In The Know With Indigo: Pelvic Floor Therapy

If you already know about pelvic PT, then YOU KNOW and if you already know @doc_jenmorgan then you also know that she is a rockstar when it comes to helping women with pelvic floor issues. 🤩

We’re so excited to have her join our team because not only is she a 💎 of a human and practitioner, she’s also committed to educating women in a fun and approachable way (see her video on why PEEZING shouldn’t be a thing 😂).

For those of you that don’t know about pelvic PT, we are answering your questions below. Have more questions? Leave them in the comments or DM us on instagram!

What is pelvic floor physical therapy?

Pelvic floor physical therapy is a specialty area focusing on evaluating and treating the musculoskeletal and behavioral aspects of conditions within the abdomen and pelvis. The pelvic floor muscles are involved in bladder and bowel function, sexual function, organ support, and postural stability.

Who can benefit from Pelvic PT?

When the pelvic floor muscles become weak, overactive and tight, or discoordinated, they are unable to function optimally. This can impact all of the functions of the pelvic floor. The following challenges are examples of diagnoses which often have pelvic floor muscle involvement:

• Urinary Issues

  • Bladder Leakage

  • Incomplete emptying

  • Urinary urgency

  • Urinary frequency

  • Interstitial Cystitis

• Bowel Issues

  • Constipation

  • Diarrhea

  • Pain with defecation

  • Incomplete defecation

  • Fecal Incontinence

• Pain

  • Pelvic Pain

  • Tailbone pain

  • Hip or Sacroiliac joint pain

  • Pain with Sex

  • Vaginismus

• Pregnancy and Postpartum

  • Pelvic Organ Prolapse

  • Diastasis Recti Abdominus

  • Scar pain

  • Postpartum weakness

What happens in a session?

All appointments are one-on-one with your provider. Your first appointment will include a comprehensive examination, tailored to your specific problem. This can include a full-body movement screen, postural assessment, specific tests of the abdomen, low back, hips, and examination of the pelvic floor muscles.

A pelvic floor muscle assessment can be performed externally or internally via the vaginal or rectal canal, based on the needs of the patient. Treatment is individualized but could include: specific myofascial and manual therapy techniques, exercises to improve mobility or postural stability, analysis of exercise performance or work ergonomics, custom behavioral education regarding bowel, bladder, sexual health, and much much more!