Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
We provide specialized Women’s Health services in Edmonton, AB to those who have pelvic health issues during and after pregnancy, post-abdominal surgery, stress incontinence, urge incontinence, pelvic pain, and dysfunction, weak pelvic floor muscles.
Specialized Physiotherapy is becoming more established in the literature as the first line of defense against Incontinence and Pelvic Pain.
Kegels are NOT always indicated for pelvic floor problems. Sometimes they do more harm than good, and often they are NOT performed correctly.
The Cochrane Collaboration 2010 concluded that Physiotherapists with specialized training in pelvic floor rehabilitation (using internal examination to teach the exercises) should be the first line of defense, before surgical consultation, for stress, urge, and mixed incontinence in women.
Pelvic floor dysfunction can be caused by:
- Hypotonicity (Weak Pelvic Floor Muscles)
- Weak pelvic floor muscles can contribute to Stress Incontinence
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Incontinence is NOT a normal part of aging
These important muscles have five major functions including:
- Maintaining continence of our bladder and bowel
- Allowing sexual function and pleasure
- Providing support to our internal organs so that our bladder, uterus, and intestines stay in the abdominal cavity where they belong
- Providing support for our lower back
- Help our circulatory system circulate blood and other body fluids from the legs back to the body and heart
- We need to connect with our pelvic floor muscles (know how to keep them strong, yet relaxed) throughout our lifespan to ensure that we have healthy maintenance of all of these important functions.
Do you need women’s health services?
If you are interested in our pelvic floor physiotherapy program in Edmonton, AB, please contact Silverberry Physiotherapy today.