Pelvic Health & Wellness
Pelvic Health & Wellness
The pelvic floor consists of skin, muscles, ligaments, nerves, connective tissues, blood vessels, and organs in your pelvis. The pelvic floor provides stability for your pelvic girdle and spine and supports your bladder, rectum, and pelvic organs, including your uterus and vagina.
Pelvic floor disorders are conditions that affect the components of the pelvic floor, causing uncomfortable symptoms.
If you or a loved one are suffering from a pelvic floor disorder, the Pelvic Health & Wellness Program at FYZICAL Northwest Tucson can help manage your symptoms and get you back to doing what you love.
Pelvic floor disorders are conditions that affect the components of the pelvic floor, causing uncomfortable symptoms.
If you or a loved one are suffering from a pelvic floor disorder, the Pelvic Health & Wellness Program at FYZICAL Northwest Tucson can help manage your symptoms and get you back to doing what you love.
Understanding Pelvic Health
Physical therapy addresses the underlying cause of pelvic pain and incontinence.
Types of Pelvic Floor Disorders
Bladder Control Problems
Affects 35% of all women, 50% of women over the age of 65, and 25% of all men.
- Urinary incontinence (unintentional leaking of urine)
- Urinary urgency (strong urge to urinate)
- Urinary frequency (urinating more than 8 times in 24 hours)
- Nocturia (waking up more than once during the night to urinate)
- Slow or weak urine stream
- Difficulty emptying the bladder
- Pelvic organ prolapse (cystocele or uterine prolapse)
Bowel Control Problems
- Constipation
- Fecal incontinence (unintentional leaking of stool)
- Fecal urgency (strong urge to have a bowel movement)
- Pelvic organ prolapse (rectocele)
Pregnancy-Related Problems
Affects 50-70% of women during pregnancy, and 30-50% postpartum.
- Pelvic girdle and back pain
- Diastasis rectus abdominis (pregnancy-related separation of the abdominal wall)
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- Coccyx pain (tailbone pain)
- Pubic symphysis dysfunction
- Cesarean section complications
- Perineal injuries (episiotomy, perineal tears)
- Painful intercourse after vaginal delivery
- Postpartum perineal pain
- Pelvic floor muscle weakness (incontinence issues during and after delivery)
Benefits of Pelvic Health & Wellness
Pelvic health and wellness are essential for your overall health and well-being. Having a healthy pelvic floor ensures that you have good bladder and bowel control and allows you to live an active lifestyle without worrying about uncomfortable and embarrassing symptoms.
Pelvic floor physical therapy is highly effective for treating pelvic floor disorders. With the help of the trained physical therapists at FYZICAL Northwest Tucson, you can maintain a healthy pelvic floor and enjoy life again.
Pelvic floor physical therapy is highly effective for treating pelvic floor disorders. With the help of the trained physical therapists at FYZICAL Northwest Tucson, you can maintain a healthy pelvic floor and enjoy life again.