Three reasons why you may need pelvic health physical therapy

Walking your dog. Getting in your daily jogging. Playing in the backyard with your kids or grandkids. Most people don’t consider how vital the pelvis is to normal daily activities like these. 

However, pelvic pain can easily make such tasks much more difficult. Unfortunately, pelvic pain is far too common, especially among women. One medical study reveals that 39% of reproductive-age women reported experiencing pelvic pain. Physical therapists can help both men and women who are experiencing pelvic pain and other pelvic issues with pelvic health physical therapy. 

These are three reasons you should seek pelvic health physical therapy

One point in favor of pelvic health physical therapy is that its practitioners take the time to develop a treatment plan that’s personalized to you. First, your physical therapist will perform a physical evaluation on you. This allows them to learn as much as possible about the source of your pelvic pain. 

Three reasons that many patients seek help from a physical therapist include issues with their pelvis such as: 

1. Post-pregnancy pain — Giving birth is hard on a woman’s body. It’s especially hard on the muscles and other structures in the pelvic floor. After a woman gives birth, changes to the pelvic floor muscles can lead to pain and other issues. Medical researchers report that 21% of women continue to have pain up to two years after delivery. 

2. Constipation — This issue is characterized by difficulty having a bowel movement. In many cases, constipation is related to overly tight pelvic floor muscles. After all, these muscles play a major role in controlling the bowels. Using therapeutic exercises and other techniques, a physical therapist can help the up to 27% of people who are reported to have chronic constipation. 

3. Urinary incontinence — The pelvic floor muscles also play an important part in controlling the bladder. This means that painful pelvic floor issues can also lead to urinary incontinence (UI). In fact, it’s reported that more than 51% of women and almost 14% of men experience this issue in their lifetime. However, another study reports that pelvic floor physical therapy led to a significant improvement in UI symptoms.

Find effective pelvic health physical therapy at Advent Physical Therapy

Do you want to see if pelvic health physical therapy can help your pelvic pain or other pelvic issues? Our Advent Physical Therapy team is here to help you learn if it can. We’ll perform a complimentary screening on you to determine the source of your issue. In addition, our specialists can build you an individualized physical therapy plan designed to reduce pain and other pelvic symptoms. 

Unable to leave home to meet with us in person? No problem! Our team offers several therapy services that you can use from home, including virtual therapy and at-home care sessions. Our specialists can even start helping you if you don’t have a doctor’s referral for physical therapy. 

Contact our team today for more information about all our therapy services or to schedule your initial appointment.