Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

Strengthening weak pelvic floor muscles often helps a person gain better bowel and bladder control.

A physical therapist can help you be sure you are doing a Kegel correctly and prescribe a home program to meet your individual needs.

Diet modifications can also reduce urinary and fecal incontinence.

Bladder re-training can decrease urinary frequency and help you regain control of your bladder.

A physical therapist can assist you in supporting the prolapse with a strong pelvic floor, which may alleviate symptoms of mild to moderate prolapse.

A combined pelvic floor and abdominal muscle contraction will help protect your pelvic floor during times of physical stress, preventing prolapse from worsening.

Pelvic pain is often due to tense muscles in the spine and pelvis.

Physical therapy that includes manual therapy techniques with or without vaginal dilators, modalities, biofeedback, exercise, posture training and re-education in activities of daily living can greatly reduce or eliminate pelvic pain.

Pregnancy and childbirth can cause overstretching of pelvic floor and abdominal muscles, resulting in low back and pelvic pain.

Physical therapy consisting of manual therapy and exercise can relieve pain, help women feel strong again and enjoy motherhood.