Education. Doctorate, Physical Therapy 2013 Pacific University, School of Physical Therapy Forest Grove, Oregon

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1 MJ (Mary Jane) Strauhal PT, DPT, BCB-PMD Program Lead Clinical Advancement Program- Pelvic Health Rehabilitation Services Department Providence St. Vincent Medical Center 9135 SW Barnes Road #362 Portland, OR (503) MJ Strauhal is a physical therapist and a specialist in women s health/ pelvic health at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. She has dedicated more than 25 years of practice to developing and implementing therapeutic programs for the special needs of women, and for pelvic floor dysfunction for multiple populations (men, women, and children). She coordinates a team of specialized physical therapists who deliver these services within the Portland service area of Providence Health Systems. Her special interests include pregnancy and post partum pelvic girdle pain, bladder and bowel incontinence, constipation and obstructed defecation, chronic pelvic pain, post-menopause health, and cancer survivorship. She is the author of Therapeutic Exercise in Obstetrics in Therapeutic Interventions: Moving Toward Function, a physical therapy curriculum text, and she teaches for the American Physical Therapy Association Section on Women s Health Certificate in Pelvic Physical Therapy (CAPP) program. MJ is board certified in Biofeedback for Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction (BCB-PMD). In 2002 MJ received the Section on Women s Health Elizabeth Noble award for her outstanding contributions to women s health physical therapy. MJ is a nationally recognized speaker and author. Doctorate, Physical Therapy 2013 Pacific University, School of Physical Therapy Forest Grove, Oregon Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy 1980 Russell Sage College Troy, New York Education Certifications

2 Biofeedback Certification International Alliance- Board Certified in Biofeedback-Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction (BCB-PMD) Professional Membership The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) APTA Section on Women s Health (SoWH) Biofeedback Certification International Alliance American Urogynecologic Society National Association for Continence International Pelvic Pain Society National Vulvodynia Association Interstitial Cystitis Association Professional Activities Clinical Advancement Program Pelvic Health- Program Lead, Providence Health and Services Portland Service Area APTA Section on Women s Health Certificate of Achievement in Pelvic Physical Therapy Committee Member and Course Instructor present APTA SoWH offices/ activities: Vulvar Pain Task Force Chair Product Endorsement Committee Member Oregon State Representative Regional Course Coordinator NW Regional Representative Physical Therapy and Women s Health, guest lecturer, Pacific University School of Physical Therapy, Forest Grove, Oregon Physical Therapy and Women s Health, guest lecturer, George Fox University School of Physical Therapy, Newberg, Oregon Physical Therapy and Women s Health, guest lecturer, Oregon Health Sciences University School of Nurse Midwifery, Portland, Oregon Providence Continence Center Steering Committee, Providence Health System Continence advisor to N.I.C.H.E. (Nurses Improving the Care of Hospitalized Elders) project, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Aspen Publishing Editorial Board Women s Health Patient Education Resource Manual Professional Lectures Physical Therapy Interventions for Urogenital Cancers- APTA Combined Sections Meeting Preconference, Las Vegas February 2014

