Physical Therapy for Women's Health
National Physical Therapy has many innovative approaches and comprehensive treatments to help reduce or eliminate pain that is unique to women across their life span. Women’s physical therapy encompasses progressive strategies and interventions to promote and advance health in women through pregnancy and postpartum impairments, osteoporosis, breast cancer and post-mastectomy care.
- Musculoskeletal Dysfunction During Pregnancy - Women can experience number of rapid changes in the body during pregnancy including postural imbalance caused by increased weight in front of the body, low back pain, nerve compression syndromes, increased amounts of maternal hormones, round ligament pain, and laxity of cartilage, ligaments, and tendons just to name a few. Our goal is to provide physical therapy to improve wellness, health, and quality of life for women in a respectful and gentle manor.
- Urinary Incontinence - It is not uncommon for women, particularly as they age, to experience incontinence or difficulty in controlling their bladder. Frequently incontinence becomes an issue during pregnancy and childbirth as pelvic muscles are stretched. After delivery, muscles should recoil, but sometimes they do not leading to poor support of the bladder, uterus and rectum. Treatment for urinary incontinence depends on the type of incontinence, the severity of your problem and the underlying cause. Our physical therapists will follow your doctor's recommendations and create a care plan best suited to your condition.
- Pelvic Floor Pain & Dysfunction - If you experience pain with sitting, urination, intercourse, or numbness and tingling in the vaginal region you may be experiencing pelvic pain. This is a condition with various causes which may include tension in the muscles of the pelvic floor, scars from childbirth, poor pelvic alignment, and weak muscles supporting the pelvis. We have a series of exercises and therapies that can help strengthen the pelvic floor muscle region by targeting the muscles around the vagina, urethra, and rectum.