May 2020
Pediatric Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation: Enuresis- Dawn Sandalcidi, PT - May 2020
Pediatric Core Strengthening – May 2020
Pediatric Musculoskeletal Development, Evaluation and Assessment – May 2020
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Mirroring Resilience
Artist Intensive June- September 2018
Group Exhibition, September 22, 2018
La Maida Institute, North Hollywood, CASensopathy Landscape (A Ritual Spa)
June 29, 2019
Feminist Center for Creative Work, Los Angeles, CA