How Can Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Help with Bladder Control? 

Pregnancy changes a woman’s body in many ways she can’t anticipate. The release of pregnancy hormones can make it even more difficult for women to exert bowel and bladder control leading to urinary or other types of incontinence. 

To avoid this urinary “inconvenience”, doctors may prescribe pelvic floor physical therapy. This practice is designed to help women strengthen the pelvic floor either during or after pregnancy. That said, women who are not pregnant but who experience even occasional leaks or have difficulty holding back gas also find pelvic floor therapy helpful. 

What Happens to Your Pelvic Floor During Pregnancy? 

Pregnancy and childbirth place serious demands on the pelvic region. Even the most thorough health care program may not be able to inform you of all of the changes your body may undergo both during your pregnancy and after giving birth. 

While you’ll be able to see the changes to your stomach and ab muscles as you gain weight, you can’t always tell what’s going on with your pelvic floor, or the group of muscles that cradle your pelvic organs.

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“I have been married for three years and not been able to successfully have sexual intercourse with my husband. It caused way too much pain and discomfort every time we tried. I began wondering what is wrong with me and how such a natural process seemed so impossible for us. Due to the embarrassment of my situation, I had not shared my predicament with anyone for two years. I finally opened up to my primary care physician and she told me to “Just relax and have some wine.”

Tailbone Pain Explained

Tailbone pain, sometimes called Coccydynia, is pain at the coccyx. The coccyx is a small triangle shaped bone at the end of the spine that serves as an attachment site for several muscles, ligaments and tendons. Typically, someone experiencing Coccydynia will complain of pain when sitting or standing for long periods, rising to stand or leaning back while seated.

Addressing Stress Urinary Incontinence

Recognition and Management of Nonrelaxing Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

This very informative article provides insight into the significant role that overactive pelvic floor muscles often play as contributors to bladder, bowel, and sexual dysfunctions. Evaluation and treatment of the “nonrelaxing pelvic floor” make up the largest percentage of the work that our pelvic physical therapist does every day at Provenance Rehabilitation.

Pelvic Floor Spasm: The Missing Link in Chronic Pelvic Pain

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