Western Montana · Missoula · Private pay
Private pelvic floor physical therapy in Missoula, by video.
Dr. Elana Shalem sees Missoula students, nurses, professors and new parents by video, from the Rattlesnake and the University District out to Target Range.
- Private pay, superbill for PPO reimbursement
- No referral needed to start
- Usually seen within a week
Missoula
Why Missoula patients choose video.
Missoula is a river town and a college town at once. The Clark Fork runs through downtown past Caras Park and the surf wave, the M looks down from Mount Sentinel, and trailheads start at the edge of neighborhoods. Students, hospital staff, professors and remote workers share a valley that fills with wildfire smoke some summers and inversions some winters. Leaking with running, pain with intercourse and chronic pelvic pain in both women and men are common reasons Missoulians book.
One-on-one with Dr. Elana Shalem, PT, DPT (CAPP-OB), licensed in Montana: a 60-minute evaluation, then 45-minute follow-ups.
What we treat in Missoula
Common reasons Missoula patients book.
All services: Women's pelvic floor physical therapy · Men's pelvic floor physical therapy · Orthopedic physical therapy
Private pay
Private pay in Missoula
Rates are quoted on the free discovery call. A superbill after every visit supports out-of-network reimbursement from PPO plans; HSA and FSA cards are accepted. No authorizations, no plan visit limits, no waitlist.
Referrals: Montana allows you to see a physical therapist for evaluation and treatment without a physician referral, with no visit limit. Some insurance plans still ask for one, and we check that for you.
Neighborhoods
Serving all of Missoula
ZIP codes 59801, 59802, 59803, 59804, 59808. Any home with an internet connection works.
- Downtown Missoula
- University District
- Rattlesnake
- Northside
- Westside
- South Hills
- Grant Creek
- Target Range
- Miller Creek
Nearby: Stevensville, Florence and Lolo · Hamilton and the Bitterroot Valley · Polson, Ronan and the Mission Valley · Anaconda, Deer Lodge and Philipsburg · All of Western Montana
Questions
Questions from Missoula
Can University of Montana students book visits from an apartment near campus?
Yes, from any private room in Montana. Visits can only happen while the student is physically in the state, so the plan follows the semester and pauses over breaks spent elsewhere, with a home program in between.
Do you see Missoula men for pelvic pain or urinary urgency?
Yes. Dr. Shalem treats men for chronic pelvic pain, urinary urgency, leaking after prostate surgery and pelvic floor-related erectile dysfunction, one-on-one by secure video with nothing recorded.
How soon can I be seen?
Usually within a week. Early morning, evening and weekend video visits are available.
Prefer to write? Send a message.
Questions about insurance, pricing, or whether physical therapy is the right next step? We reply within one business day.
Start with a free 15-minute call.
Tell us what is going on, hear how Dr. Shalem would approach it, and decide from there.