FAQs
Q1: What is a pelvic floor physical therapy?
Answer: A pelvic floor physical therapy is a technique to help with women's bladder control, urination, sexual function, menstrual cramps and gastrointestinal issues. This may include developing trigger points in muscles or ligaments of your pelvis.
It might also involve exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, if they are weak. Your therapist will check biomechanics for any tightness in hip joints that could be contributing to caused pain. Your therapist may provide you with exercises to follow at home at the end of your sessions with them. These can range anywhere from Kegels (tip), using gravity boots instead of ladders taped to the wall (tip).
Q2: Is pelvic pain normal?
Answer: Pelvic floor therapy is an important treatment for many conditions. It’s not just about your stomach or back, but also includes Pelvis and Tailbone pain during pregnancy or after giving birth!
Q3: Is it normal to leak urine when I cough or sneeze?
Answer: Yes, it is. There are no muscles in the bladder and little ones around the urethra (the tube that takes urine from your kidneys to the outside of your body) so these muscles can be forced open by all sorts of things, such as coughing or sneezing, straining on a bowel movement and even strenuous exercise.
Q4: When should pelvic pain be a concern?
Answer: Pelvic pain is a very common condition that can have many causes. If you experience sudden and severe pelvic cramps, it's best to seek medical attention as soon as possible because these could be signs of an emergency situation such as pregnancy complications or sexually transmitted diseases like Gonorrhea/Chlamydia which are much easier treated in time rather than after they've caused serious damage already been done!
Q5: What is one of the most common types of pelvic pain?
Answer: Period cramps are by far the most frequently experienced type. More than half women in their reproductive years will experience at least a day or two every month that produces some discomfort, with these typically beginning before menstruation begins and featuring sharp stabbing sensations similar to what many people know as "female appendicitis."
Q6: How do you know if your diet is causing pain in the pelvic area?
Answer: Here are some warning signs: avoiding caffeinated beverages, alcohol and other irritants like spicy foods can help alleviate any discomfort. Highly acidic fruits such as tomatoes or oranges may also cause an irritated bladder; carbonated drinks that contain artificial sugars will make things worse by trapping extra moisture near its surface (think UTI). To get back on track with living life without pelvic floor turmoil try eliminating these problematic items one at a time until they're gone for good!