What is Pelvic Physiotherapy?

Common Symptoms of Pelvic Dysfunction

Pelvic Health Physiotherapy can help women and men experiencing conditions or symptoms including but not limited to:

• Pelvic Girdle Pain - Pain, burning or pressure in your pelvis, groin, buttock, hip, tailbone & lower back areas

• Incontinence - Leakage of urine or feces with coughing, sneezing, laughing or exertion

• Urgency - A strong urge to urinate or defecate (sometimes need to rush to the toilet worrying about leaking)

• Urinary Frequency - Having to urinate so often that it disrupts your activities of daily living

• Nocturia - Waking often to urinate at night

• Constipation - Difficulty passing your stools

• Pelvic Organ Prolapse - bulging, heaviness or pulling feeling inside the vagina

• Painful Intercourse: pain or discomfort with penetration

WHAT TO EXPECT AT YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT

During your first visit, your physiotherapist will discuss your history in detail to understand your problem. Based on this information, you and your physiotherapist will decide what's the best assessment technique(s) and create a personalized treatment plan to address your specific issues and guide your recovery. There may be an in-person physical exam or a virtual movement screening. Treatments may involve manual therapy, personalized exercises, self-management strategies, education, and more.

Your physiotherapist is specially trained and registered with the Ontario College of Physiotherapists to perform internal pelvic examinations.

Note: If you have extended health coverage for physiotherapy, pelvic physiotherapy sessions will be covered. No referral is needed to see a physiotherapist, but some insurance companies may require a physician’s referral for reimbursement.

If you have any pelvic health concerns that are preventing you from living your best life, click here to book an appointment today!

COMMON PELVIC HEALTH CONDITIONS

• Incontinence - urinary or fecal

• Urinary urgency, retention, frequency

• Pain or burning with bowel movements/urination

• Overactive bladder

• Interstitial cystitis

• Painful bladder syndrome

• Constipation

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Levator Ani Syndrome

• Prenatal/Pregnancy Wellness & Delivery Preparation/Pushing Techniques

• Postpartum care & rehab – including treatment for Diastasis Recti, C-section rehab, overactive bladder, urinary urgency or frequency, bladder leakage, pelvic organ prolapse, painful scar tissue, learning Kegels correctly and guidance on returning to safe exercise or re-training your “core”

• Painful Intercourse (Vaginismus, Dyspareunia)

• Pain in areas of the vagina (Vestibulodynia, Vulvodynia or Clitorodynia)

• Painful periods (dysmenorrhea)

• Menopause (genital/urinary symptoms, vaginal dryness & changes related to menopause)

• Persistent genital arousal disorder

• Endometriosis

• PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)

• Fibroids

• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• Pelvic Congestion Syndrome

• Pelvic Organ Prolapse

• Tailbone pain/coccydynia

• Pudendal Neuralgia

• Pelvic, low back, hip, SI joint pain

• Pre/Post abdominal and pelvic surgery rehabilitation (i.e. hysterectomy)