Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation

elvic floor rehabilitation is a branch of physiotherapy that generates excellent results with regards to the treatment and health of female and male genital function. The goal of pelvic floor rehabilitation is to find real-life, conservative solutions for pelvic pain, pelvic girdle problems, painful intercourse, bladder and bowel incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse.

What Is Incontinence?

Urinary incontinence means any involuntary loss of urine. According to the Canadian Continence Foundation, 1.5 million Canadians are incontinent.

Common Misconceptions:

It is a misconception to think it is normal to have urinary leakage after childbirth
It is a misconception to think it is normal to have urinary leakage as you age
It is a misconception to think there is nothing you can do about urinary leakage

Prevalence and Incidence in Canada:

1 in 4 women are incontinent; 1 in 2 women at some point in their life cycle experience some urinary incontinence
1 in 9 men are incontinent
Only 1 in 12 people seek out treatment because they are embarrassed to talk about it, or don’t know that help is available

How Can Physiotherapy Help?

Our physiotherapist will design an exercise program for the individuals’ specific problem, involving muscle re-education, bladder retraining and strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles.