Services

The Pelvic Health Center offers services in physical therapy, sexual health education and consultation, and somatic bodywork and education. 

Common Conditions Treated:

• Pregnancy Related Concerns, Pre-and Postpartum

• Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP)

• Bladder and Bowel Control

  • Urinary Incontinence- Stress, Urge, or Overactive Bladder

  • Difficulty Urinating

  • Fecal or Gas Incontinence

  • Constipation

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

• Pelvic Pain Conditions

  • Pelvic Floor Tension Myalgia

  • Levator Ani Syndrome

  • Dyspareunia (painful penetration)

  • Vaginismus

  • Vulvodynia

  • Vulvar Vestibulitis

  • Interstitial Cystitis / Painful Bladder Syndrome

  • Male Chronic Pelvic Pain or Prostatitis

  • Pudendal Neuralgia, Neuropathy or Entrapment

• Musculoskeletal Conditions

  • SI Joint Dysfunction

  • Coccyx or Tailbone Pain

  • Pubic Pain

  • Testicular Pain

  • Lumbosacral Strain

  • Fibromyalgia

  • Osteoporosis

  • Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction

  • Abdominal Separation or Diastasis Rectus Abdominis (DRA)

• Sexual Health Concerns

  • Sexual Desire

  • Difficulty with Arousal or Orgasm

  • Difficulty with Erection

  • Gender of Sexual Orientation Concerns

  • Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

What To Expect At Your Appointment:

• Every Evaluation Will Include:

• Review of your past medical history, pertinent history related to your concern, and your goals for treatment

• Functional movement screen which may include such aspects as walking, squatting, or looking at the range of motion of different joints of the body

• Education on aspects related to your concern and your care, examples include education on anatomy, posture, movement, sexual health, etc.
  

• Other Common Evaluation Tools (not performed at every evaluation or treatment session):

• Manual exam of the external or internal pelvic floor to assess for overly tight muscles, inability to recruit the appropriate muscles, etc.

• Discussion on factors that may be influencing your particular concern such as social, psychological, or behavioral

• Measurements of blood pressure, respiration rate, or heart rate

• Neurological screening to rule out other potential areas of concern
  

• What To Expect With Treatment (not performed at every evaluation or treatment session):

• Manual therapies of massage, trigger point/myofascial release, muscle isolation or recruitment, stretching

• Education, movement exercises, or written exercises

• Biofeedback to illustrate muscle recruitment and utilization

• Therapeutic principles such as cognitive behavioral therapy, journaling, questionnaires, or talk therapy

• Somatic bodywork including scar tissue remediation, visceral release, or body mapping