Female Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Floor Rehab
The pelvic floor muscles are a group of hammock shaped muscles that closely interact with your abdominals, low back, diaphragm, and muscles of your hips and legs. A detailed pelvic floor evaluation will involve a well-rounded assessment of all these components to ensure an effective and holistic plan of care.
C-Section Scar Management
Following a cesarean section or c-section, it is important implement scar mobility techniques, and restore proper coordination of the abdominal and pelvic floor muscles to safely return to daily activity without injury. Through pelvic floor rehab, a physical therapist can perform and educate you on scar mobilization techniques, and ensure pelvic floor is optimally functioning postpartum.
Hip and Groin Pain
Pain or tension in the pelvic floor may occasionally present as hip, groin, or even low back pain. If a general orthopedic approach has not been successful in alleviating symptoms in these areas, a pelvic floor assessment may be warranted.
Pain with Intercourse
While pain with sex may seem common, there are absolutely strategies to make the experience pain free and more enjoyable. Often, pain with intercourse is caused by tension in the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor physical therapy can help identify what muscles are affected, and implement an individualized program with manual therapy, mobility, and strengthening activities.Â
Perineal Tearing
After vaginal delivery, tearing of the perineum to varying degrees is possible which may affect the function of your pelvic floor. Pelvic floor physical therapy can help not only with scar management and pain at the perineum, but also assess your pelvic floor muscles and address any additional postpartum symptoms.
Pregnancy and Postpartum Return to Exercise
As the body goes through so many changes during pregnancy and postpartum, it can be difficult to know how to safely move your body and exercise during this time. Through the guidance of a skilled physical therapist, we can help you safely and progressively return to the exercise you love most.
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence involves the involuntary loss of urine, often due to poor control or strength of the pelvic floor muscles. Through a detailed pelvic floor assessment, the therapist can give you strategies to manage these symptoms and identify what muscles need strengthening for long-term relief.Â