Half of Americans have never heard of postpartum physical therapy
Core finding
Postpartum physical therapy is unfamiliar territory for much of the public: half of Americans (50%) say they have never heard of it, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.
The rest split almost evenly between genuine familiarity and name recognition: 26% say they know what it is, while 24% have heard of it but do not know what it involves.
Topline distribution
Half of Americans have never heard of postpartum physical therapy.
Do you know what postpartum Physical Therapy is?
n = 1,000 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.3% |
| Module | daily_life |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
Do you know what postpartum Physical Therapy is?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.