Pelvic Floor Therapy & Rehab

The Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Program at Griffin Hospital was established to address urinary and fecal incontinence, constipation and pain issues in both women and men.

Incontinence

The incontinence program is for individuals with:

• Pre-operative education and strengthening
• Post-surgical management
• Stress incontinence
• Urge incontinence
• Mixed incontinence
• Over-active bladder
• Mild cystocele
• Rectocele
• Uterine prolapsed
• Fecal incontinence

Pelvic Pain / Pelvic Floor Tension

The pelvic pain / pelvic floor tension program is for individuals with:

• Post-surgical pain
• Scar-tissue
• Interstitial cystitis
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Endometriosis
• Constipation
• Coccyxodynia
• Dyspareunia
• Levator ani syndrome
• Vaginismus
• Vulvodynia
• Vestibulitis
• Painful episiotomy

What to Expect During Your Appointment

A trained physical therapist will perform a comprehensive evaluation and develop and individualized treatment program for each patient and their diagnosis including:

• Home program
• Therapeutic exercise
• Training in bladder or bowel control
• Use of modalities such as biofeedback, functional electrode stimulation, thermotherapy or cryotherapy
• Manual therapy
• Assessment of pelvic asymmetry

Learn more about The Center for Pelvic Health at Griffin Hospital