Pelvic floor rehabilitation addresses the health of pelvic floor muscles. This plays a key role in days leading up to child birth as also post the delivery. This can also be useful pre and post pelvic surgery.
The pelvic floor has many functions including:
- Providing support to the pelvic organs (bowel, bladder, uterus, prostrate)
- Counteracting downward forces generated from lifting and straining
- Providing sphincter control for normal bowel and bladder emptying
- Expanding to allow for childbirth
- Providing core control as it works in unison with the abdominal and back muscles
- Allowing for sexual function
When the pelvic floor is not functioning properly this can lead to incontinence (in both the bowel and bladder), prolapse of the organs, pelvic pain, low back pain, pain with intercourse, sexual dysfunction and more.
Physiotherapy can help you train and strengthen your pelvic floor muscles to ease or eliminate your symptoms. At Vivacare Advanced Physiotherapy and Pain Clinic, our physiotherapists will advise you with pelvic floor exercises after thorough assessment of your abdomen, back, and pelvic girdle.
Pelvic floor rehabilitation is also a part of our VivaFem program for women’s health.