Pelvic Floor Therapy
Private, personalized care for women experiencing pelvic pain, bladder concerns, and pelvic floor dysfunction.
What Is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
You do not have to suffer in silence. In many cases, there is a solution.
Pelvic floor dysfunction occurs when the muscles and connective tissue (ligaments) of the pelvic floor cannot coordinate their function. The muscles may be too tight (hypertonic) or too loose (flaccid).
This can affect bladder, bowel, sexual, and pelvic function. Symptoms may include leaking urine with coughing, sneezing, laughing, squatting, or running; frequent urination; difficulty reaching the toilet in time; constipation; urinary retention; reduced vaginal sensation; difficulty with sexual activity; or pelvic floor pain.
Primus Physiotherapy provides private and personalized pelvic floor treatment for women with pelvic pain and dysfunction.
A Comprehensive, Personalized Approach
Our physical therapists use a unique treatment methodology designed to address your individual concerns and support fast, long-lasting results.
Patient Education
Understand your pelvic floor, your symptoms, and the practical strategies that can support recovery and daily function.
Manual Techniques
Hands-on techniques are selected as part of a private, individualized plan to address pelvic pain and dysfunction.
Therapeutic Exercise
Your therapist will guide therapeutic exercise tailored to your needs, movement, and functional goals.
Various Modalities
Treatment may also include modalities selected by your therapist as part of your comprehensive care plan.
Pelvic Floor Conditions We Treat
We specialize in the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of a variety of pelvic floor conditions affecting women.
Pelvic Pain & Dysfunction
Pelvic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, vulvodynia, vestibulitis, vaginismus, and painful intercourse (dyspareunia).
Bladder Concerns
Bladder dysfunction, urinary frequency, urgency, incontinence, urinary retention, and interstitial cystitis.
Pre-Natal & Post-Natal Care
Support for pre-natal and post-natal care, including C-section or episiotomy scar pain.
Back, Hip & Sciatic Symptoms
Chronic low back pain, sciatica, hip pain, piriformis syndrome, and abdominal adhesions or pain.
Tailbone Pain
Care for coccydenia, also known as tailbone pain.
What to Expect From Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy
Your care begins with a thorough, confidential assessment to understand your symptoms and the factors affecting your pelvic floor. Your therapist then develops a customized plan that may include exercise, hands-on therapy, education, and behavioural strategies.
Active participation is an important part of treatment. Your therapist may provide a home exercise program and education on posture, body mechanics, bathroom habits, and dietary bladder irritants such as caffeine or carbonated drinks.
Every person is different. Many patients with incontinence notice improvement within 4 to 6 weeks, while a full course of therapy for lasting improvement may continue over several months.