Women's Health and Pelvic Floor PT is specialized rehabilitation for conditions which are unique to the female anatomy and often involve the pelvic muscles.
These muscles have many functions, including:
• Providing support to the pelvic organs
• Assisting in starting and stopping the flow of urine and stool
• Aiding in sexual function
Pelvic Floor PT is provided by a doctor of physical therapy who has specialized training on the pelvic floor muscles, as well as conditions which commonly affect women throughout their lifetime. Our team uses a holistic approach including assessment of posture, movement and behavioral patterns, breathing, pelvic floor muscle tone, past history, and more.
Offering physical therapy specialty services for women’s health issues including:
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Pregnancy and postpartum health and fitness
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Abdominal health including diastasis recti
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Orthopedic conditions including but not limited to low back, sacral, and hip pain
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Pelvic pain
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Pelvic organ prolapse
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Incontinence
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Constipation
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Urinary urgency and frequency
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Urinary retention
Claire, Chelsea, and Laura are excited to begin helping women in the Lincoln area with their women’s health needs. Each are doctors of physical therapy and have been further trained by the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. They are passionate about helping women manage and resolve symptoms that present over their lifespan. Their goal is to help every woman feel confident to fully participate in their lives, whether that's running a marathon, attending their kids and grandkids activities, or being independent with their daily self care.
Click here for information about your upcoming appointment with one of our pelvic floor/women's health therapists or to fill out appointment paperwork in advance.
Pelvic floor physical therapy is specialized rehabilitation for conditions related to the pelvic floor muscles, which help support pelvic organs, control bladder and bowel function, and contribute to sexual function. A physical therapist provides treatment with additional training in pelvic floor conditions and women’s health.
Pelvic floor physical therapy can help with a variety of women’s health concerns, including pregnancy and postpartum recovery, diastasis recti, low back, sacral, and hip pain, pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, constipation, urinary urgency and frequency, and urinary retention.
While pelvic floor therapy can be helpful during pregnancy and after delivery, it can also support women throughout many stages of life. Patients may seek treatment for pain, bladder or bowel concerns, pelvic organ prolapse, orthopedic symptoms, or changes that affect daily comfort and confidence.
Your therapist will take time to understand your symptoms, medical history, goals, and concerns. The evaluation may include assessment of posture, movement patterns, breathing, pelvic floor muscle tone, behavioral patterns, and other factors that may be contributing to your symptoms.
Incontinence is one common reason patients seek pelvic floor therapy, but it is not the only one. Pelvic floor dysfunction can also be connected to pelvic pain, constipation, urinary urgency, urinary retention, postpartum concerns, abdominal weakness, hip pain, low back pain, and more.
LOPT therapists provide pelvic floor and women’s health physical therapy with specialized training in pelvic floor rehabilitation and women’s health conditions. Their goal is to help women manage and improve symptoms so they can participate more fully in the activities and routines that matter to them.
