LIVE YOUR LIFE WITHOUT PELVIC PAIN & URINARY INCONTINENCE
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Any of these conditions may lead to inadequate support of the organs contained with your pelvic cavity, increased pressure or inflammation of nerves, muscles, and other connective tissues (including your bladder), and impaired pelvic bone alignment. These symptoms can befrustrating,painful,andembarrassing,andmay limityourtolerance to daily participation in desired activities, including exercise. Other symptoms frequently appear with pelvic pain, including incontinence, bloating, abdominal pressure, reluctance to strain while defecating, and pain in the low back, buttocks, and hips. You may also have decreased tolerance to a variety of activities including sitting or Everypatientpresentingwithchronicpelvicpain isunique. Ifyoucometo seeaphysiotherapistforyourpelvicdysfunction,you’llbetakenthrough athoroughphysicalexaminationandpatienthistoryquestionnaire.Heor shewillaskyouspecificquestionsaboutyourpain,whatmakes itworse andbetter,andwhetheryouhaveahistoryofanyrelated issues.Based ontheresultsoftheexamination,yourphysiotherapistcanthendevelop acustomizedtreatmentplantorelieveyoursymptomsandaddressthe suspected underlying causes to prevent recurring dysfunction. We can help you understand more about your pelvic pain and help you find relief. Call our clinics at Jagare Ridge: (780) 288-4842 and Brintnell: (780) 757-0206 or visit us at stridesportsphysio.ca. standing, walking, exercise, and sexual intercourse. How A Physiotherapist Can Treat Your Pelvic Pain
Of course, most people only seek physiotherapy when they’re suffering from a common injury or condition such as whiplash, tendonitis, low back pain, ligament sprains, and plantar fasciitis. Perhaps lesser known is that chronic pelvic pain and dysfunction, including incontinence, can also respond positively to physiotherapy intervention. Causes Of Incontinence & Chronic Pelvic Pain If you have pain in your pelvis, it may not always be fully clear what’s causing it.Somecommoncausesofpelvicfloordysfunctionandchronic pelvic pain include, but are not limited to: • Pregnancy • Sacroiliac joint dysfunction • Coccydynia • Irritation of the pudendal nerve (which originates near the bottom of your spine) • Irritable bowel syndrome • Levator ani syndrome (increased tension in pelvic floor muscles) • Post-surgical complications (e.g., pain following a hysterectomy, hernia repair, cesarean section, and/or prostatectomy)
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