While the name may sound like pelvic floor physical therapists only treat the pelvis, the truth is: the pelvis is only a portion of the picture. Pelvic floor physical therapy is actually an all-encompassing service. Our role is to support primarily the musculoskeletal system by addressing tone, strength, and coordination of the muscle throughout the body, assess quality of connective and skin tissue in the midsection and pelvis, then work to rectify any imbalances by improving neuromuscular connection where a connection may be offline or impeded. Treatment often addresses primarily the muscles and connective tissues of the abdomen, back and the pelvis, but often includes muscles in the hips, legs, and upper back, as well.

Pelvic floor symptoms are often a sign that the musculoskeletal and/or nervous system is unbalanced, and some muscles are overcompensating, and others, under-performing. This is a common side effect of major physiological changes, such as chronic gastrointestinal conditions, chronic reproductive conditions, many causes of infertility, pregnancy, and menopause. Over time, unbalances in the musculoskeletal and/or nervous systems can result in tissues that are stressed to the point where that stress has created symptoms. Symptoms often do not come out of nowhere but are more likely a cumulative effect from prolonged imbalances in the system.

Our job is to address your symptoms to improve your comfort and quality of life, then correct those imbalances to the system that contributed to the onset of your symptoms in the first place. Our goal at Fempower is to empower our patients to ensure they not only understand how to relieve their symptoms, but how to independently maintain the progress they make in therapies to prevent symptoms from returning.