3 Providence Grand Rounds CME for Physicians: Conservative Management of Urinary Incontinence, February and April 2013 Cancer Talk- Ovarian Cancer: Impact on Pelvic Health, Providence Portland Medical Center September 26, 2013 Oregon Naturopathic Physicians Association Fall Meeting: Chronic Pelvic Pain, October 2013 OHSU School of Nurse Midwifery Grand Rounds: Physical Therapy Interventions for Pelvic Floor Disorders, Nov. 22, 2011 OHSU School of Medicine CME: Understanding and Treating Vulvar Vestibulodynia November 5, 2011 Differential Diagnosis for Vaginal Pain- APTA Combined Sections Meeting, San Diego February 2010 Vulvar Pain, Treatment Trends, and Tools: What s the Evidence? - APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Boston February 2007 Chronic Pelvic Pain- An Interdisciplinary Approach- Oregon Pain Society, April 18, 2006 Chronic Pelvic Pain- case study presentation, Portland Pelvic Floor Interest Group, March 15, 2005 Female Pelvic Floor Health and Dysfunction: Assessment and Treatment. Oregon Chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives Tenth Annual Martha Browning Bryant Memorial Lecture; Portland, OR October 2, 2004 Urinary Issues- Gerontological Nursing Seminar, Providence Health System, May 17, 2004 Pelvic Floor Dysfunction- Special Populations: OPTA Spring Conference, March 13-14, Eugene, Oregon. VVS, IC, IBS: What s the Connection A Discussion on Visceral Convergence. APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Nashville 2004 Physical Therapy Treatment Options for UI in MS. MS Interdisciplinary Group (Dr. Stanley Cohen, Chair). Dec. 18, Musculoskeletal Changes in the Post Menopausal Female:Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates (SUNA), Multi-Specialty Conference on Urinary Incontinence, Nashville Jan 2000 Physical Therapy Interventions in Women s Health: Oregon Physical Therapy Association (OPTA), Fall Conference. Oct. 16, The Pelvic Floor, Childbirth Educators of Tuality Healthcare. Nov. 3, 1998.

4 Incontinence Workshop, Embracing Midlife Conference, Oregon Menopause Network. Mar. 7, The Pelvic Floor and Sexual Dysfunction, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Dallas February Biofeedback and E-stim for UI, GYN Educational Series, Medical staff Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. Sept. 18, Therapeutic Interventions for Menopause, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Atlanta February Therapeutic Interventions for the Aging Female, OPTA Spring Conference. Mar. 4, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Lecture Series for OPTA. May 3, Publications Strauhal MJ. Vaginal pain in older women. GeriNotes. 2011; 17: Strauhal MJ. Therapeutic Exercise in Obstetrics. In: Hall CM, Brody LT (Eds.). Therapeutic Exercise: Moving Towards Function. 3 rd edition. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; Strauhal MJ, Frahm J, Morrison P, et al. Vulvar Pain: A Comprehensive Review. J Women s Health Phys Ther. 2007:31; Hartmann D, Strauhal MJ, Nelson CA. Treatment of women in the United States with localized, provoked vulvodynia. J Reprod Med. 2007; 52: Strauhal MJ. Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on the Childbearing Woman and New Mothers. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecological Physical Therapy. 1993; Sept. Strauhal MJ. Pregnancy Outcome in the Recreational Athlete. Journal of Obstetric and Gynecologic Physical Therapy. 1992; March Research Providence Health and Services IRB #11-017B and Pacific University IRB: The Effect of Various Weights on Pelvic Organ Stability as Measured by Ultrasound Imaging and Implications for Postoperative Lifting Restrictions Approval , closed Providence Health and Services IBR #13-090B The Impact of Pregnancy-related Lumbopelvic Pain in Different Countries Approval , ongoing Research Advisor

5 Pacific University School of Physical Therapy: Validation of the Female Sexual Function Index, Incidence of Orthopedic Co-Morbidities in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain, Validating a Risk Assessment Tool for Post Partum Urinary and Fecal Incontinence, Comparison of the Effects of Group Taught Exercise Classes, Group Taught Education Class, and Combination Group Including Education and Exercise on Female Urinary Incontinence, 2001 Perceived Effectiveness of Physical Therapy in Treating Urinary Incontinence as Measured by an Outcome Follow-up Questionnaire, 1998 The Edema Associated with Pregnancy: A Comparison Study of Static Immersion and Water Aerobics, 1998 Effects of Supine Position During Pregnancy on the Fetal Heart Rate, 1994 Honors/ Awards American Physical Therapy Association Section on Women s Health Elizabeth Noble Award, 2002 Professional Recipient SPIRIT OF WOMEN Award, Providence Health System, 1999 Providence Rehab Services 1 st Clinical Specialist/ Level 2 Therapist- Clinical Specialist in OB-GYN, 1992