Pelvic Floor Therapy

Pelvic floor therapy is a comprehensive, evidence-based treatment approach to help you decrease pain and restore strength, function, confidence, and control of your body.

It is used to treat a variety of conditions including pregnancy rehabilitation, postpartum rehabilitation, acute pelvic pain, abdominal pain, urinary symptoms (urgency, frequency, retention, leaking), bowel and/or bladder incontinence, constipation, perineal tearing, c-section recovery and scar management, prolapse, pelvic floor muscle dysfunction (tightness and/or weakness), abdominal muscle dysfunction (weakness, diastasis recti), and other chronic pain issues affecting the pelvic region. 

Pelvic floor therapy during pregnancy focuses on exercises and movements to support your growing body, train you in pelvic floor muscle and abdominal coordination, reduce symptoms, improve comfort, and prepare your body for labor and childbirth. Pelvic floor therapy postpartum focuses on restoring pelvic floor and abdominal muscle coordination and strength, treating specific issues like scarring, diastis recti, or urinary leaking, and ensuring a smooth recovery and return to daily activities and exercise. 

I offer a holistic approach to pelvic floor therapy that includes whole body assessment and treatment to address posture and alignment, positioning, walking and functional movement patterns, muscular strength (abdomen, pelvis, hips, low back), range of motion in the spine and hips, external vaginal palpation, and internal vaginal examination when needed. Additionally, my knowledge of pain neuroscience allows me to incorporate a top-down treatment approach and address how the brain physiologically affects the body, especially in difficult to treat, chronic pain conditions.