At FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers, we take a collaborative and holistic approach to successfully treat patients with pelvic floor conditions. Pelvic health-related problems can be embarassing and isolating. Our physical therapists are well familiar with addressing these problems, will quickly put you at ease, and come up with an effective treatment plan. Our therapists have had extensive coursework in the area of pelvic health allowing them to effectively address our patients’ issues as they move through different stages of life.
Therapeutic Treatment for the following:
- Urinary Incontinence - Stress, Urge or Mixed
- Post-Partum Incontinence
- Fecal Incontinence
- Vulvar Pain Syndromes
- Rectal Pain Syndromes
- Pre-and Post-Partum Musculoskeletal Dysfunctions (back pain, episiotomy scar, pelvic muscle weakness, diastases)
- Post Prostatectomy
- Prolapse Conditions
- Osteoporosis
- Back Pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Constipation
- Pelvic Pain
- Dyspareunia
- Episiotomy scar
- Muscle spasm
- Pubic symphysis diastasis
- Interstitial cystitis
Treatment varies dependent upon needs of patient but may include:
- Evaluation/Assessment
- Patient education on condition and modifications to lifestyle
- Urge suppression techniques and autonomic quieting
- Biofeedback for relaxation of pelvic floor muscles or recruitment of pelvic floor
- Address musculoskeletal dysfunction & movement imbalances
- Instruction in posture, body mechanics and appropriate breathing
- Instruction in pelvic floor exercises in coordination with diaphragmatic breathing and core recruitment
- Manual therapy - soft tissue mobilization to pelvic floor muscles
- Use of vaginal dilators
- Bladder training
- Toileting postures and mechanics
