| Hillandale offers specialized pelvic floor therapy for men and women suffering from weak pelvic floor muscles, also known as pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD).
The pelvic floor muscles have four functions:
- To support the abdominal organs, including the rectum and bladder
- To help control urination and bowel movement
- To assist in sexual intercourse
- To aide women in delivering babies
PFD occurs when these muscles become weak or injured or are held in a constant state of contraction, and are consequently unable to correctly perform their functions.
Symptoms of PFD include incontinence (involuntary loss of urine or stool), chronic constipation, pain in the genital region and pain during sexual intercourse. Besides being physically uncomfortable, these symptoms often create a social and hygiene problems for both men and women. They are not a normal part of aging or a disease process. Fortunately, they are treatable with pelvic floor therapy.
Hillandale offers the most comprehensive program of pelvic floor physical therapy in Atlanta, specializing in diagnosis and treatment for:
- Chronic constipation
- Bowel or bladder incontinence
- Pelvic pain
- Proctalgia wigwags (levator ani syndrome) - Severe, spasm-like pain in the anus
- Coccygodynia - Pain in or around the coccyx (tailbone)
- Pudendal neuralgia – Pain in the nerves that run through the pelvic region, including the genitals, urethra, anus and perineum
- Surgical scarring
- Interstitial cystitis - Pelvic pain or discomfort related to the bladder, typically associated with urinary frequency and urgency. Also called chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), painful bladder syndrome (PBS) or bladder pain syndrome (BPS).
- Dyspareunia - Painful sexual intercourse
- Vulvodynia - Pain, itching or burning in the vulva (the area around the opening of the vagina)
- Vulvar vestibulitis – Inflammation of the skin, usually on the lower part of the vagina
- Tension myalgia – Pain in the pelvic floor muscles that support the bladder and rectum and, in women, the uterus and vagina
- Vaginismus – Vaginal pain due to tightness of the vagina
- Pelvic floor laxity, including:
- Cystoceles - Protrusion or prolapse of the bladder against or into the vagina
- Enteroceles - Protrusion or prolapse of the small bowel against or into the vagina
- Rectoceles - Protrusion or prolapse of the rectum against or the vagina
- Pelvic muscle weakness or pain from surgery and/or cancer treatment
- Genital swelling or lymphedema (fluid retention)
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