Christy Ciesla PT, DPT, PRPC, MBA, is the program manager of the Spine Program at The Miriam Hospital and a doctor of physical therapy with a board certification in pelvic rehabilitation.
Dr. Ciesla graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in physical therapy. She received her doctorate in physical therapy from Utica College in New York, and a master’s in business administration from Salve Regina University.
She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the International Cesarean Awareness Network and the Rhode Island Birth Network, and serves as vice chair of the Rhode Island Women’s and Men’s Health Physical Therapy Special Interest Group.
Dr. Ciesla is a credentialed clinical instructor and mentors other physical therapists and medical students interested in her area of expertise. Dr. Ciesla lectures to colleagues and the community. Her clinical interests are constipation, urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic pain and sexual dysfunction as they relate to the pelvic floor and pelvis.