Pelvic floor Physical therapy for all genders

The Physical Therapists at Quality Touch Physical Therapy & Wellness are skilled at treating various pelvic floor conditions for those of ALL GENDERS. We collect the details of your medical history and use that information, along with the data from the physical assessment to create your unique treatment plan to help improve those symptoms which brought you to us. We understand that this area of the body can be quite difficult to understand and have provided a few questions below to help you better grasp what you may be experiencing: 

What is the pelvic floor?

The pelvic floor is a collection of muscles that make up the lower aspect of the pelvis. These muscles not only provide structural support but are responsible for bowel, bladder, and sexual function.

What is pelvic floor physical therapy?

In the presence of dysfunction, pelvic floor physical therapy involves the evaluation, treatment, and management of conditions of the pelvic floor. The overall goal is to return the patient to optimal function as it relates to the bowel, bladder, and sexual systems of the body.

How can you recognize pelvic floor symptoms? 

Symptoms of this complex system may include (but aren't limited to): leaking urine/feces/or gas, difficulty eliminating urine or feces, frequent trips to the bathroom to urinate or defecate, pain with arousal/intercourse/orgasm, difficulty achieving arousal and/or orgasm, pain attempting insertion of menstrual products, pain with pelvic exams, pain/discomfort/or 'tightness' of the abdomen or genitals, and heaviness of the pelvic floor following childbirth.