Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy

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Physiotherapy after prostatectomy

Physical injury caused by surgery may result in a too strong and permanent contraction of pelvic floor muscles and pressure on nerves.In consequence, the sphincter-bladder system will not work properly.This is why patients who had their prostate surgically removed (prostatectomy) need therapy to reduce tension more often than to increase it. Accordingly, Kegel exercises have little effect in this group.

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Dyspareunia (painful sexual intercourse), lack of orgasm

Female patients often explain that the reason for their inferior sexual sensations are tiredness or depression, especially where their sense of touch or sensation is reduced.Husbands or partners, on the other hand, often suspect them of not being interested and not loving them.However, it is worth remembering that any of these problems may be caused by pelvic floor dysfunction resulting from childbirth,...

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Urinary incontinence, urgency, overactive bladder

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is involuntary leakage of urine (even a single drop) on effort, while coughing, laughing, jumping, etc. The first symptoms are often played down and taken to be the “norm” which unfortunately causes them to intensify.Patients will often not report their problem until large amounts of urine are leaked which makes their professional, family and social lives difficult. Urgency is a situation where the desire to pass urine compels to find a toilet in less than 15 minutes.This is a problem which makes the patient's entire life dependent on availability of a toilet so it affects holiday trips, shopping, etc.It may turn...

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What is pelvic floor physiotherapy about?

...applied to alleviate the pain revealed during the examination and to restore proper muscle tension. Sometimes, in addition to, or interchangeably with, such treatment, manual treatment in the areas of the hips, sacrum or legs is also needed. This will be stretching or pressing techniques. Although the treatment itself is unpleasant and painful, it provides visible and long lasting effects. Most patients need a series of several sessions as it is impossible to provide therapy for all the muscles and nerves during a single session. If needed, the therapist teaches how to train muscles properly. Sometimes when muscles are so week that the patient cannot clench them, it is suggested to hire an electrical stimulator.

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