Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

Pelvic floor physical therapy can be beneficial for many different issues. Some of the most common reasons people seek out this type of treatment include: pregnancy, postpartum, low back/tailbone pain, stress incontinence, urge incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, painful intercourse, endometriosis, painful urination, frequency or urgency of urination. At ProActive Rehabilitation & Wellness, our Team of physical therapists have undergone specialized training related to pelvic floor diagnoses and treatment options.

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Programs

ProActive Rehabilitation & Wellness use evidenced-based, proven therapy techniques and treatment approaches to treat many conditions.

As with any area of medical research, evidence changes whenever new studies are published. That being said, pelvic floor physical therapy continues to be supported in healthcare research and the clinical literature. We’ll just share a few recent findings from the research here.

Pelvic-floor muscle exercise and treament has been shown to be effective in reducing stress urinary incontinence (SUI). In fact, one study showed that women treated with Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy experienced a 67.9% reduction in frequency of SUI episodes in addition to improvement in other quality of life measures [1].

Findings from another systematic review suggest that Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy can be beneficial in patients with hypertonicity of the pelvic floor [2].

Other research shows that Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy has robust evidence-based support and clear benefit as a first-line treatment for most pelvic floor disorders [3].