Pelvic health is important in men to improve on pelvic floor function but plays a major role in women in maintaining their muscle strength, essentially after childbirth. Pelvic physiotherapy works on the assessment and treatment of pelvic floor function by the incorporation of hands-on treatment and exercises to improve and eliminate your symptoms. 
 

Here are 4 things you need to know about pelvic health physiotherapy clinics, 

What does a physiotherapist help with? 

A physiotherapist aids in physical rehabilitation to provide treatment in functioning or movement or helps you in living normally. A pelvic floor therapist works on strengthening and improvement of your pelvic floor muscles pelvic floor dysfunction. 
 

During a session, your therapist will focus on treating your symptoms by incorporating exercises and light stretches to improve your strength and mobility to reduce pain. They may also suggest lifestyle changes like your dietary requirements or the introduction of ergonomic corrections based on your assessment. It is prudent to ask the physiotherapist questions about the process before the treatment sessions begin. 
 

Pelvic physiotherapy is beneficial to a range of patients. 

This type of therapy involves treatment for any person that is suffering from pelvic floor dysfunction. That includes men as well since they do suffer from common symptoms like; chronic pain, incontinence, and prostatitis. Through some exercise modifications and continuous functional training, your muscles will be working whenever you need them. 

It also affects patients that have gone through abdominal surgery. The symptoms could range from increased pain and incontinence from surgical procedures.  
 

What to expect in an assessment? 

First, you’ll fill out a detailed questionnaire about your medical history and your dietary lifestyle. Then your physiotherapist will conduct an exam which includes assessing the strength in your lower back and your pelvis and your mobility. An internal exam may also be conducted to access the pelvic floor muscles which are important to find useful information. 
 

Women can encounter pelvis dysfunction from menopause or childbirth. An internal examination comes in handy when trying to decipher what could be causing the discomfort or pain. Though there might be some discomfort during the examination, the aim is to assess and improve the problem. 

Treatment sessions could take months. 

Having assessed the problem treatment sessions may utilize techniques for relief of pain that may require you to visit the therapist every once in a while. The symptoms causing the discomfort cannot be fixed overnight since recovery is a slow process that takes time. But eventually, the goal is to obtain relief from the symptoms causing discomfort. 
 

Typically, sessions may take up to 6hours in a day depending on the severity of the situation or a few weeks if you are also doing home exercises.