Pelvic Floor
Pelvic floor health is crucial for supporting internal organs, maintaining urinary continence, and ensuring sexual function. It is particularly important during pregnancy and childbirth for women, contributing to core stability and good posture.
Our doctors of physical therapy, Gretta Adams and Caty Schultz, are our pelvic health practitioners and are currently treating women with pelvic floor dysfunction. They continue to participate in pelvic floor courses by Herman and Wallace addressing conditions of the pelvic floor in order to take their training above and beyond.
Common pelvic floor conditions being treated at Odom Health and Wellness are:
Pelvic Pain
Pain perceived to come from the pelvis and that is not related to a diagnosis of lower urinary tract, sexual, bowel, or gynecological dysfunction.
Diastasis Recti
A separation of the rectus abdominus muscles that can be caused by pregnancy, obesity, abdominal surgery or improper heavy weight lifting.
Bowel and/or Bladder Dysfunction
- Stress incontinence: involuntary loss or leakage of urine or bowel with physical exertion such as sneezing, coughing or jumping
- Urge incontinence: a sudden need to urinate, followed by involuntary leakage of urine
- Bowel dysfunction, including constipation
Pudendal Neuralgia
Burning vaginal or vulval pain associated with tenderness along the pathway of the pudendal nerves.
General Pain
- Low back pain
- Hip pain
Pregnancy Related Pain
- Prenatal and postpartum pain/dysfunction
- Coccyx pain (tailbone)
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Labor and delivery preparation
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Occurs when the pelvic floor muscles and connective tissue weakens or tears causing the pelvic organs to fall downward into the vagina.
Painful Sex
Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse.
Scar and Adhesion Management
C-section scars, vaginal births and abdominal surgeries can all be causes of scar tissue adhesions.
Pregnancy & Postpartum
Labor and delivery preparation & recovery.
Our Treatment Approach
- Manual Therapy
- Dry Needling
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
- Functional exercise
- Motor control training
- Relaxation training
- Patient education
What to Expect
Treatment at Odom Health & Wellness consists of one-on-one, hour long sessions in a private room with one of our Pelvic Floor physical therapists. You and your physical therapist will review your medical history and current symptoms, followed by a thorough evaluation and assessment. This may involve evaluating posture, range of motion, pelvic alignment, flexibility, strength, pelvic stability, joint mobility, tissue tightness, and the condition of your pelvic floor muscles. An individualized plan of care will be created based on the findings so you can begin your healing journey.