Pelvic Pain

Pain anywhere in the body is disruptive and impacts how you can show up in your life, the amount of enjoyment you have in your daily activities, and even relationships and work capabilities. Pain in the pelvic region is no different and often further impacts other areas like hips, low back, knees, feet, etc. Pelvic pain can feel dull, achy or sharp and burning. Pain can occur with prolonged standing, with intimacy, with monthly cycles, with certain movements, or spontaneously. We believe that no matter where your pain is, it is worth the time and effort to address it.

Women’s Health

Pelvic health physical therapy is essential throughout the lifespan for women. From puberty to post menopause, we assist in the changes and issues that may arise so that you can live a vibrant, empowered, and symptom free lifestyle. Whether you’re experiencing pain with menstrual cycles or ovulation, difficulty or pain with intercourse, urinary or bowel issues that you may have attributed to aging or part of “being a woman”, menopause symptoms such as dryness, atrophy, or pain, we are here for YOU! All of these issues can and should be addressed 1:1 with your pelvic PT and we look forward to working with you.

Men’s Health

Many pelvic floor conditions cause common issues in men that often go untreated, such as chronic low back pain or hip pain that hasn’t resolved with other methods, erectile dysfunction, prostate pain or leaking post prostatectomy, IBS/bowel issues, and pain or difficulty with intercourse. Any of these issues can occur at any point in a man’s life and can and should be addressed with a highly trained and specialized pelvic health physical therapist.

Teen Pelvic Health

We are seeing more and more young people have pelvic issues that improve with pelvic PT including tailbone or deep hip or low back pain with sports or activities, postural issues, leaking with laughing, jumping, running, or tumbling, even chronic constipation or IBS symptoms. Many teens are experiencing intense PMS symptoms such as bloating, cramping, heavy cycles, back or tailbone pain, and increased symptoms of anxiety and depression that often accompanies this sequelae of symptoms and often the answer is birth control or other meds to make it through the days. Pelvic health PT treats and addresses these issues so that teens are not having to miss school, sporting events, or daily activities due to any of these issues.

Fertility

Pelvic floor physical therapy can assist you during your fertility journey whether this is preparing for pregnancy or throughout fertility care like IVF and fertility assistance methods. Our techniques help with increasing blood flow to the pelvic floor and pelvic organs, increasing lymphatic flow and drainage in the pelvis, and by decreasing pain or tension in the pelvic floor with procedures or intercourse.

Pregnancy & Postpartum

There are numerous body changes that occur during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum that can greatly impact how women feel during each stage.
During pregnancy, our therapists assist when pain or issues arise and help prepare the pelvic floor for birth with stretches and breathing techniques to assist during labor.

Recovery postpartum can include strategies to regain muscle tone in the abdominal wall and pelvic floor – muscles that create your internal girdle of support and are responsible for bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunction. The weakened muscle of the abdominal “core” may cause you to change the mechanics of daily tasks, causing low back pain, posture changes, and difficulty performing daily tasks.

Postpartum care can also include scar work (C-Section, perineal tear) and can address any new issues that may arise such as pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, or hemorrhoids.

At MS Physical Therapy, postpartum care can begin 6-8 weeks postpartum and will be catered and focused on you. Babies are welcome to attend our sessions, and we will assist you in any way so that you can receive the care that you need.

Painful Intercourse

Intercourse should not be painful, but if it is, we can help. The pelvic floor is a complex muscular system and issues can arise just like any other muscle group in the body causing pain and disruption in your sensory system. We utilize manual techniques, exercises, and stretches that alleviate the pain and tension that many people experience with intimacy.

Interstitial Cystitis/ Painful Bladder Syndrome

We know how hard it is to concentrate or go about your life when your bladder is hurting or impacting your bathroom frequency or causing pain with urination. Our therapists are specially trained to help you with your bladder and help restore you to a life without frequent bladder pain.

Pelvic Health and the Athlete

Many men, women, and teens participate in sports or exercise while enduring pelvic floor dysfunction such as incontinence, pelvic pain, groin pain, decreased pelvic flexibility or generalized pelvic instability or weakness. We work with athletes of all ages and levels to help eliminate these issues so that your emphasis can be on your goals and training and not on your limitations.