Pelvic Health Physiotherapy
Pelvic health physiotherapy or pelvic floor physiotherapy, is a specialised area of physiotherapy that focuses on the assessment and treatment of conditions related to the pelvic floor muscles, which support the pelvic organs (bladder, uterus, and rectum) and help control bowel, bladder, and sexual functions.
Pelvic health physiotherapists are trained to assess and treat a variety of conditions that can affect the pelvic floor, including:
- Pelvic pain: Conditions such as pelvic floor muscle tension, vulvodynia, vestibulodynia, and pain related to endometriosis or interstitial cystitis.
- Urinary incontinence: Physiotherapists can help manage stress incontinence, urge incontinence, and mixed incontinence through exercises, behavioral strategies, and education.
- Pelvic organ prolapse: When the pelvic organs descend into the vaginal canal due to weakened pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor physiotherapy can help strengthen these muscles and improve support for the organs.
- Pre and postnatal care: During pregnancy to prepare for childbirth and postpartum to aid in recovery from pelvic floor trauma or weakness.
- Dyspareunia (painful intercourse): Pelvic floor dysfunction can contribute to pain during sexual intercourse, and physiotherapy can help address underlying issues.
- Constipation and fecal incontinence: Pelvic floor physiotherapy techniques can help improve bowel function and manage symptoms related to constipation and fecal incontinence.
What conditions can pelvic floor physiotherapy help with?
Conditions commonly treated by pelvic floor physiotherapy include:
- $Stress urinary incontinence
- $Urge urinary incontinence
- $Mixed urinary incontinence
- $Pelvic organ prolapse
- $Sacroiliac dysfunction
- $Constipation
- $Pelvic pain
- $Chronic UTI’s
