Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy is a specialized area of manual therapy that involves the assessment and treatment of the pelvic floor structures: muscles, associated connective tissues, ligaments, fasciae and nerves. They play a crucial role in regulating the bladder, bowel and sexual functions. The goals are to normalize the muscles tones, prepare the pelvic floor for labour, delivery, and rehabilitate post partum.
Prenatal Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy focuses on preparing the physical state of pelvic floor complex for the delivery of the baby in order to minimize potential trauma.
In the course of 9-month pregnancy, there are significant changes take place at the pelvic and abdominal fascial level in relation to the pelvic floor muscles. The increased pelvic pressure often leads to a number of issues such as gastric reflux, rib cage pain with decreased breathing capacity, urinary frequency and urgency, low back pain, sciatica, sacro-iliac joint dysfunction, pudendal neuralgia, piriformis pain syndrome, groin and hip pain with prolonged sitting or standing, pubic pain syndrome, constipation, among other issues.
Post-partum Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy focuses on treating the associated trauma comes with the delivery and rehabilitation of the pelvic floor functions to optimal level.
During the course of child birth, whether is C-section, natural vaginal or epidural vaginal delivery, it often creates musculo-fascial and neuro-fascial strains, parasympathetic nervous system related issues, organs displacements, joints dysfunctions to the abdominal and pelvic cavities. Common conditions are dural headaches, coccyx (tailbone) pain syndrome, urinary Incontinence, diastasis recti, endometriosis or scar tissues associated complications, painful intercourse and more.
