Women’s Health

Physical therapy can play a significant role in conservative treatment of common health conditions for women throughout their lifespan. Whether you are a working professional, retired, or a full time mom at home, we understand that life is busy.   Your physical therapist works closely with you to integrate your personal goals into your treatment plan, and design a program that fits into your lifestyle.

Specific diagnoses include:

¨      Urinary incontinence (Stress, Urge, and Mixed)

¨      Urinary Urgency and Frequency/Overactive bladder

¨      Urinary retention/voiding dysfunctions

¨      Pelvic pain (Vaginismus, Vulvar Vestibulitis, Vulvodynia, Dyspareunia, Coccydynia, and Lichens Sclerosis)

¨      Interstitial Cystitis

¨      Prenatal orthopedic diagnoses including sciatica, low back pain, pubic symphysis separation, sacro-iliac dysfunction

¨      Post-partum related orthopedic diagnoses including cervical, thoracic and low back pain, sacro-iliac dysfunction, carpal tunnel syndrome, DeQuervain’s

¨      Diastasis Rectis Abdominis

¨      Pelvic floor dysfunction (pre and post surgical rehab)

¨      Fecal incontinence/fecal urgency

¨      Constipation

¨      Pelvic organ prolapse (cystocele, rectocele, uterine and rectal prolapse)

¨      Post-abdominal surgery care (pain related to adhesions) including post cesarean section, post hysterectomy, and post laparoscopy

¨      Pain due to endometriosis

¨      Osteoporosis and Osteopenia

Due to the delicate nature of some of these diagnoses, all physical therapy evaluations and treatment are provided in a warm, caring environment with private rooms.    Your initial visit with your physical therapist includes a thorough review of your medical history, as well as a physical assessment. After evaluation, your physical therapist will design an individual treatment plan tailored to meet your specific goals, improve your quality of life, and return you to function.   Treatment varies depending on your diagnosis and specific needs.   Your physical therapist may intregrate various manual therapy techniques with patient education and therapeutic exercise, including the use of biofeedback and Pilates rehabilitation.