How Physiotherapy Helps Pelvic Health
Are you living with symptoms you find difficult to talk about? Perhaps you’re struggling with incontinence, sexual dysfunction, or endometriosis. Maybe you’ve developed a pelvic organ prolapse.
While these conditions can sound scary, they’re very treatable. They often stem from issues related to pelvic health, and many people will live with pain and discomfort due to being uncomfortable sharing their concerns.
At Foundation Physiotherapy and Wellness, we want to change that. Our integrated team of physiotherapists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and other health professionals frequently help people manage their pelvic health, offering private rooms, and highly trained professionals, with whom you can share your symptoms and get the treatment you need. By addressing how your entire body works together, our team helps identify and treat the root cause of your symptoms for better, longer-lasting outcomes.
What Do We Mean by Pelvic Health?
Your pelvic floor is a sling of muscles at the base of your core. It acts as a “hammock” for your pelvic organs, including your bladder, bowels, prostate (in men), and sexual organs (in women). When the pelvic floor is healthy, it supports those organs and helps them function properly. But when it becomes impaired, such as being weak or overly restricted, you can experience several different symptoms.
Anyone can experience issues with their pelvic floor, although the exact concerns can vary somewhat with gender. Because the pelvic floor connects to your hips, spine, and core, our clinicians often assess the full body to see how these areas may contribute to your discomfort.
Common Pelvic Health Concerns We Treat
Urinary Incontinence
- Anyone can develop urinary incontinence, although it is more common in women. This can include stress incontinence (leaking when laughing or coughing), urge incontinence (having an overwhelming need to go), or a combination.
Pelvic Pain
- Pelvic pain can have a variety of causes, from nerve issues to gynecological conditions like endometriosis. We’ll help determine the cause and find the right treatment option for your needs.
Sexual Dysfunction
- For women, sexual dysfunction can include painful intercourse or difficulty with orgasm. For men, it can include erectile dysfunction or painful ejaculation. But either way, pelvic floor impairment is often the culprit.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- This occurs when the pelvic organs slip out of place. It can affect both men and women and develops due to weakened pelvic floor muscles.
Pregnancy/Postpartum Discomfort
- The changes that occur in your body during pregnancy can lead to pelvic and lower back pain, urinary incontinence, and other musculoskeletal concerns.
Men’s Pelvic Health
- Men have pelvic floors too. Common problems include incontinence (leaks), urinary urgency, pelvic or genital pain, sometimes after prostate surgery — but also due to aging, chronic stress, posture issues, or overuse.
Our team often collaborates to support recovery during and after pregnancy, combining physiotherapy with other treatment methods to restore strength and stability.
What Treatment Options Do We Offer?
Treatment for pelvic health concerns varies depending on the cause. That’s why our team will spend your first session taking your health history, reviewing your symptoms, and running several screens so we can provide you with the interventions you need.
Common Treatment Methods
Pelvic Floor Exercises
- We’ll show you tailored exercises designed to stretch and strengthen your pelvic floor muscles and ensure you’re performing them correctly.
Manual Therapy
- Certain hands-on pain relieving techniques, such as myofascial release, can help ease muscle tension that can contribute to pelvic pain and dysfunction.
Electrical Stimulation
- Electrical stimulation (sometimes called TENs) uses a mild electric pulse to improve pelvic muscle function and reduce pain.
Bladder Training
- If you’re dealing with urinary incontinence (especially urge incontinence), bladder training can help you go longer between bathroom breaks.
Lifestyle Modifications
- We’ll help you find lasting relief by addressing other factors that might contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction, such as regular exercise, nutrition, and more.
When appropriate, your care plan may also include support from other members of our team to ensure all contributing factors are addressed for optimal results.
Ready to Get Started?
At Foundation Physiotherapy and Wellness, we understand how challenging it can be to live with pelvic floor dysfunction. Worse, many people will suffer for years due to the shame surrounding common symptoms related to poor pelvic floor health.
Our physiotherapists, chiropractors, and massage therapists work together to provide compassionate, evidence-based care that helps you regain strength and confidence. This team-based approach ensures your recovery plan supports your entire body, not just your symptoms.
Call our clinic today to learn how our integrated care model can help you achieve the best possible outcomes!
Why Choose Foundation?
We are Built by Us. For You
In a crowded healthcare market, it feels like you’re asked to make endless choices: Which clinic? Which provider? Do they have the experience for me?
We make that choice much easier for you.
Choosing Foundation means selecting a physiotherapy brand that is 100% owned and managed by healthcare practitioners. We care about clinical excellence and outcomes, FIRST.
It’s the commitment to our patients above all else.
👉 Evidence-based practice and learning are at the centre of our practices. You can be assured that, regardless of who you see, your practitioner is expertly trained and has years of experience and support guiding them.
👉 Associate tiers of our practitioners mean accessibility options for our clients, rewarding expertise within our team and sustainability of our practices.
👉 We genuinely want our clients to reach their goals and more. Outcomes are not a buzzword for us. It’s a core value.
👉 We are very selective of who we bring on our team. Every year, we turn away applicants to make sure you have the right people looking after you. We don’t just want someone who has the letters behind the name. We are seeking an individual who is willing to learn and committed to excellence.
👉 As physiotherapy leaders in the community, we understand physiotherapy throughout the lifespan. We offer a variety of approaches and care models. We can handle most conditions, so we don’t have to say no to anyone.
👉 During school, we were trained to collect and be responsive to feedback. Our business is no different. We collect feedback from our team and our patients along every step of the way.
At Foundation, we are not just your average ‘physio clinic.’ — we set the bar VERY high for what great physiotherapy should be.
That’s why we call it More than Physio. It’s Built by Us…FOR YOU 💙
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Healthy Recipe:
Slow-Cooked Ropa Vieja
Savor the rich, tender flavors of this Slow-Cooked Ropa Vieja, where perfectly shredded beef melds with savory peppers and a hint of spice. Every bite is a comforting, mouthwatering experience that feels like a warm hug on a plate.
Ingredients
- 1 beef flank steak (2 pounds)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1/2 cup dry vermouth
- 1/2 cup dry red wine/additional beef broth
- 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 large carrot, sliced
- 1 small sweet red pepper, thinly sliced
- 1 Cubanelle or mild banana pepper, thinly sliced
- 3 sprigs fresh oregano
- Hot cooked rice
Instructions
Cut steak into 6 pieces; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown meat in batches. Transfer meat to a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Add broth, vermouth, wine and tomato paste to pan. Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Pour over meat. Top with onion, carrot, red pepper, Cubanelle pepper and oregano. Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 8-10 hours. Remove oregano sprigs; discard. Remove meat; shred with 2 forks. Return to slow cooker; heat through. Serve with rice and, if desired, additional oregano, lime wedges and green olives.
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