Dr. Morrison’s Published Chapter in “The Overactive Pelvic Floor”
Dr. Pamela Morrison contributed a chapter entitled “Musculoskeletal Conditions Related to Pelvic Floor Muscle Overactivity” to this just published book on Overactive Pelvic Floor Muscles. Overactive pelvic floor muscle dysfunction was previously termed pelvic floor muscle hypertonicity. It is a major cause of pelvic pain and can be related to or caused by other musculoskeletal issues. Congratulations to the editors Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum and Anna Padoa and to all others who made contributions!
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A 42 year-old professional violinist presented to our clinic with complaints of coccyx pain that began after the birth of her daughter approximately one year ago. During her delivery she received an epidural and induction. Soon after, she began to experience pain in the region of her tailbone or coccyx which worsened with sitting on hard surfaces as well as the floor. During her physical therapy evaluation, she demonstrated sacroiliac (SI) joint and sacral torsion or misalignment as well as multi-level lumbar vertebral segmental dysfunction. Her coccyx was hyper-flexed or drawn under. Right...
Read MorePhysical Therapy Can Help Patients with Pelvic Pain due to Endometriosis Adhesions
Endometriosis is a condition in which the endometrial tissue (the cells lining the uterus) grows in other areas of the body. The tissue growth typically occurs outside of the uterus, such as on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, bowel, rectum, bladder, and on the delicate lining or fascia of the pelvis. This tissue growth can cause adhesions, fibrous bands, and scarring in and around the pelvic organs and structures. Common symptoms of endometriosis include abdominal, hip, and pelvic pain, cramping, irregular bleeding, painful menstruation, low back pain, sacroiliac joint pain, bladder pain or...
Read MorePainful Intercourse
One in five women suffer from painful sex! Click here to read more Physical therapists specializing in pelvic floor muscle dysfunction can evaluate and treat painful intercourse!
Read MorePelvic Floor Muscles
Our pelvic floor muscles perform a range of important functions. They help us maintain continence, help stabilize our pelvis and spine, and play key roles in sexual function and breathing.This is an informative video to help you learn about your pelvic floor musculature! Click here to view video
Read MorePelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction
Physical Therapy for Painful Intercourse Related to Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction and Vulvodynia Sofie has made wonderful progress with physical therapy. Her sessions were comprised of various manual therapies applied to her pelvic girdle, spine, hips, perineum, and pelvic floor muscles. She also utilized a home surface EMG biofeedback unit to learn how to relax and downtrain her overactive pelvic floor muscles. Her first surface EMG test revealed a resting tone of 6.79uv (green line) with many noted spikes or spasms occurring. After 4 months of PT having 1-2 sessions per week, we see a...
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