Half of Americans have never heard of postpartum physical therapy

May 11, 2026 · n = 1,000 · MoE ±3.3%Source report ↗

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?

I have never heard of postpartum physical therapy
49.6%
I have heard of and know what postpartum physical therapy is
26.0%
I have heard of postpartum physical therapy but do not know what it is
24.4%

n = 1,000 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±3.3%

ModeVerasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
PopulationUS adults age 18+
Field datesMay 11, 2026
Base (unweighted)1,000
Margin of error±3.3%
Moduledaily_life
SponsorVerasight
Weight variableweight
Weighting targetsage, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

Sources

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    Do you know what postpartum Physical Therapy is?

    reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26

Cite this question

Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.