CONDITIONS WE TREAT
Pregnancy & Postpartum
During pregnancy a pelvic floor physical therapist can help birthing individuals prepare for labor and manage symptoms that arise as pregnancy progresses. Postpartum, a specialized therapist can help you return to activity after baby with a personalized exercise plan, work on strengthening, and address any other challenges that present themselves. 4th trimester recovery is important for your musculoskeletal system, one of your passions at Connected Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy is guiding your through this recovery time. ​
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Focus areas of treatment can include: ​
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Body mechanics education during pregnancy and postpartum periods
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Monitor and progress return to activity / sport postpartum
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Education and treatment surrounding any new pains related to pregnancy / postpartum
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Diastasis recti assessment and treatment
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Scar tissue management
Bladder Dysfunction
A specialized pelvic floor physical therapist will work with patients who experience and array of pelvic floor symptoms affecting the bladder including: pain related to voiding their bladder, difficulty holding their bladder, leakage of urine, and increase frequency of voiding whether at night or daytime hours. Your pelvic floor physical therapist will create an individualize plan to help you overcome your symptoms and reconnect with your body.
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Focus areas of treatment can include:
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Bladder retraining
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Breathing mechanics
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Learning to relax the pelvic floor muscles
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Learning to engage the pelvic floor muscles
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Addressing any postural alignment issues
Bowel Dysfunction
A pelvic floor physical therapist will help patients who experience bowel dysfunction including: straining with bowel movements, bowel urgency, bowel leakage, inability to hold gas, and constipation. Connect with our team of pelvic floor physical therapist to no longer be burdened by symptoms.
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Focus areas of treatment can include:
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Bowel retraining
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Education on proper positioning with bowel movements
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Strategies to decrease straining with bowel movements
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Education on how to recruit the pelvic floor muscles appropriately
Sexual Dysfunction
A specialized physical therapist can help patients who experience sexual dysfunction including: inability to tolerate intimacy, pain or burning during intercourse, decrease sensation, hypersensitivity, difficulty with achieving orgasm or pain with orgasm, perineal pain limiting activity tolerance and incontinence with orgasm. One of the main roles of the pelvic floor muscles are aiding in sexual function, and physical therapists are experts in the treatment of musculoskeletal issues, making your physical therapist a valuable addition to your treatment team. Let us help you no longer be affected by your symptoms.
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Focus areas of treatment can include:
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Learning breathing mechanics
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Learning who to relax pelvic floor muscles
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Learning to engage pelvic floor muscles appropriately
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Dilator training and education
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Mobility work
Pelvic Pain
Your pelvic floor physical therapist has experience treating pelvic pain related to nerve involvement, prolapse, post operative rehabilitation after gender affirming surgery, post surgical pain related to other surgeries, and patients with oncology backgrounds.
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Help treating both new and chronic pains related to the pelvic floor or surrounding areas including back, hips and abdomen. Do not be limited in returning to the things you love, schedule to work with us now.
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Focus areas of treatment can include:
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How to stretch the pelvic floor
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How to treat myofascial trigger points
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Pressure management
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Life style modifications
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Addressing voiding dysfunction​
