Pelvic Floor & Incontinence Therapy at Parkwest Medical Center

Parkwest’s therapists are ready to help you heal.

If you suffer from pelvic floor dysfunction, you deserve to heal and achieve pelvic health and full function once again.

At Parkwest Medical Center, we can help. One of our specially trained therapists can recognize the key signs and symptoms of pelvic floor impairment and how it impacts your function.

Treatments & Interventions

• Therapeutic exercise
• Biofeedback
• External manual therapy
• Electro-therapeutic modalities
• Patient education
• Behavioral instructions

What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?

• Pelvic floor dysfunction is a group of clinical conditions that includes:
• Urinary incontinence
• Fecal incontinence
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Sensory and emptying abnormalities of the lower urinary tract
• Defecation dysfunction
• Sexual dysfunction
• Several chronic pain syndromes, including vulvodynia

The three most common conditions are urinary incontinence, anal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse. Both men and women can experience many of the same difficulties with pelvic floor muscles.

What are the Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?

With these conditions, you may experience a variety of symptoms, which can include:

• Vaginal pain, including pain during intercourse
• Pain with urination
• Urinary urgency and frequency, and/or incontinence
• Rectal pain or loss of rectal continence
• Pain with sitting, standing, walking, or rising from a seated or lying down position
• Hip pain, often with loss of range of motion in hips
• Deep pain in the lower back radiating to legs, thighs, groin, hips
• Abdominal and lower abdominal/intestinal pain
• Pelvic pressure or a feeling like something is “falling out”

What Causes Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?

Pelvic floor dysfunction can have a variety of causes, including:

• Chronic faulty posture with weak core musculature
• Trauma (a fall on tailbone, old tailbone fracture, auto accident)
• Inflammation or infection
• Pelvic organ disease (endometriosis, irritable bowel syndrome, interstitial cystitis)
• Repetitive motion injuries from sports, hobbies, or other activities
• Abdominal muscle wall weakness or hernias
• Chronic constipation
• Pregnancy or complicated vaginal delivery
• Abdominal or pelvic surgery