Pelvic Floor Therapy in Searcy, Arkansas
What is Pelvic Floor Therapy?
Pelvic floor therapy is specialized and skilled care to improve the strength and function of pelvic floor and core muscles and alleviate pain, weakness, and dysfunction in a safe and comfortable environment. One in five people will suffer from a pelvic floor disorder in their lifetime. You are not alone! Seek help today with our pelvic floor occupational therapist to return to a happy and functional lifestyle.
Searcy Women's Therapy Expertise
Who can benefit from pelvic floor therapy?
Women across the lifespan experiencing:
- Frequent urination or urgency
- Unwanted leakage of stool or urine
- Feeling of not completely emptying bladder
- Pain in the pelvis, vagina, tailbone, hip, low back, thigh, or abdominal regions
- Pain with sexual activity
- Constipation/problems eliminating bowels
- Pelvic organ prolapse or feeling of “falling out”
- Pregnancy & Postpartum pain and dysfunction
- Diastasis Recti Abdominus
Dr. Cassidy Qualls, OTD, OTR/L
What will treatment consist of?
Pelvic floor and occupational therapy will use a variety of treatment methods to accommodate your specific needs including:
- Pelvic floor and core evaluation
- Education on pelvic floor anatomy, proper posture, dietary/fluid intake habits, breath work/relaxation strategies, bladder and bowel health, skin/tissue health, and behavioral/lifestyle modifications
- Manual therapy techniques to alleviate pain and improve functional range of motion of hip, lumbar, core, and pelvic floor muscles
- Treatment to alleviate pain and re-educate weakened pelvic floor muscles
- Down training and relaxation of pelvic floor and core muscles to alleviate pain and overactive bladder symptoms
- Strength training to increase control of bladder and bowels with functional activities such as running, jumping, exercising, and coughing/sneezing/laughing
- Scar management and mobility techniques
- Home program of self-manual therapy, therapeutic exercises/stretches, behavioral/lifestyle modifications.
Contact Us
If you feel that you could benefit from our services, please contact us.
2918 Hawkins Dr, Searcy, AR 72143
