Meet Our Team
Meet the Experts Behind Your Pelvic Health in Atlanta
At Able Pelvic Physical Therapy, our team is made up of highly trained, deeply compassionate professionals dedicated to restoring pelvic health and dignity to every patient we serve. With specialized education, years of hands-on experience, and a shared commitment to the highest quality of care, we provide personalized treatment plans that address the root of your concerns. We want you to feel strong, confident, and in control again.
From postpartum recovery to chronic pelvic pain and everything in between, we’re here to support your pelvic physical therapy and healing journey every step of the way.
Dr. Adina B. Leifer PT, DPT, PRPC
After receiving her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Touro College in New York City, Adina continued her pelvic floor education through the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. Adina is a certified pelvic rehabilitation practitioner. This is the only designation specific to pelvic therapists in treating this patient population.
Before moving to Atlanta, Adina was the program coordinator for the Pelvic Health Center at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk CT. There, Adina developed a pelvic health program working with a team of physicians and physical therapists to provide the highest quality of care for patients with varying pelvic floor diagnoses. Adina has worked with patients from orthopedic, neurologic and pediatric populations. Pelvic health has become her passion and she truly feels blessed to work with men and women to help them fully achieve their goals.
Adina has lectured and premiered on televised programs to discuss and educate people on the importance of pelvic health and pelvic floor dysfunctions.
Adina is the founder of Silkx Society, a CBD infused pelvic serum that helps people decrease pelvic pain.
Adina currently lives in Atlanta, with her husband, 4 children and energetic dog.
Education & Experience:
Bachelor of Arts, Yeshiva University, NYC
Bachelor of Science, Touro College, NYC
Doctor of Physical Therapy, Touro College, NYC
Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification, Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute
Dr. Richa Patel, PT DPT
Dr. Richa Patel graduated with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Franklin Pierce University, AZ. Prior to that, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy. Over the years, after gaining experience in a variety of settings including pelvic floor, outpatient orthopedic, neurological, and home health, she developed a strong interest and commitment to women's health and pelvic health rehabilitation.
Dr. Patel believes in a holistic approach and finds it very rewarding to see life-altering changes in her patients with skilled physical therapy. She is compassionate and deeply committed to helping her patients recover from the conditions that impact daily living, with a strong focus on achieving optimal functioning and overall well-being.
As a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist, Dr. Patel specializes in treating pelvic floor dysfunction including pelvic pain, vaginismus, painful intercourse, vulvodynia, pudendal neuralgia, urinary incontinence, urinary frequency and urgency, overactive bladder, interstitial cystitis, constipation, fecal incontinence, fecal urgency and frequency, prolapse, irritable bowel syndrome, coccyx (tailbone) pain, back/abdomen/hip or buttocks pain, post surgical scar tissue and adhesion, sacroiliac joint pain and dysfunction, musculoskeletal impairments; pregnancy and post-partum conditions including pain, muscle weakness, diastasis recti, clogged duct; pre and post-surgical hysterectomy, endometriosis and fibroids.
Education and Experience:
Doctor of Physical Therapy, Franklin Pierce University, Arizona
Certified and licensed in Dry Needling, PFDN: Dry Needling for Pelvic Floor
Conditions
Pelvic Floor Certification, Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute
Pregnancy Rehabilitation Certification, Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation
Institute
Pelvic PT Essentials Certification, Pelvic PT Rising
Myofascial Cupping Certificate
Bachelor of Physiotherapy, India