OPTimize Physical Therapy and Wellness

OPTimize Physical Therapy and Wellness Certified Lymphatic and Pelvic Floor Therapist providing holistic care focused on you and your goals. Located in O’Fallon and Lake Saint Louis.

I specialize in pelvic floor therapy and am a certified lymphatic therapist with a holistic, individualized approach. I believe true healing happens when we treat the whole person—body, mind, and lifestyle—not just the symptoms. I also believe chronic inflammation creates disease! I take time to understand each client’s unique needs and goals to create care that’s supportive, effective, and empowe

ring. Wherever you are in your journey, my goal is to help you feel strong, aligned, and at home in your body.

🤰✨ NOW OFFERING: Prenatal Manual Bodywork Sessions!Pregnancy can bring a whole new level of tightness, soreness, and ten...
08/16/2026

🤰✨ NOW OFFERING: Prenatal Manual Bodywork Sessions!
Pregnancy can bring a whole new level of tightness, soreness, and tension — sometimes you just want 60 minutes of hands-on relief. 💆‍♀️
Our new 60-minute Prenatal Manual Bodywork Sessions are focused on hands-on soft tissue release, gentle stretching, muscle tension relief, and massage techniques tailored to your changing body throughout pregnancy.
Sessions are with Elisa, Certified Pelvic Floor Therapist & Pregnancy/Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist.
🌿 60 minutes
🙌 Hands-on, individualized care
🤰 Available during any stage of pregnancy
💗 Limited-time special: $70/session
BOOK YOUR SESSION:
Book online here https://optimize-pt-stl.janeapp.com
🎁 Want to gift a session to an expecting mama? Gift cards are available!
Purchase a gift card here https://optimize-pt-stl.janeapp.com/online_gift_cards/new
Tag or send this to a mama-to-be who could use some hands-on TLC. 💕

Kinda chic to feel confident in your pelvic floor at every stage of life 💅✨And VERY chic that Elisa starts seeing patien...
08/10/2026

Kinda chic to feel confident in your pelvic floor at every stage of life 💅✨

And VERY chic that Elisa starts seeing patients at Optimize tomorrow! 🤍

With years of experience in pelvic health, Elisa helps women through all stages of life—whether you’re pregnant, postpartum, returning to running or lifting, dealing with leaking or heaviness, experiencing pelvic or low back pain, or having pain with pe*******on (and yes, that includes tampons!).

Because you don’t have to wait until something feels really wrong to take care of your pelvic floor. And you definitely don’t have to accept pain, leaking, pressure, or discomfort as “just part of being a woman.” 👏

Even better: Elisa still has a few openings THIS WEEK. 👀

Come see her at Optimize and get a plan that’s actually built around you, your body, and your goals.

Because feeling strong, supported, comfortable, and confident at every stage of life? Kinda chic. ✨

Your questions, answered. 💕We hear these questions every single week, so we thought we’d answer a few of the most common...
08/01/2026

Your questions, answered. 💕

We hear these questions every single week, so we thought we’d answer a few of the most common ones!

✨ Is it too late to start pelvic PT?
✨ What if I’m having a scheduled induction or C-section?
✨ Can I bring my partner or my little one?
✨ Do I have to wait until my 6-week postpartum checkup?

The short answer? Pelvic floor physical therapy is for every pregnancy, every birth, and every postpartum journey. Our goal is to meet you where you are, support your goals, and help you feel confident every step of the way.

Have another question? Drop it in the comments or send us a DM—we’re always happy to help. 💚

✨ Wondering if pelvic floor therapy is worth it? We'll let our clients answer that.There's nothing better than hearing f...
07/26/2026

✨ Wondering if pelvic floor therapy is worth it? We'll let our clients answer that.
There's nothing better than hearing from the people who've walked this journey before you. 💚
Whether you're preparing for birth, recovering postpartum, or just trying to feel like yourself again, you deserve support that meets you where you are.
Swipe through to hear how working with Elisa helped these moms feel more confident, more prepared, and more connected to their bodies.
The best part? Elisa has availability beginning August 11. If you've been thinking about scheduling—or your OB, midwife, or doula has been encouraging you to see a pelvic floor therapist—we'd love to welcome you.
No pressure. No judgment. Just a team that's here to help you feel your best. 💗
Send us a message, give us a call, or use this link (https://optimize-pt-stl.janeapp.com ) to get started. We can't wait to meet you.

07/12/2026

🎉 I am SO excited to finally share this news! 💚

Beginning August 11th, we’re expanding our women’s health services and increasing access to specialized pelvic floor care here in St. Charles County.

✨ Meet Elisa!

With 30+ years of experience, specialized training in pelvic floor physical therapy, and the perspective of being a mom of 9 and grandmother of 9, Elisa is passionate about helping women feel strong, supported, and confident through pregnancy, postpartum, and every stage in between.

Whether you’re:
🤰 Preparing your body for birth
🤱 Healing after delivery
💧 Struggling with leaking, pelvic pain, pressure, or diastasis recti
💚 Wondering if what you’re experiencing is “normal”

…you don’t have to navigate it alone.

✨ Pregnancy changes your body.
✨ Birth changes your body.
✨ Recovery deserves expert care.

Starting August 11th, Elisa will be seeing patients every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at Mirella Aesthetics.

