Our mission is to provide specialized pediatric and women s health pelvic floor physical therapy in a practical and compassionate manner.
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I ve started going on dates without fear of the possibility of physical intimacy in the future.
The pelvic floor is a combination of muscles ligaments and connective tissues that support the pelvic organs the bladder vagina uterus prostate and rectum.
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The pelvic floor is composed of muscle fibers of the levator ani the coccygeus and associated connective tissue which span the area underneath the pelvis.
Pelvic dysfunction includes any impairment to the pelvic area of your body.
A pelvic floor physical therapist is one who has received specialized training in the treatment and education of women s and men s pelvic health issues.
Both men and women can benefit from pelvic floor.
The pelvic floor can be weakened or become painful due to many factors such a pregnancy childbirth surgery heavy lifting chronic straining the effects of aging obesity stress.
Common concerns many of which are caused by pelvic floor muscle weakness include urinary incontinence bowel incontinence pelvic pain and pregnancy and birth issues.
The pelvic floor dysfunction physical therapy rehabilitation program at griffin hospital was established to address urinary and fecal incontinence constipation and pain issues in both women and men.
Our pelvic health specialists also provide services that may be helpful to transgender persons.
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The pelvic floor muscles consist of approximately 70 slow twitch endurance muscle fibers and 30 fast twitch sprint muscle fibers.
As mentioned above the pelvic floor muscles act to keep us continent at all times and also act to hold in urine when sudden pressure is placed on the abdomen pelvis such as when you sneeze or cough.
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These muscles support pelvic organs assist in bowel and bladder control and contribute to sexual health.