Pelvic Program
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Pelvic floor dysfunction is defined as the inability to properly relax and coordinate your pelvic floor muscles in order to make a bowel motion. Some of the symptoms include constipation, straining to defecate, having urine or stool leaks, and having a constant desire to go to the bathroom.
How We Help Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Treatment to help patients learn to strengthen or their pelvic floor muscles in order to improve bowel or bladder function and decrease some types of pelvic floor pain.
Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a painless procedure that uses a special sensors and a computer monitor that shows to display information about muscle activity.
NMES
( NeuroMuscular Electrical Stimulation ) uses a low-grade electrical current to stimulate the muscles to contract
Exercises
Pelvic floor muscle training exercises are a series of exercises designed to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor.
Pelvic floor muscles exercises are:
– Pelvic floor strengthening exercise
– Kegel’s Exercise
– Core Stability Exercises
Pelvic floor muscles exercises are:
– Pelvic floor strengthening exercise
– Kegel’s Exercise
– Core Stability Exercises
Causes of Pelvic Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
– Traumatic Injuries to the Pelvic area ( like car accident)
– Pregnancy
– Pelvic Surgery
– Overusing the pelvic muscles (like going to the bathroom too often or pushing too hard), eventually leads to poor muscle coordination
– Being overweight
– Advancing age
