Meet Amber Anderson

Amber Anderson loves to help people regain control of their bladder and bowels, enjoy their sex life again, and finally defeat pelvic pain without questionable medications, risky surgery, or just learning to "live with it." 
 
As a classic overachiever and mother of 3, Amber understands pelvic floor and core problems on a personal level. 
 
While working as a massage therapist in a pelvic rehab clinic, countless people told her of embarrassing conditions that were considered "normal," "part of life now," or fixable with "kegels." She heard saddening stories of adverse medication side effects, failed surgeries, and bouncing between medical providers without ever getting answers or relief. 
 
This experience, combined with her personal struggle and love of awkward conversation topics, drove her to pursue a doctorate, residency training, and board certification in pelvic health physical therapy. Frustrated by lack of quality care and long term solutions, she opened Restoration Health Collective to help patients get their body back once and for all!
 
She understands how physically challenging, emotionally devastating, and socially isolating it can be to suffer in silence. Amber has figured out how to free people from the bondage of secret suffering with issues related to pee, poop, sex, prolapse, and pelvic pain when no other treatments help. 
 
Personal Details:
When she's not in the office treating patients, reading scientific research, or teaching, she can be found chasing 3 kids, dancing with her husband, weightlifting, or sitting on a porch swing at False River.
 
Amber's Fun Facts:

• She can peel a crawfish in 3 seconds flat.
• Throughout the year, you can catch her dancing in parades with her daughter as part of the Baton Rouge BeignYays.
• Her love language is a pumpkin spiced latte.
• A patient once described her as a “Vagician.” 
• Her dream tattoo is a "Two Humped Camel" on her big toe, so she is never without a camel toe. :)
• She met her husband while doing a swing dance called the Lindy Hop.
• Dogs are named Roux and Phydeaux. 
• Favorite thing about social media is anything with the hashtag #southlouisianaproblems and news stories about people from Florida.

 
 
Professional Highlights:

• Graduated with BA in Public Relations at LSU.
• Earned a Doctoral degree at Elon University in North Carolina.
• Completed a Pelvic Health Residency at Baylor's Institute of Rehabilitation and postdoctoral work at Texas Women's University in Dallas, TX. 
• Board certificated as a Women's Clinical Specialist (WCS) 
• Youngest member to ever sit on the Board of Directors for the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Section on Women’s Health (SOWH).
• Winner of the 2015 APTA’s Emerging Leader Award.
• Winner of inaugural Elon Rising Alumni Award in 2017.
• Present research and guest lecture at several professional conferences throughout the continental US.
• Provide continuing education for other health professionals: Physicians,  midwives, doulas, sports physical therapists. 
• Instructor of pelvic health at physical therapy schools throughout Louisiana and Mississippi.
• Clinical Instructor for doctoral level students that specialize in pelvic health. ​