Signs that your pelvic floor may need help
- Unwanted loss of urine that is associated with an activity (for example, when you cough, sneeze or jump) or an urgent need to go to the washroom
- Unwanted loss of feces/stool
- Feeling of unwanted pelvic pressure and/or heaviness
- Needing to go to the washroom more than 5-8 times a day
- An uncomfortable sensation of needing to urinate that won’t go away
- Waking up at night to go to the washroom that disturbs your sleep
- Bedwetting (over the age of 5)
- Bowel movements that are difficult to pass or are less frequent than three times a week
- Pain during sexual activity
- Itching and/or burning in the pelvic region
- Difficulty wearing pants or underwear
- Painful pelvic/speculum exams
- Frequent urinary tract infections or yeast infections
- Hip, low back, sacroiliac joint and/or pelvic girdle pain
- Pelvic pain
- Pain with sitting
- Altered genital sensation
- Scrotal/penile pain
- Premature ejaculation
- Pain during or after ejaculation
- Tailbone (coccyx) pain (coccydynia)
- Anorectal disorders
- Dyssynergic defecation
- Urinary hesitancy or retention
- Abdominal and groin pain
- Painful periods
- Unwanted genital arousal
- Pregnancy
- prevent and treat incontinence or pelvic girdle pain
- optimize labour and deliver
- minimize trauma to your pelvic floor
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What is Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy?
What Conditions We Treat
