Dawn Sandalcidi PT, RCMT, BCIA-PMDB specializes in pelvic muscle
dysfunction (incontinence and pain), orthopedic manual therapy, and TMJ
treatment. She is the leading expert in the field of pediatric incontinence
in physical therapy. She has trained medical professionals in manual therapy
since 1992 both nationally and internationally.both nationally and internationally.
Dawn has actively been treating patients for the past 26
years and owns a private practice in Denver, Colorado, develops educational
materials for health care providers through Progressive Therapeutics and
provides consulting services through Physical Therapy Specialists. In
addition she is an affiliate faculty member at Regis University Department
of Physical Therapy in Denver, CO where she teaches pelvic muscle
dysfunction/ women’s health physical therapy, as well TMJ.
Dawn received her degree in physical therapy in 1982 from
SUNY Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York. She participated in
extensive international postgraduate studies in manual and manipulative
therapy of the spine and extremities in Germany, Switzerland and New
Zealand. In 1992, Dawn completed an additional 2- year residency to become a
certified instructor of the Mariano Rocabado techniques for the spine,
pelvis and craniomandibular joints (RCMT). Dawn also received her Biofeedback Certification in America for Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback (BCIA-PMDB).
Also in 1992 Dawn became the first physical therapist to
treat pelvic muscle dysfunction in the Denver area. Since then she has
developed a pediatric dysfunctional voiding treatment program in which she
lectures on nationally. She has further studied pediatric conditions in post
graduate work at Regis University.
Dawn has been published in the Journal of Urologic
Nursing, the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy,
Journal of the Section of Women’s Health and the Journal of
International Association of Orofacial Myology.