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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 PT is a specialty area of physical therapy that focuses on the pelvic floor, which is composed of a group of muscles that support your abdominal contents and make up the base of your core. At times referred to as a “bowl” of muscles or a hammock supporting all the abdominal contents. Sometimes these muscles become weak, and sometimes they carry too much tension. Anyone with pelvic pain, weakness (that may present as incontinence or pelvic pressure), or tension (pain with sex, urinary frequency, vaginismus, and even constipation) could benefit from a Pelvic Floor PT evaluation. Physical therapy focuses on the muscles of the pelvic floor and achieving optimal function within these muscles to eliminate symptoms.
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.
