
Ashley Rawlins, PT, DPT, Clinical Specialist at Origin
Ashley Rawlins is a dedicated pelvic health specialist with over a decade of experience spanning clinical practice, academia, and health content creation, including owning a specialized practice and teaching at the University of Texas, Southwestern. With a doctorate in physical therapy from the University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco State University joint program and a background as a former collegiate heptathlete, she combines her clinical expertise with content development, having led patient education initiatives at Origin Physical Therapy and contributed to academic publications.
Ashley remains passionate about patient education as an empowerment tool, serving as a manuscript editor, peer reviewer for professional journals, and pursuing advanced certifications in pelvic and obstetric health through the American Physical Therapy Association.

How Your Pelvic Floor Can Mimic Vaginal Health Issues
If you're experiencing burning, itching, urinary urgency, or pain that feels like an infection despite normal test results and a healthy vaginal microbiome, the cause might actually be your pelvic floor muscles.