She will be offering:
🌿 Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
🤰 Our signature Bump to Baby Bundle—a comprehensive program designed to support women through pregnancy, prepare for birth, and guide a confident postpartum recovery.

This expansion means more appointment availability, greater accessibility to specialized women’s health services, and another compassionate provider dedicated to helping women thrive.

Please help me give Elisa a warm Optimize welcome! 💚 And if you know an expecting or postpartum mama who could benefit from this care, tag her below. 👇

This is a hill I’ll die on: every woman should have a pelvic floor PT she knows and trusts.Not because you need to be in...
07/03/2026

This is a hill I’ll die on: every woman should have a pelvic floor PT she knows and trusts.

Not because you need to be in physical therapy all the time. Most women don’t.

But our bodies are constantly changing. Pregnancy. Postpartum. Hormone shifts. Starting a new workout routine. Aging. Surgery. Stress. Even chronic coughing or lifting kids every day. Life has a way of impacting our pelvic floor and core.

Imagine having someone in your back pocket who understands your body, knows your history, and is there when questions come up or something doesn’t feel quite right. Someone you can check in with, get ahead of issues, or simply have the reassurance that what you’re experiencing is—or isn’t—normal.

That’s the kind of care I think every woman deserves. Not because something has to be “wrong,” but because having access to someone you trust helps you stay confident in your body through every season of life.

To me, pelvic floor PT shouldn’t be a last resort. It should be a trusted part of women’s healthcare.

🤍

06/25/2026

Stop trying to flatten your back.

One of the biggest misconceptions I see in core and pelvic floor rehab is the idea that your lower back should always be pressed into the wall.

Your spine has a natural curve. The goal isn’t to get rid of it—it’s to learn how to control it.

Think of your pelvis like a cup of water. If you tip the cup too far forward or too far backward, the water spills. The goal is to keep the cup relatively level so your core and pelvic floor can work together efficiently.

Instead of thinking:
❌ Flatten your back.

Try thinking:
✔️ Keep your ribs stacked over your pelvis.
✔️ Keep your “cup of water” level.
✔️ Breathe 360° while your core provides gentle wrap-around support, not a rigid brace.
✔️ Maintain that support as you move.

Your core isn’t meant to be rigid—it’s meant to respond, adapt, and support you through movement.

If your core rehab feels like it’s just…not working, stop guessing.

✨ Go see a pelvic floor PT.

Sometimes it isn’t about doing more exercises—it’s about learning how to do the right ones for your body.

Breathing and bracing aren’t one-size-fits-all.The strategy that helps one person feel strong, stable, and symptom-free ...
06/08/2026

Breathing and bracing aren’t one-size-fits-all.

The strategy that helps one person feel strong, stable, and symptom-free may not be the best fit for someone else.

Why?

Because pressure management isn’t one-size-fits-all.

The reality is that your breathing and bracing strategy should account for things like:

✔️ Your lifting goals

✔️ Current symptoms

✔️ Pregnancy/postpartum status

✔️ Previous injuries or surgeries

✔️ Your nervous system and tension patterns

✔️ Your ability to manage pressure under load

This is especially important for postpartum women and women with prolapse, but the principle applies to everyone.

Many have been told that lifting is the problem.

So they stop lifting, avoid challenging loads, or become afraid of creating pressure altogether.

But pressure itself isn’t the enemy.

And there isn’t one strategy that works for every body.

If lifting creates symptoms like leaking, heaviness, pressure, pain, or other signs that something isn’t working well, that doesn’t automatically mean you need to stop lifting.

It may mean your body needs a different strategy.

The goal isn’t to avoid pressure.

The goal is to learn how to manage pressure in a way that supports YOUR body.

Because strong pelvic floors aren’t built by avoiding challenge.

They’re built by finding the strategy that allows you to meet the challenge.

I built this practice because I didn’t become a PT to rush through care or burn out on charts.And you didn’t either.I’m ...
04/28/2026

I built this practice because I didn’t become a PT to rush through care or burn out on charts.

And you didn’t either.

I’m looking for my partner in crime—a pelvic floor PT who:
✔️ Level 1 trained (minimum)
✔️ Collaborative mindset
✔️ Open to learning + growing (hello lymphatic work 👋)
✔️ Independent, confident clinician

At Optimize, we do things differently:
✨ Set your own schedule
✨ 1:1 care. 90-minute time slots with 75-minute sessions
✨ Collaborative, supportive team
✨ No insurance. No nonsense.

You’ll be stepping into an established, close-knit team focused on expanding pelvic floor and lymphatic care throughout St. Charles County 💚

If you’re ready to practice with more autonomy—while still being part of something strong—we’d love to connect.

DM us or email [email protected] ✨

Pelvic floor myths are still keeping people from getting the care they deserve.You don’t need a vaginal birth to benefit...
01/08/2026

Pelvic floor myths are still keeping people from getting the care they deserve.
You don’t need a vaginal birth to benefit from pelvic floor therapy.�Kegels don’t fix everything.�You don’t need kids to have pelvic floor symptoms.�And pelvic floors aren’t limited by gender.
If you’re leaking, in pain, feeling pressure, or disconnected from your core — your body isn’t failing you. It’s communicating.
Better education leads to better outcomes.�And all bodies deserve informed care.
Save this post. Share it with someone who needs it.�And know that support exists. 💚

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400 Lake Saint Louis Boulevard
Lake Saint Louis, MO
63301

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 1pm - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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