STOP PUNISHING CLINICAL JUDGMENT: PROTECT PELVIC FLOOR THERAPY, PROVIDERS, AND PATIENT RIGHTS

Because what happened here can happen to anyone.

 

 A licensed clinician lost everything… for making a clinical recommondation based on objective findings.
Not performing the treatment.
Not causing patient harm.

Recommending it.

 

THIS PETITION EXISTS BECAUSE A LINE WAS CROSSED 
A licensed professional with:

• 20 years of experience
• Over 110,000 patient encounters
• Zero prior complaints
• Hundreds of patient testimonials
• Unrebutted expert validation

              …was disciplined anyway.

 

Not for what was done.

But for what was suggested, based on objective clinical findings.

 
LET'S BE UNMISTAKABLY CLEAR

• Not one complainant ever received pelvic floor therapy (PFT)
• Not one patient who actually received PFT has ever filed a complaint
• The discipline was based on:
  • A recommendation
  • Not an action
  • Not an outcome

This is no longer about regulating treatment.
This is regulating clinical judgment itself.

 

WHAT HAPPENED HERE SHOULD CONCERN EVERY THERAPIST AND EVERY PATIENT 

• Because what happened is not theoretical. It is documented.

A system allowed:

• Punishment without performance
• Rules applied that do not exist
• Standards created after the fact
• Evidence to be ignored
• Expert testimony to be dismissed
• Allegations without proof to drive outcomes

And when challenged…

• Courts allowed it to stand

THIS IS NOT ONE CASE— THIS IS THE PRECEDENT BEING SET 

If this stands, every provider is now exposed.

Because now:

• You can be disciplined for a recommendation alone, not what you do 
• You can be punished for clinical reasoning
• Treatment does not need to occcur 

You can be sanctioned even when: 

• The treatment never occurred
• There was no harm
• There was no complaint from an actual recipient of care

This is about a precedent that directly affects:

• Every pelvic floor therapist
• Every licensed provider
• Every patient receiving pelvic health care

You do not need to violate a rule. 

 

The rule can be created after you act - years later! 

 

FOR THERAPISTS: WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU

If you hold a license, understand this clearly:

• Your training will not protect you
• Your documentation will not protect you
• Your outcomes will not protect you

You can:

• Follow evidence-based practice
• Use sound clinical reasoning
• Act in the patient’s best interest
  …and still be disciplined.

Because now, your judgment itself can be treated as misconduct.

 

FOR PATIENTS: WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU 
This does not protect you. It limits you.

 

Your care options shrink
Providers will stop recommending:

• Pelvic floor therapy
• Specialized treatments
• Anything that carries risk of misinterpretation

Your autonomy is reduced

• Mandatory third parties in treatment rooms
• No right to refuse their presence

Your care becomes defensive
Instead of:

• Individualized treatment
• Evidence-based care
• Clinical expertise

You receive:

• Care shaped by fear of punishment, not what is best for you.

Your access declines

• Fewer providers willing to treat
• Higher costs
• Reduced availability of specialized services

WHY THIS MATTERS
This is bigger than one case.

This is about whether:

• Facts still matter
• Standards must exist before enforcement
• Evidence still carries weight
• Clinical expertise is respected

Or whether:

• Decisions can be based on feelings or perception, not proof.

WHAT ARE WE DEMANDING — AS THERAPISTS 
We, as licensed providers, call for:

• No discipline for recommendations grounded in objective findings
• Clear, written standards before enforcement
• A complete prohibition of retroactive rulemaking
• Evidence-based disciplinary processes
• Recognition of established clinical training and guidelines
• Protection of clinical judgment
• Fair and equal application of regulations across all providers

WHAT WE ARE DEMANDING — AS PATIENTS
We, as patients, call for:

• The right to receive recommendations based on clinical need, not regulatory fear
• Full access to evidence-based treatments, including pelvic floor therapy
• The right to accept or decline who is present during our care
• Protection of our privacy, dignity, and autonomy at all times
• Care that is guided by medical expertise—not administrative interpretation
• Transparency in how treatment standards are defined and enforced

We do not want restricted care.
We do not want controlled options.

 

We want informed choice and access to appropriate treatment.

 

TAKE ACTION
If you are:

• A pelvic floor therapist
• A licensed professional
• A patient receiving care

This affects you.

 

Because if this precedent stands:

• Clinical reasoning becomes a liability.
• And patients pay the price.

SIGN THIS PETITION
SHARE IT WITH COLLEAGUES AND PATIENTS

 
FINAL REALITY 
When a provider can lose everything for recommending care that was never performed…

 

We are no longer regulating healthcare.

We are controlling it.

 

And when rules don’t have to exist…

• Nothing is predictable.
• Nothing is protected.

And anyone can be next.