About
Our team
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Annette Thomas, MSPT
Annette Thomas, MSPT is a pediatric physical therapist with a focus on pediatric pelvic floor therapy for constipation, encopresis and enuresis. Her goal is to be able to provide parents and children with the tools needed to gain independence in bowel and bladder control. Her treatments include toileting posture, diaphragmatic breathing techniques, strengthening and relaxation exercises for the pelvic floor, biofeedback and more.
NUTRITION
Jessica O’Connell, MBA, RD, LD
Jessica O’Connell, MBA, RD, LD is a registered dietitian who is passionate about helping kids achieve normal bowel function. Through diet and natural supplements, she counsels parents on helping their kids accept more foods that help with constipation. Additionally, she closely monitors and follows the use of osmotic laxatives to get these kids back to the things they love without the fear of accidents and belly pain. Jessica provides easy to follow snack and meal guidance and has proven solutions for picky eaters.
How it all began
Annette and Jessica started as friends before entering into the great world of constipation together. They first met when Annette came to Jessica for nutrition advice regarding her child. While their relationship was professional at first, a few years later, they found themselves sharing office space inside Therapy Square and became friends and colleagues.
Annette’s passion for helping kids with constipation, encopresis and enuresis began when her own child battled with chronic constipation. She spent many hours seeing different doctors along with a few visits to the ER due to her child’s stomach pains/constipation. She was always told the same thing- Give your child Miralax, without any further instruction. She felt helpless watching her child struggle with stomach aches and potty issues. She knew there had to be more help out there and a better way to help her child. From there she dove into the world of pelvic floor therapy, fascinated by how much physical therapy could help those kiddos struggling just like her own child. She’s been working hard in this area of physical therapy ever since then and continues to help others like her own child.
As Annette worked more closely with these kids, she realized a big component in her ability to help was missing. These kids needed the combination of pelvic floor therapy and nutrition. She and Jessica came together to bring their knowledge and expertise to provide help that these kids so desperately need. By collaborating together, Annette and Jessica have successfully helped hundreds of kids reach bowel regularity through natural, non-invasive methods.
What makes Annette and Jessica so different is that they are with you and your child every step of the way. Jessica will not put your child on Miralax and send you out the door. She recommends all natural solutions and is available via text and phone to help titrate supplements as needed so your child has success all while providing recommendations to heal the gut and increase acceptance of high fiber foods.
Annette will focus on what is happening with your child’s pelvic floor, core and surrounding musculature that may be contributing to their toileting troubles. She will work with you and your child to develop an appropriate program geared towards your child’s needs. She will teach your child strategies to use at home to aid in the toileting process.
Most of the services provided are covered by insurance, some at no cost to you.
Annette accepts: Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts, TriCare, NH Healthy Family, AmBetter, WellSense, AmeriHealth Caritas, and Always Health Partners
Jessica accepts: Aetna, Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Harvard Pilgrim, Tufts, TriCare, NH Healthy Families, AmBetter and WellSense
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