Pelvic Floor Therapy in Regina Area
Update: Pelvic floor therapy is now being offered in Regina and Emerald Park Clinics
What is Pelvic F​loor Physical Therapy?
What is Pelvic F​loor Physical Therapy?
To Kegal or not? That is the golden question. It remains common misinformation, that everyone should do kegals. This is actually incorre​ct. Kegals are not for everyone! Even when kegals are indicated, often they are being done incorrectly.
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (specialized therapy) is very sim​ilar to main-stream physical therapy in some ways; and different in others. It is similar because main-stream physical therapy addresses and treats the neuromusculoskeletal system; targeting your muscles, joints, connective tissue, and nervous system. Many issues of the bladder, bowel, and pelvic area are occurring because of dysfunction of the muscles, connective tissue, or nerves in the pelvic area. Pelvic floor physical therapy is treated differently in that because the pelvic floor muscles are deeper; assessment can not be done superficially as done with other parts of the body.
What are the Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction / What does Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Treat?
What are the Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction / What does Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Treat?
Pelvic floor physical therapy is used to treat disorders or symptoms caused by imbalances in muscle tone to the pelvic floor and associated muscles and structures.
Here is a list of common conditions:
- Frequent urination
- Strong urge to urinate (urgency)
- Incontinence (uncontrolled loss of urine or stool)
- Pelvic pain (Pain in the pelvis, abdomen, during intercourse)
- Constipation
- Pregnancy/Post Pregnancy pain
- Pelvic organ prolapse
What To Expect At My Appointment....
What To Expect At My Appointment....
Examination of the pelvic floor is performed by palpating the perineal area; including the vagina and/or rectum. Internal palpation is an integral part of the pelvic floor assessment and is considered the gold standard treatment. During the examination, your therapist is assessing skin condition, muscle tone, strength, endurance, scar mobility, and function of the pelvic floor.
Specialized Training
Specialized Training
Jannah has taken all her pelvic floor training through Pelvic Health Solutions; an evidence based teaching company in Ontario. She has completed:
- Level 1 (The Physical Therapy Approach to Anyone Experiencing Urinary Incontinence)
- Level 2 (The Role of Physiotherapy in the Treatment of Anyone Experiencing Pelvic Pain Through a Trauma Informed Lens)
- Level 3a (Biopsychosocial Reframed)