Examining your pelvic floor muscles.
Pelvic floor therapist utah.
Just like muscles in other parts of the body the pelvic floor muscles can become weakened over worked or damaged.
Ogden clinic now offers pelvic floor therapy a subspecialty of our physical therapy program.
Your pelvic floor muscles help you control when you.
Susan mclaughlin specializes in the treatment of pelvic pain urinary incontinence pregnancy related pain organ prolapse as well as orthopedic dysfunctions.
Pelvic floor problems can occur in many forms for both men and women.
Exercises to identify and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.
Pelvic floor physical therapists specialize in the evaluation and treatment of dysfunction and pain involving the musculoskeletal structure of the pelvis.
During your evaluation your therapist will look at your pelvic floor muscles.
These are the muscles that support the organs inside your pelvis including your bladder bowels and uterus.
Stephanie prendergast a pelvic floor physical therapist who is a co founder and la s clinical director of the pelvic health rehabilitation center says that while information on pelvic floor.
Physical therapy 1987 university of iowa b s.
Go to the bathroom urinate and have bowel movements pass gas and.
Intermountain healthcare is a utah based not for profit system of 24.
Fecal or urinary leakage and pelvic pain are all common pelvic floor problems the pelvic floor encompasses the muscles ligaments and connective tissue surrounding the organs in your pelvis such as the bladder rectum and in the case of women the uterus and vagina.
The specialty of pelvic rehabilitation has continued to grow in the fields of medicine and physical therapy to include a more comprehensive service for both men and women.
1984 experience ogden clinic pelvic floor therapist ogden ut 2017 to present workability physical therapist clearfield ut 2009 to 2017 gentiva home care physical therapist layton ut 2008 to 2009 ogden clinic physical therapist ogden ut 2003 to 2008.
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Pelvic floor dysfunction is very treatable and with the help of a trained professional surgery may not be needed.
Both of our pelvic floor physical therapists have received specialized training in treating many conditions including pelvic floor pain pre post natal care scar tissue.
Based on the results of your evaluation your physical therapist will individualize your treatment to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles and improve their function.
A few services offered from our pelvic floor therapist include.
