Amanda Hayes-Fugate, MPT

Amanda Hayes Fugate MPT is a pelvic health physical therapist specializing in urinary, bowel and pain conditions for men and women. She went to Western Carolina University in 2007 with the unique goal of being a pelvic health therapist and even won a national scholarship because of her passion in this area. Upon graduation she created a pelvic health program, from the ground up, for a outpatient physical therapy practice in the Asheville, NC area. She has continued to expand her expertise over the past 10 years and has recently started her own pelvic health practice Pelvic Forward PT to provide more comprehensive and patient directed care in the changing medical climate. Using her unique perspective as a lifelong runner and athlete, Amanda has a made treating athletes with pelvic floor dysfunction, pain, or desires for optimal performance a cornerstone of her practice.

She has built her business on the core values of education, embodiment and empowerment for all. As an tireless educator and in her goal to start a global conversation around pelvic health, Amanda has been involved with many community-based education programs, including lectures and demonstrations to crossfit gyms, the YMCA and pilates studios, providing instructor trainings to DONA, REI, pre-postpartum support groups, and many more.

Amanda truly loves and is interested in all things pelvic and is so grateful to have joined the Herman and Wallace team. Outside of the clinic she loves all things food, outdoors and spending time with family.

Christine Stewart, PT, CMPT

Christine Stewart, PT, CMPT (she/her) graduated from Kansas State University in 1992 and went on to pursue her master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Kansas Medical Center graduating in 1994. She began her career specializing in orthopedics and manual therapy then became interested in women’s health after the birth of her second child.

Christine developed her pelvic health practice in a local hospital with a focus on urinary incontinence and prolapse. She left the practice in 2010 to work at Olathe Health to further focus on pelvic rehabilitation for all genders and obtain her CMPT from the North American Institute of Manual Therapy. She completed Diane Lee’s Integrated Systems Model education series in 2018. Her passion is empowering patients through education and treatment options for the betterment of their health throughout their lifespan. She enjoys speaking to physicians and to community-based organizations on pelvic health physical therapy.

Christine has been part of the Herman & Wallace faculty since 2017. She recently developed and authored a two-day course entitled Menopause Transitions and Pelvic Rehab. She is an avid runner who loves to hike through National parks with her family.