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Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
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What is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy and How Can it Help Me?
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy is a specialized area of physical therapy focused on the muscles of the pelvic floor—a group of muscles that form the base of your core and support the abdominal and pelvic organs. Often described as a “bowl” or “hammock” of muscles, the pelvic floor plays a vital role in stability, support, and function. These muscles can sometimes become weak or overly tense, leading to a range of symptoms. Individuals experiencing pelvic pain, weakness (which may appear as urinary leakage or pelvic pressure), or increased tension (such as pain with intercourse, urinary urgency or frequency, vaginismus, or constipation) may benefit from a pelvic floor physical therapy evaluation. Treatment aims to restore optimal muscle function, balance, and coordination to help eliminate symptoms and improve quality of life.
Services
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Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Pelvic floor assessment and rehab for this very important time in life.
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Pelvic Pain
Pelvic pain can present a multitude of ways. Examples can include pain with urination, painful intercourse, painful periods, painful bowels/bloating, and deep pelvic pain that seems to have an “unknown” origin.
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Sexual Dysfunction
Vaginismus, painful penetration, pain with erection, difficulty or pain with orgasm, or ED.
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Incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence, urgency and frequency of urination, or a combination of both can all be treated with Pelvic PT.
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Fertility Support
Pelvic PT can improve mechanical infertility by improving mobility throughout the abdomen, allowing for improved blood and lymphatic flow throughout the pelvis and restoring normal motions to those organs to optimize their function.
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Scar Management
C-section, hysterectomy, or any other surgery in the abdominal region can be improved with scar tissue manual therapy and have an impact on pelvic floor function.
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Birth Support
Birth support ranging from education of laboring positions and comfort measures that can be used during delivery, to birth doula care.
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Pelvic Dry Needling
Dry needling within the pelvis and surrounding areas can help promote healing and calm the body.
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Running Assessments
Video assessment from all directions to identify weak and tight areas, with development of a comprehensive treatment program from that information.
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Men's Pelvic Health
The pelvic floor is involved in any dysfunction related to bladder, bowel, or sexual function. Men have pelvic floors too!
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Pediatric/Teen Pelvic Health
Constipation, bed wetting, stress incontinence (leaking with jumping or heavy impact activity), and urinary urgency and frequency are common issues that affect many pediatric and teen patients.
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Transgender Pelvic Health
Scar management, pain control, and rehabilitation of the pelvic floor are incredibly important with this patient population.
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Cupping/GuaSha Tools/Myofascial Release
All of these tools can be included in the plan of care to get one back to their prior level of functioning.
