Pelvic floor physiotherapy uses multimodal treatments to help women and men who may be experiencing issues in the pelvic region. These issues may be related to continence (bowel or bladder issues), sexual function, back pain, menstrual pain, and pregnancy care. Pelvic Floor treatments vary depending on your symptoms. For example, different issues with continence may involve strengthening or lengthening the pelvic floor muscles.
Your initial pelvic floor assessment will start with a very detailed history. We will assess psychosocial factors that can affect pelvic health such as our stress levels, pain, and symptom history.
Pelvic floor physiotherapy can involve internal and external exams of the pelvic region. External exams involve assessing structures such as the low back, inner thighs, lower abdomen, hip and core muscles. Internal exams may involve digital (finger) penetration of the vaginal or rectal area to assess deeper muscles.
Treatments may involve education, strengthening of the internal or external muscles in the pelvic region, bladder training, and return to activity guidelines post-surgery or pregnancy.
Anyone experiencing the following can benefit from pelvic floor physiotherapy.
Samantha Smith
Samantha started her career in physiotherapy treating orthopedic injuries while competing on the National Trampoline Team. Many of her teammates experienced leakage of urine while jumping, and this jumpstarted her curiosity in pelvic floor physiotherapy. The pelvic floor muscles do more than just stop leakage! They also part of our core and can be a key to solving low back pain.
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