If you have been experiencing pain in your pelvic area, whether during your day-to-day activities, during exercise, or during sex, it may be a sign of a more serious issue. Pain in your pelvic area, often accompanied by either constipation or incontinence, lower back pain, and hip pain, is usually a sign of pelvic floor dysfunction.
Pelvic floor dysfunction arises when the muscles that stretch between your tailbone to the front of your groin are not performing the way that they should. They may be too tight and tense, or they may be too elastic and lacking in strength.
Both men and women can experience pelvic floor dysfunction, and it can have a number of causes. Childbirth, surgery or injury in the pelvic area, and weight-related issues can all contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction. Thankfully, physical therapy is an effective treatment method for many types of pelvic floor issues.
How can physical therapy treat pelvic floor dysfunction?
Pelvic floor physical therapy is highly recommended for treating pelvic floor dysfunction. It can help to ease your symptoms, so that you can get back to your daily routine. Here are three benefits that men and women can get from pelvic floor physical therapy:
- Improved bladder and bowel control — People with weak pelvic floor muscles often suffer from mild to moderate incontinence. Those with an overactive pelvic floor, whose muscles can’t relax, often suffer from constipation. Physical therapy can help to make pelvic floor muscles strong and flexible, allowing for better control and less worry.
- Reduced pain — The pain in your pelvic floor muscles can often extend to your hips and lower back as well. Strengthening your pelvic floor muscles through physical therapy helps to ease pain in all of these regions.
- Improved sexual function — Pelvic floor dysfunction can contribute to painful sex for women, as well as erectile disfunction in men. Physical therapy is an effective tool for treating the muscular causes of these symptoms. Women have also reported experiencing stronger orgasms after pelvic floor physical therapy.
Where should I turn for pelvic floor physical therapy near me?
Our team of qualified physical therapy specialists at Excel Sports & Physical Therapy has the training and experience you need. A free screening at one of our convenient clinics in the greater St. Louis, Missouri, area is the first step to get you started on the road to recovery.
We will work with you to pinpoint the cause of your pelvic floor pain, and create a custom physical therapy plan to suit your individual needs.
Contact our team today for more information or to schedule an initial appointment.
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