Pelvic floor physical therapy can also combat general pelvic pain incontinence both urinary and fecal tailbone pain and constipation says lauren tadros a physical therapist at nyu langone.
What is pelvic floor therapy.
Pelvic floor therapy is a treatment provided by a licensed physical therapist trained to treat pelvic floor dysfunction.
Many pelvic floor conditions can be managed and healed without surgery.
Seeing a physical therapist pt or an occupational therapist ot who is trained as a pelvic floor therapist may help you better understand your symptoms and design a personalized program to help alleviate your pelvic discomfort or pain through retraining and strengthening your muscles.
Pelvic floor physical therapy is a branch of physical therapy and is built upon these same principles.
Why see a pelvic floor therapist.
This therapy may include stretching and or strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles as well as those of the hip low back thighs and more.
Typically this is a hands on or manual therapy.
These muscles support the pelvic organs assist in bowel and bladder control and contribute to sexual arousal and orgasm.
Pelvic floor physical therapy involves the pelvic floor muscle group which is responsible for a variety of functions.