Pelvic Floor Therapy for Adults
When pelvic health is supported, confidence returns — and life feels open again. Integrative pelvic care that helps you return to comfort, confidence, and ease.
As a Certified Sexuality Occupational Therapist and a Pelvic Health Occupational Therapist, I help people find solutions to sexual dysfunction and pelvic floor disorders using a trauma-informed and inclusive approach.
Pelvic Support for Men & Women:
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Pre-Prostatectomy preparation to reduce dysfunction after surgery. Post-prostatectomy issues, such as leakage and erectile changes. Chronic pelvic pain and urinary and bowel changes in men.
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I do postural assessments for improved body mechanics and safe and efficient movement to preserve and maintain pelvic health far into old age.
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We work to address SI joint pain, pubic symphysis pain, round ligament pain, posture and breath, sleeping positions, prep for labor and delivery, safe exercise during pregnancy and more.
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Return to work and exercise safely, return to sexual activity with pleasure, proper body mechanics for lifting baby and toddlers, constipation management, diastases recti, etc.
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Chronic pelvic pain for men and women, Pelvic organ prolapse, dyspareunia, diastases recti, vulvodynia, vaginismus and more.
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Pain during sex, low or absent desire or arousal, vaginal dryness, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, sensory changes from stroke or injury, recommendations for adaptive equipment and modification after illness or injury.
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Stress, urge and mixed incontinence, pain during voiding, overflow incontinence, urinary frequency, overactive bladder and neurogenic bladder.
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Constipation, urge incontinence, painful bowels.
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Issues caused by declining estrogen, including urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pain with intercourse and vaginal dryness/atrophy.
SERVICES & HOW IT WORKS
This is a 90 minute session where we will complete an in-depth interview and begin to build our relationship. I will complete a postural and breathing assessment and we will assess general strength and range of motion. We will begin education, and designing your individualized plan of care. At this time, I may also be able to estimate how many appointments it may take to achieve your goals. We will discuss the possible need for an external or internal assessment of the pelvic floor muscles. This foundational session will set the groundwork for you to understand what might be out of balance and begin to build awareness of your pelvic floor and core.
This is a 60 minute session. Content will vary based on progress, symptoms, your questions and your own wishes. Interventions may include manual therapies addressing internal pelvic floor muscles, or external structures: myofascial release, trigger point massage, scar management, visceral mobility and more. We also may include education on bladder training, bowel mechanics, postural assessment and training, development of an individualized home exercise program, proper breathing strategies and training, nervous system regulation strategies, amongst other strategies.