Pelvic health therapy can help train pelvic floor muscles using interactive treatment methods. It can help with incontinence, difficulty with bladder or bowel movements, painful sex, constipation, pelvic pain, endometriosis, vaginismus, menopause symptoms and pregnancy and postpartum wellness.
After an evaluation, your physical therapist will design an individualized treatment plan to meet your needs and goals. Treatment may include education to teach how to identify muscles and how to use them correctly and exercises to stretch and strengthen affected muscles. Throughout treatment, patients can expect improved blood flow and tissue function in the pelvic areas, increased muscle flexibility and function and a lower risk of pelvic injury or pain.
“When I started therapy, I had quite a lot of pain associated with my piriformis muscle. It made walking very painful. With therapy that pain is almost completely gone. And I now have tools to stretch this muscle when it does become tight and cause pain. I feel much stronger since completing therapy to more confident in increasing activities such as biking and hiking. The exercises I have learned have made me feel stronger and I have less pain that when I first started.”
Many physical therapy services are commonly used in combination. Learn more about our related services.
