Pelvic Health
We provide Pelvic HealthTherapy services
Pelvic Health concerns are rarely talked but they are extremely common. Many people suffer silently without realizing that there are effective, evidence-based treatment solutions. At Helios Physiotherapy and Rehab,wecan help you to treat and improve your quality of life.Kegels are NOT for everyone, and even when indicated are often not done properly!
Pelvic Therapy helps to learn conservative management techniques for pelvic problems. The practitioner is highly trained and sensitive professional who will discuss the pelvic health issues with you thoroughly before carrying out the treatment. Internal palpation is an integral part of treating the pelvic floor and is the gold standard.
Women’s Pelvic Health
- Urinary Incontinence (stress/urgency)
- Pelvic Floor muscle weakness or tightness
- Urinary frequency or urgency
- Voiding dysfunction
- Overactive bladder
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Vaginal/Pelvic/bladder pain
- Low Back Pain/ Hip Pain
- Pelvic girdle pain/SIJ or pelvic instability
- Rib/thoracic pain
- Diastasis Recti
- Constipation
- Return to exercise or running
- Improving bone strength and osteoporosis
- Pre-and post operation Physiotherapy
- Vulvodynia
- Vestibulodynia
- Clitoral phimosis
- Dyspareunia, vaginismus, lichens sclerosis
- Genitourinary syndrome of menopause
- Dysmenorrhea, endometriosis
- Pre Natal and Post Natal Physiotherapy- Pre Natal exercises helps in educating the changes of the body during pregnancy and Providing pelvic floor and pregnancy safe exercise options
Early treatment soon after having a baby is directed towards Back pain, Neck pain, Hand pain, Wrist pain, or Breastfeeding problems. We normally wait until at approximately 6 weeks mark to have abdominal separation and pelvic floor checked. It is also recommended for women who have had C-Section.
Men’s Pelvic Health
3 million Canadians have Urinary Incontinence.
1 in 9 men has Urinary Incontinence in their life. Research estimates that as many as 1 in 6.25 men will experience pelvic pain symptoms in their lives. This number could be higher due to under-reporting.
- Persistent genital arousal disorder
- Pudendal neuralgia
- Bladder pain syndrome
- Interstitial cystitis
- Chronic non-bacterial prostatitis
- Chronic pelvic pain syndrome
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Urinary Incontinence (stress/urgency)
- Pelvic Floor muscle weakness or tightness
- Urinary frequency or urgency
- Voiding dysfunction
- Overactive bladder
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Low Back Pain/ Hip Pain
- Pelvic girdle pain/SIJ or pelvic instability
- Rib/thoracic pain
- Diastasis Recti
- Constipation
- Return to exercise or running
- Improving bone strength and osteoporosis
- Pre-and post operation Physiotherapy
We see many conditions and as our treatment approaches are Individualised treatment approaches are varied.
Treatment however may involve:
- Treating your sore body part with Manual therapy, Acupuncture, Soft Tissue Release, Kinesiotaping and Exercises
- Core muscles and Abdominal strengthening
- Educating and teaching you how to use your pelvic floor muscles correctly
- Customized targeted pelvic floor exercise program
- Discussing lifestyle changes which can help you
- Looking at how your diet and fluid intake may be adding to your problem
- Bladder re-training
- Release of the tight pelvic floor muscles
After explaining your problem, practitioner will discuss your treatment options and work together to resolve it.
