Frequently Asked Questions

Your session will be similar to any other physical therapy evaluation, beginning with a detailed history. After booking you will be sent a confidential form to provide me with pertinent medical history. It’s important for me to understand your history and how it impacts your body as well as your pelvic floor, and allows us to develop your custom plan to help meet your goals.

After I hear your story I will evaluate your posture as well as how you stand and walk, assess your functional strength and range of motion in your torso and limbs. I will also look at your breathing pattern, and conduct a pelvic floor screening.

Nope! Men and women both have the same pelvic floor muscles, though their anatomy is different. Women are more susceptible to pelvic floor concerns due to their anatomy and pregnancy/childbirth, but men can experience pelvic concerns as well. Common issues for men include (but are not limited to) pain such as tailbone or rectal pain, sexual dysfunction, as well as constipation, or urinary urgency.

Your pelvis is made up of a ring of bones which connects your spine to your legs and provides the stability we need to move. At the bottom of your pelvis we all have a sling of muscles which run from your tailbone to your pubic bone. They have several important jobs like supporting your bladder and rectum (and uterus, for some of us).

Just like any other muscles in the body, they can be strong or weak, underactive or overactive. The muscles can be both tight and weak, or uncoordinated. Tense or overactive pelvic floor muscles can cause issues with emptying our bladders, painful bowel movements, pelvic pain, constipation or painful sex. Weak or lengthened pelvic floor muscles can contribute to leakage, vaginal pressure, or pelvic organ prolapse.

It’s important to remember that our pelvic floor muscles work as part of several systems in our body, and when something is not working optimally, it can identify itself in any number of ways. Here are some examples:

-Pregnancy concerns (pelvic pain, leaking)
-Postpartum concerns
-Postpartum return to exercise
-Constipation
-Incontinence, bladder leaks, or strong urinary urgency
-Vulvodynia
-Diastatsis recti (DRA)
-Endometriosis
-Prolapse
-Pre-surgical (“Pre-hab”)
-Post-surgical rehab
-Men’s pelvic health concerns including prostatitis, post-prostatectomy recovery, and/or sexual dysfunction