The pediatric pelvic therapists at FYZICAL Rockrimmon identify and treat difficulties that interfere with your child’s ability to perform functional daily living skills and activities with their peers.

You're not alone, and it's not as scary as it sounds! Let us help.  Your pediatric occupational therapist will evaluate your child and develop an individualized treatment plan based on their needs. Evaluation includes a parent interview, standardized testing, informal assessment, and play-based interaction with your child to determine their current challenges and abilities. Treatment sessions focus on developing the skills they need to grow into functional and independent kiddos without issues in such a sensitive area. 

Our pediatric pelvic therapists are experts in treating a range of conditions, including:

Pediatric occupational therapy helps your child overcome various challenges to perform their daily activities and meet their development milestones. Pediatric occupational therapy helps to improve your child’s physical, cognitive, social, and emotional skills, allowing them to become independent in their daily lives.

If your child is struggling to perform their activities of daily living or is having trouble academically or socially, call FYZICAL Rockrimmon to learn more about our pediatric occupational therapy program.

At FYZICAL Rockrimmon, our pediatric pelvic therapists are expertly trained in your kiddo's pelvic floor musculature and DO NOT need to perform internal exams in order to help.  Instead, you and your child will be taught how to train these muscles to perform as intended, using kid-friendly techniques and cutting edge tech.  Our therapists also recognize the sensitivity of this area of the body, going only at the pace at which your child is comfortable.  Our therapists look at the social, emotional, and sensory aspects of the pelvic floor challenges as well, to help children and teens manage these delicate issues from a whole-person perspective.

Biofeedback is a non-invasive technique that helps children learn to control their pelvic floor muscles, which are responsible for bladder and bowel function.  Believe it or not...we utilize video games! Small sticky sensors are placed on the hips, tummy, or buttocks to measure electrical activity of the pelvic floor muscles. These stickers can even be placed by mom or dad.  The computer then translates this data into visual and audio clues that can be seen and heard, training your child on what these muscles are and how to use them differently.  With practice, the child can then learn to use these muscles appropriately all the time. 

As many as 1 in 7 school-aged children will struggle with pelvic floor dysfunction presented as incontinence. Many of these children will go on to suffer with bladder and bowel management into adulthood if it isn’t properly treated. The cause of pediatric incontinence is often times related to lack of strength or coordination of the muscles that make up the pelvic floor. Pelvic floor dysfunction can also present as leaking urine or feces, constipation, changes in voiding frequency, or a combination of these symptoms.