{"id":17909,"date":"2025-04-14T10:25:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T14:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=17909"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:50:34","slug":"born-from-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/14\/born-from-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Born from Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column17909_4d8db5-88 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Growing up in Lewes, Delaware, <strong>Logan Shuttle-Worth<\/strong> enjoyed science classes. However, the Wilmington University alumna also relished her creative side. \u201cI went back and forth between wanting to be a special education teacher or physical therapist,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She found the perfect marriage in occupational therapy. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful blend of science, anatomy and creativity,\u201d she says. An occupation involves any meaningful activity, not just a job. It includes parenting, managing your home, shopping and playing sports. However, disease, surgery, and injuries can hinder any of these occupations and affect the quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The profession has a variety of subgroups, and shortly after the birth of Shuttleworth\u2019s daughter, she found her focus. \u201cI was listening to a podcast about maternal health, and it made me realize that babies get about 12 visits in their first six months, and moms get one. In other countries, women get an automatic referral to pelvic floor therapists after giving birth.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pelvic health therapy can also benefit athletes, people with spinal cord injuries, and children. In Shuttleworth\u2019s Lewes-based practice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.triumphpelvichealth.com\/\">Triumph Pelvic Health<\/a>, she helps young women, athletes, pregnant and postpartum women, and women experiencing urogynecological changes related to perimenopause and menopause.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her journey to college graduate and entrepreneur took a high-pressure turn when the star volleyball player learned she was pregnant. At the time, Shuttleworth was a West Chester University student. She needed to move home to be near her supportive family. The expectant mother also wanted to quickly earn a degree to provide for her daughter. \u201cI needed to come up with a game plan, and Wilmington University was a huge part of it,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By taking WilmU courses through-out the year, she earned a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/health\/health-sciences.aspx\">bachelor\u2019s degree in Health Science<\/a> one year earlier than planned. Five days after graduation, she entered a master\u2019s program in Occupational Therapy at Shenandoah University, which had a hybrid program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Logan-Shuttle-worth-2.jpg\" alt=\"Logan Shuttle-worth\" class=\"wp-image-17910\" style=\"width:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Logan-Shuttle-worth-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Logan-Shuttle-worth-2-250x184.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Logan-Shuttle-worth-2-653x480.jpg 653w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Logan-Shuttle-worth-2-768x565.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Logan Shuttle-Worth<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shuttleworth interned for <strong>Dr. Megan Anderson<\/strong> in Lewes, who specializes in treating women with pelvic pain. \u201cShe\u2019s been a wonderful mentor to me,\u201d says Shuttleworth, who also completed a rotation at Bayhealth Medical Center and in the Cape Henlopen School District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, she earned the M.S. in Occupational Therapy and started working in an outpatient clinic. However, the insurance-based model didn\u2019t give her enough time with patients. So, she opened Triumph Pelvic Health to provide personalized, holistic support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Services include evidence-based interventions to treat incontinence, constipation, pain with intimacy and prolapse. Take, for instance, myofascial release, internal and external trigger-point release, visceral manipulation, diaphragm manipulation, core rehab, pressure management and strength training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The certified pregnancy and post-partum corrective exercise specialist also uses exercises to improve functionality. For instance, a client with postpartum back pain learned to breathe and mindfully move as she cared for her toddler. Concentration and repetition lead to automatic corrections over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not all the treatments are physical. Women experiencing painful sexualintercourse learn to manage their bodies\u2019 nervous systems\u2019 response to anticipated pain. Consequently, the brain views intimacy as an opportunity for safe connection and pleasure instead of a perceived threat. Owning her own business has helped Shuttleworth maintain her work-life balance, a priority she started in college.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was taking a strong course load for a while, but after I picked my daughter up from school, I did not use my computer until after she went to bed,\u201d says Shuttleworth, who plans to receive a post-professional doctorate of Occupational Therapy this summer. \u201cI worked really hard before and after. Even when I was in school, even when I was coaching volleyball, I had to have time with her. 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