Help for Strengthening Pelvic Floor Muscles

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Strengthening pelvic floor muscles can be helpful if you leak urine or poop when exercising, sneezing and coughing, or just throughout the day as you're moving about. It can also be helpful for those who've had prostate cancer surgery or pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Sometimes strengthening can be helpful if you have urinary or bowel urgency. The following links include resources to help you strengthen your pelvic floor muscles if your pelvic floor physical therapist determines strengthening is the best course for you.

All of the resources below are for various biofeedback devices. Biofeedback describes any thing or process that gives you more information about what your body is doing -- in this case, squeezing and relaxing your pelvic floor muscles. The Neen Educator can be used without a smart phone and doesn't need to be charged. The other three biofeedback devices require a smart phone and can increase motivation and feedback for your pelvic floor exercises. The units in this list so far are only used inside the vagina.  Other options will be listed soon.

Help for Relaxing Pelvic Floor Muscles

If you have pain in your pelvis, constipation, difficulty urinating, difficulty pooping, pain with sexual activity, pain with sitting, or a pelvic floor physical therapist has told you that your pelvic floor muscles are over-active, you may benefit from these resources for relaxing your pelvic floor muscles. 

Dustienne Miller and Dr. Bri are 2 physical therapists that have created wonderful guided imagery audios for pelvic floor muscle relaxation. Their websites offer additional resources for pelvic floor rehabilitation. 

Intimate Rose, Soul Source and CMT Medical are great companies focusing on providing products and resources that can help with pelvic floor overactivity, among other pelvic conditions. 

Resources for Kids and Teens

Kids and teens can have problems with their pelvic floor muscles too. These problems can be a primary cause of something such as an underlying medical diagnosis. They can also be a secondary issue because of history of pain, troubles with toilet training, and other social and behavioral factors. The following resources can be helpful for kids and teens with pelvic floor problems. If you would like to discuss whether your child or teen's pelvic symptoms are appropriate for pelvic floor physical therapy, please reach out to me using the contact form. I offer free 15-minute phone consultations as needed for all new patients. 

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