Heather has been practicing as a Physical Therapist Assistant for 18 years and as an Occupational Therapist for 10 years. For the past 5 years, Heather has specifically focused on Women’s Health and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, finding treatments in this area to be incredibly effective and life-changing. She believes strongly in evidence-based treatment and providing excellent, patient-centric care. She holds Certification as a Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner. Heather has extensive post-graduate education in manual therapy, visceral mobilization, and pelvic health. Heather developed the Women’s Health and Pelvic Rehab Program for Carolina Prime Physical Therapy where she has opened her own practice alongside her husband Scott Forrest PT.

Heather is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), and the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS).

She is committed to providing excellent care in a warm, nurturing environment and achieving optimal outcomes with evidence-based practices. She enjoys empowering and assisting others to make changes that positively impact their health and lifestyle. Heather is a passionate fitness enthusiast who often transitions patients from pathological problems to high-level fitness participation.

Heather has worked with women and men with a variety of diagnoses and conditions including post-partum mothers, individuals wanting to get back to running without incontinent episodes, and individuals who want to return to the gym without pain or incontinence. Heather also treats individuals with Erectile Dysfunction, or Post-Prostatectomy, those with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes or neuralgias, prolapse, constipation, or bowel dysfunction. She is not only well versed in the biomechanical nature of pelvic floor dysfunction but understands the psychosocial implications of pelvic floor dysfunction and is ready to work with you and your healthcare team to improve your quality of life. Heather offers telehealth services to patients in NC

Membership programs and Women’s health programs available