Our Physical Therapy Team
Dr. Alex Papale
Doctor of physical therapy, sexual health educator and trans health specialist
Alex Papale PT, DPT (they/them) is a pelvic health physical therapist, consultant, sex educator and international speaker based in Boston MA. They specialize in queer and trans health, and treating patients of all genders at Flourish Physical Therapy.
Alex especially loves to help patients with pelvic pain, difficulties around sex, peripartum care, pelvic floor support with HRT, orthopedic support for pain related to chest binding or genital tucking, and healing from gender affirming surgeries
When they’re not in the treatment room, you can find them writing and teaching gender affirming, sex positive, kink-informed courses for current/future healthcare providers, or for anyone who wants to learn more about sexuality, their bodies, and pelvic health
Dustienne Miller PT, MS, PWCS, CYT
Board Certified Pelvic and Women’s Clinical Health Specialist
Creator of the pelvic health yoga series Your Pace Yoga
Clinical instructor for Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute
Serves on the board of directors for International Pelvic Pain Society
Personal movement history includes ballet, musical theatre jazz, tap, pilates, yoga, gyrotonic, strength training, hiking, cross country skiing, and running (7 half marathons and 1 slow full)
Dustienne graduated from the Sage Colleges in 1999 with her physical therapy degree then made a pivot turn to pursue her love of musical theatre in New York City. After spending a summer studying at The Ailey School, she danced professionally for several years, most notably with the National Tour of Fosse.
She bridged her dance and physical therapy backgrounds working for Physioarts, who contracted her to work backstage at several Broadway shows and for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
Trading the skyscrapers of NYC for the hills of Sonoma County CA, Dustienne Miller set up her clinical practice in Santa Rosa in 2012. After a wonderful year filled with sunshine and amazing food, she moved to Boston to be closer to her family.
Dustienne had the honor of speaking at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association in 2013. Her lecture, titled “Yoga for Pelvic Pain” was a jumping off point for her writing and continuing to teach her two-day continuing education course called Yoga for Pelvic Pain. This course is facilitated through the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute, where she also trains other practitioners how to treat pelvic health concerns. Other speaking engagements have included additional APTA events, WOCN, and the interdisciplinary International Pelvic Pain Society.
Dustienne passionately believes in the integration of physical therapy and yoga in a holistic model of care, helping individuals navigate through pelvic pain and incontinence to live a healthy and pain-free life. Her pelvic health yoga videos at Your Pace Yoga are designed to offer tools for self-efficacy navigating persistent pelvic pain for her patients and customers world-wide.
Dustienne weaves yoga postures, mindfulness and breathing into her clinical practice, having been inspired by the teachings of Tara Brach and through her studies with yoga teacher training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She has an advanced board certification as a pelvic and women’s health clinical specialist.
In addition to her work in the pelvic health field, Dustienne continues to work in the theatre world. She is an assistant professor of theatre dance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and has worked on several productions regionally as an associate choreographer/director.
For more clinical background, click here for Dustienne’s continuing education coursework and click here for her speaking and teaching experience.
