Jenny Lacross

Dr. LaCross is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy with a decade of clinical experience working with individuals with a variety of pelvic health conditions. Jenny has a passion for working with individuals identifying as female with the following needs: pregnancy & postpartum return to sport, menopause-related symptoms, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, hip and low back pain, and bowel conditions. She received her B.S. in Kinesiology-Athletic Training from University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine. Upon earning her clinical doctorate, Jenny’s passion for women’s health care led her to complete a post-professional clinical residency in pelvic health at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Centers for Rehab Services. She then completed a post-professional certificate program in Women’s Health Physical Therapy and her PhD in Physical Therapy at Texas Woman’s University. Her research interests are in movement impairments of active females with hip pain, functional anatomy of the hip and pelvic floor function, and the mechanisms underlying the development of pelvic organ prolapse. Her clinical and research desire is to empower individuals identifying as female to keep moving across the lifespan in their desired capacity. She is currently a post-doctoral research fellow with the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor's Pelvic Floor Research. Jenny also serves as an adjunct faculty member in the DPT program at South College-Knoxville.