Male Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy: Understanding the Basics
Are you experiencing pain and discomfort in your penis, testicles, anus, or anywhere in between? Have you been struggling with increased urination, discomfort with sitting, or erectile dysfunction? These issues can be caused by weak and tight pelvic floor muscles, a problem that affects men just as much as women. Fortunately, pelvic floor physiotherapy can […]
5 Effective Pelvic Floor Exercises
The pelvic floor is a complex network of muscles, tissues, and ligaments. Anyone who’s experienced issues with their pelvic floor understands why it’s such an important group of muscles. A strong pelvic floor contributes to things like bladder control, sexual health, and core stability. Like any other muscle group, the pelvic floor requires regular exercise […]
What Happens at a Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Appointment?
What is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy? Pelvic floor physiotherapy is an area of physiotherapy which deals with issues related to the pelvic bones, muscles, and organs (bowel, bladder, and uterus). The health of this area of the body is important for urinary and bowel function, sexual health, peri-natal care, and overall core strength. Physiotherapists who practice […]
Urinary Incontinence: How pelvic floor physiotherapy can help.
What is Urinary Incontince? Urinary incontinence is a loss of bladder control that can lead to the leakage of urine. The two types of incontinence that will be discussed in this blog are stress incontinence and urge incontinence. For a complete list of types of incontinence, follow this link. Stress incontinence is the leakage of […]
Use It or Lose It – Pelvic floor muscles (PFM) As a Part of Your Core
We have all heard this before – “Use it or lose it” – but not always had to think about it. Pelvic floor function is not on most people’s list of worries, we trust it to be there for us as a part of the core muscle group. When we go for a walk, swim, […]
What is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy?
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapists are trained in assessing and treating dysfunctions of the pelvic floor, such as fecal and urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, painful intercourse, pre and postpartum concerns, painful menstruation and prolapse. Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy might be what you need if you notice urine leaking after: coughing, exercising, sneezing, or laughing struggle to empty your […]
