Pelvic Floor & Women’s Health – Easthill Physiotherapy

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Pelvic pain

Pelvic pain can be complex and have a multitude of causes or interacting structures that are contributing to the dysfunction such as scar tissue, tight fascia or a weak pelvic floor.

Pregnancy and Postpartum Conditions

Diastasis Rectus

This can often be an initially disturbing symptom that many women experience during and following pregnancy. This is when your abdominal muscles that run down the mid-line of your body separate and stretch to make room for the baby. The result is a bulge or ridge down your middle.

C-Section Rehabilitation

Recovering from childbirth is a process and a C-section can prolong and complicate your recovery. During a C-section the abdominal muscles are cut and the pelvic floor muscles can become imbalanced. Commonly, this results in incontinence, pelvic or sexual pain.

Incontinence

The muscles, ligaments, and tissues of the pelvic floor support the bladder, rectum, and sexual organs. When these structures become imbalanced from childbirth the organs in the pelvis may drop which puts pressure on the bladder or rectum, causing a leakage of urine or stool.

Prolapse

Pelvic floor issues become more common with age so whatever issues you have now are likely to become much worse with age if they go untreated. Sometimes, if the pelvic floor is weak or imbalanced the bladder, uterus, or a bowel can prolapse because the lack of strength in the pelvic floor muscles to support these organs.

Menopause

Aging can be graceful with a strong core. During menopause comes a decrease in estrogen and our muscles thrive on estrogen to keep them strong. The pelvic floor often can become weak as a result of this decrease and you may find you are experiencing incontinence, prolapse and poor core stability causing pelvic and low back or hip pain.

Bladder and Bowel Issues and Incontinence

The muscles, ligaments, and tissues of the pelvic floor support the bladder, rectum, and sexual organs. When these structures become imbalanced from childbirth, trauma or aging, the organs in the pelvis may drop which puts pressure on the bladder or rectum, causing a leakage of urine or stool.

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