Pelvic Health Rehabilitation
How to Help Your Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Thorough evaluation and diagnosis
- Manual therapy and exercises for symptom relief
- A plan to prevent your symptoms from returning
Pelvic Health
Pelvic health physical therapy, also known as pelvic floor physical therapy, is a specialized area of physical therapy that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of the pelvic floor muscles and associated ligaments, tendons, and nerves, as well as the lumbar spine and hips.
A pelvic health physical therapist is trained to evaluate and treat a range of pelvic health conditions such as pelvic pain, urinary or fecal incontinence, prolapse, consti
What is the pelvic floor?
The pelvic floor muscles are layers of muscles that sit within the pelvis and provide support of your pelvic organs (including the bladder, uterus or prostate, and rectum), control of your bladder and bowels, stability to the spine, abdomen, and pelvis, and support healthy sexual and reproductive health. When your pelvic floor muscles and associated structures are not functioning optimally together, problems can arise.
Some signs and symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction may consist of:
- Urine or fecal leakage
- Pain with sexual activity
- Pelvic pain with sitting or standing
- Pain during pregnancy
- Chronic constipation
- Abdominal or tailbone pain
- A dull ache or pressure in the lower abdomen or pelvic area
- And so much more!
We're here to help!
Pelvic floor PT can help you to improve your pelvic floor muscle strength, flexibility, endurance, and coordination, improve your pain, help your return to full body functional strengthening and exercise, and will provide you with strategies to modify and improve your lifestyle choices and behavioral tendencies that may be contributing to your symptoms.
During a pelvic health PT session, the therapist may use techniques such as manual therapy, biofeedback, and therapeutic exercises to help strengthen or relax the pelvic floor muscles and surrounding structures.
Overall, pelvic health PT can help you overcome your pelvic floor dysfunction, improve your quality of life, and help you to return to doing what you love symptom free.
