Your pelvic floor is like a muscular trampoline that supports and provides an outlet for all your organs "down there" - your uterus, cervix, vagina, bladder, urethra, rectum, colon, anus. Often , pelvic floor problems - pain, pressure, sexual dysfunction, urgency, leaking, fecal incontinence - are caused by abnormal tightness or laxity of the muscles/soft tissue and compression of the nerves that make up your pelvic floor. Injury to your pelvic floor muscles, soft tissue, and nerves can be caused during childbirth, by a fall on your tailbone, chronic tension, repetitive infections, and other reasons. The good news is that the muscles/soft tissue and nerves of the pelvic floor respond just as well to the healing benefits of physical therapy as an injured shoulder or knee. |
.... does much more than alleviate symptoms with temporary solutions. It gets to the source of your problem and can prevent surgery in many cases. Physical Therapy normalizes the injured pelvic tissue through soft tissue and joint mobilization, strengthening and stabilization, therapeutic massage, biofeedback, and neuromuscular retraining. |
Michele Ulrich, PT, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy Women's Pelvic Health Specialist |
Michele Ulrich, Doctor of Physical Therapy Vero Beach, FL Phone: (772)-321-5231 Email: micheleulrichdpt@ pelvicrehabofvero.com Located at Vero Women's Care a concierge gynecological & primary care practice for Women by Women 1255 37th St., Suite A Vero Beach, FL 32960 |