Pelvic health physical therapy is a specialty of physical therapy that focuses on the dysfunction of the muscles of the pelvic floor. The role of the pelvic floor is to aid in urinary function, bowel function, sexual function, and core support. Below are common diagnoses treated by pelvic floor physical therapists.
Women’s Pelvic Health Physical Therapy:
Good for urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, constipation, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic and perineal pain, pain with intercourse, pregnancy, and postpartum populations, and many more.
Men’s Pelvic Health Physical Therapy:
Good for urinary incontinence, urinary retention, fecal incontinence, constipation, pelvic pain, erectile dysfunction, post-prostatectomy, and many more.