International Continence Society Conference 2013 in Barcelona
Just attended a phone conference review of all of the new research presented at the International Continence Society 2013 in Barcelona. Some interesting research topics included: levator ani defects found in 13-39% women after vaginal delivery and MRI studies show that post partum women with levator ani defects at 6 months post partum may recover on their own yet some remain with major defects; patients with urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse who demonstrated severely weak or absent pelvic floor muscle contraction upon vaginal palpation and after being trained in proper...
Read MorePediatric Physical Therapy
We provide expert one-to-one care for the pediatric population. Every pediatric patient is evaluated by a highly skilled physical therapist and a plan of care is created with the input of the parents or caregivers. Each child is evaluated carefully as an individual. Our therapists are skilled in generalized orthopedics as well as experts in all pelvic dysfunction including pelvic floor muscle dysfunction associated with bed-wetting (nocturnal enuresis), incontinence, constipation, pelvic pain, and pain associated with digestive issues. Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction is evaluated through...
Read MoreProtatitis/Chroinc Pelvic Pain
Ivan Ivan was self referred to us (after reading the website) due to right sided testicular pain and pelvic pain upon sitting. He is a 34-year-old male with a supportive wife and a medical history of prostatitis and hemorrhoids. He is a technology manager, which requires him to sit daily. His other symptoms of urinary urgency/frequency began 1 year ago. At that same time, he and his wife were having intercourse very frequently to conceive and he experienced pelvic pain the entire day after intercourse. Ivan’s urologist referred him to a physiatrist (a doctor of rehabilitation) where he...
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