Dr. Sheri DeSchaaf completed her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Chapman University in 2011. After working several years in outpatient orthopedics, she pursued specialization in pelvic floor dysfunction and women’s health physical therapy. Her compassion for the unspoken physical trials of new mothers has fostered the desire to offer natural, conservative treatment options for issues that uniquely impact women. Dr. Sheri founded SHEFit because she believes that quality care requires personalized, one-on-one attention. She is dedicated to hearing your story and creating a treatment plan based on your unique situation, goals, and priorities. Dr. Sheri has taken hundreds of hours of pregnancy and pelvic floor related continuing education through the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, Integrative Womens Health Institute, the Global Pelvic Health Alliance, and other respected pelvic floor educators. She periodically lectures for fitness professionals, healthcare professionals, birth centers, and the public throughout San Diego County. When not treating patients, Sheri enjoys time with her 3 children, running, weightlifting, hiking, cycling on the boardwalk, travelling, and watching her husband Jay play beach volleyball.

SHEFit Physical Therapy specializes in women’s health, pelvic, and orthopedic physical therapy services, with a focus on the prenatal and postpartum period. We are San Diego’s premiere physical therapy clinic addressing the physical concerns of mothers – whether you are pregnant with your first baby or 15 years postpartum from your last! SHEFit PT is your top local resource for pregnancy, overcoming pain, bladder issues, diastasis recti, core weakness, sexual dysfunction, or fitness during/after pregnancy. If you feel great and simply want to be fully prepared and empowered for pregnancy, birth, and recovery, we are your dream team! Our Doctors of Physical Therapy KNOW pregnancy/postpartum and pelvic health. We also know fitness, strength, and performance! We utilize holistic assessment of the whole body, movement assessment, strength and mobility testing, functional movement training, strength training, stretching, massage, myofascial release, neuromuscular retraining, mindfulness, ultrasound therapy, k-taping, patient education and other techniques to help you address pain and dysfunction. We strive for you to THRIVE, not just exist - we will take you past basic function to help you acheive whatever athletic or recreational goals you may have - from running a marathon to lifting your 50 lb preschooler, enjoying sexual intimacy again or sitting on a 10 hr plane flight without agony. If you are experiencing common pelvic floor concerns such as pelvic organ prolapse, urinary leakage, painful intercourse, pelvic/low back pain, or core dysfunction, we can help. At SHEFit PT we believe in a personal, individualized approach using natural, evidence-based techniques to address pain and function. We believe in taking TIME with our clients to listen and make sure all your goals and concerns are part of the plan of care. SHEFit PT exists to provide an alternative to the traditional insurance-driven model for physical therapy, and to offer our clients our undivided attention – a higher level of care that just isn’t possible in most clinics today. As pelvic floor specialists, we deal with some very sensitive issues – problems surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, bladder and sexual function – we understand that these concerns can generate a lot of emotion and can sometimes be a little embarrassing to discuss. We want to create a safe space for you to be heard and heal. If you have felt brushed-off, abandoned, or like just another number at other facilities, you are in the right place to take the next step forward. We love what we do because we empower women to conquer health issues that they have often been told are hopeless – or that surgery is their only option. If this is you, we encourage you not to lose hope! If you are suffering from bladder dysfunction, pelvic pain, prenatal or postpartum complications, mastitis, or any of the other conditions listed on our site, please contact us! It would be our great pleasure to help you recover, thrive, and win your life back! SHEFitPT was founded by local San Diego mom, Dr. Sheri DeSchaaf, DPT. Her goal is to serve the mothers of SD at the highest possible level, enabling clients to achieve whatever their health and fitness goals might be.