The Benefits Of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

How a Professional Physiotherapist Can Help With Pelvic Floor Muscle Pain

Your pelvis is a body part that you tend to forget about … unless you start having a problem that involves it. Then your life can become quite unbearable, with even the simplest thing like going to the bathroom being an excruciating experience. Fortunately, there is something that can help – seeing a New York physical therapist.

Read on to learn how a professional physiotherapist can help with pelvic floor muscle pain.

What Is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy?

You use the muscles in your pelvis for a variety of things ranging from helping control bodily functions like urination and emptying your bowels and also aiding you when you get aroused or are in the process of getting intimate. Pregnancy can even be a cause of this. There are a variety of issues that men and women can have and need the help of pelvic floor physiotherapy.

Those problems include ejaculating too early or having pain when doing that, incontinence, constipation, among others. The Rosedale physical therapist can give their patients exercises to help strengthen those areas. They may also incorporate things like stretching, electrical stimulation, biofeedback, or even give them devices that can benefit the patient.

An Effective Treatment For Pelvic Floor Dysfunction & Symptoms

The best thing about physical therapy for this condition is that it allows you to avoid surgery for it. By working closely with the physical therapist, you will be able to regulate it and improve your strength in your pelvis.

Some symptoms include:

• Needing to urinate a lot
• Being constipated
• Having unexplained lower back pain
• Being incontinent
• Having pain in your pelvic region

Another thing to keep in mind is that pelvic floor dysfunction can be hereditary. Perhaps one day scientists will discover the link.

Improve Urinary Problems (Bladder Leakage, Pain While Urinating, etc.)

This can be a very difficult thing to endure… and it can feel embarrassing to need things like adult diapers or leave you dreading going to the bathroom due to the pain you feel while urinating. Your physical therapist can discuss exercises and stretches or other treatments … only after your doctor has diagnosed it as being a pelvic floor issue and not something else.

It Can Help You Gain Strength After Pelvic Surgery

Sometimes you might need to have surgery on your pelvic region, and it can leave you feeling weak after spending your time resting and recuperating. A Rosedale physical therapist can create an exercise program that will have you feeling as strong as ever – possibly even better than you did before the surgery.

Relieve Any Pain During Bowel Movements

This is definitely not a time that you should be feeling pain. Having pelvic issues can make it a nightmare when you know that you have to use the bathroom for this function. Fortunately, your physical therapist can help you by telling you about certain release techniques or doing biofeedback in order to help you loosen or tighten certain muscles of the pelvis to make for a much more relaxing time on the toilet.

Pelvic Floor Therapy For Sexual Health

You want to be able to enjoy yourself while you are doing this with your partner. Having pain can definitely dampen the fun or make it nearly impossible, which can lead to one or both of you being very dissatisfied. Your physical therapist can be of great help here, showing you exercises that you can do to target the problem area and make you feel good again.

Quick Pelvic Muscle Strengthening Exercises To Try At Home

The best thing about doing these is that most of them are very discreet and you could even do some of them while waiting in line at a store.

• Kegels – You pretend to cut off the stream of urination – that is working your kegel muscles, which do things like control your pee to being able to control your ejaculation better. Just hold that for five seconds and then relax.Do that 10 times and do it three times a day.
• Squats – This exercise will strengthen a lot of your lower body. You can use a barbell or do it with your body weight to start off. Just stand with your feet shoulder width apart and lower your butt to the floor. When your thighs are parallel to the floor, stand back up. Do this for 15 repetitions
• Bridge – Lay on the floor on your back and tilt your pelvis up toward the ceiling and pause for two seconds and then lower your pelvis. Do two sets of 10-15 repetitions.
• Pelvic floor dysfunction can be rough, but fortunately both physical therapy and other treatments can be very helpful in helping you get back to a place where you can enjoy life again. Do not try to gut it out – that can make matters worse. It’s worth it to ask your doctor for a diagnosis so that you can begin physical therapy in Rosedale. Your body will thank you.

Pelvic Floor Therapy For Women & Men In Rosedale Leading Physiotherapy Clinic

You can find Pelvic Floor Therapy for women & men in Rosedale’s leading physiotherapy clinic: Phoenix Physical Therapy Rehabilitation PLLC. The staff will work with you on your issues and help you get back to where you were before. They also have offices in Brooklyn. Give them a call today to make an appointment: 347-733-1916.

 

Phoenix Physical Therapy

Rosedale Location
23520 147th Avenue, Suite 1,
Rosedale, NY, 11422

Brooklyn Location
7510 4th Ave., Suite 3,
Brooklyn, NY, 11209
Phone: (347) 733-1916