Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy - How It Can Help

1. Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: How It Can Help Any exercise that involves the pelvic floor muscles is meant to strengthen and tone them. The stronger they are, the better equipped they will be to offer support to the pelvic floor organs. If they are weak, you can try a session of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy to tone them and give more support to your urinary and reproductive organs, including the bladder, eliminating urinary issues. What is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy (or PFPT)? The therapy involves different physical methods of exercising and toning the pelvic floor muscles. These muscles are essential for supporting the organs in the pelvis area, including the bladder, rectum, anus, uterus, vagina, and bowel. As long as they are strong and supportive enough, you can avoid the occurrence of problems such as fecal and Urge Incontinence. Pelvic Floor Therapy Exercises and Techniques For your treatment options, you may get a recommendation for different exercises, including the following ones: ●Exercises that can help to contract and relax your pelvic floor muscles, such as Kegels ●Biofeedback, which uses biofeedback devices for measuring the impact of Kegels and also giving feedback on whether one is exercising the right Kegel muscles ●Manual therapy, which can be done externally or internally using e-stim and vaginally inserted devices, respectively, for exercising and relaxing the pelvic floor muscles ●Kegel exercises using pelvic floor therapy devices that allow one to stretch and relax their pelvic floor muscles gently Pelvic Floor Exercises (or PFPT) can help with the following pelvic floor disorders: ●Pelvic Organ Prolapse: This refers to an abnormal descent of pelvic organs such as the vaginal, uterus, rectum, and bladder from their normal positioning. Kegel exercises can help to rectify or avoid the problems ●Stress Incontinence: Stress incontinence comes about when one experiences involuntary urinary leaks. The leaks may happen usually when one is doing heavy-impact activities such as working out in the gym, coughing, sneezing, or heavy-lifting ●Fecal Incontinence: This is the involuntary leaking of fecal waste or stool ●Bladder Leakages: Bladder leaks and an overactive bladder are urinary issues that can affect individuals with weak pelvic floor muscles, too. With pelvic muscle exercises, though, one can fight or prevent these symptoms

2. Kegel or pelvic muscle exercises are crucial for toning the pelvic floor muscles. This makes it easier for the muscles to support the pelvic floor organs. Toning the muscles will also help to eliminate the above disorders or prevent them from occurring in the first place. Contact Us: 810 Main St., Suite C Monroe, CT 06468 customercare@elitone.com 9784354324