{"id":216706,"date":"2021-11-06T17:56:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T17:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/pelvic-floor-dysfunction\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:12:01","slug":"pelvic-floor-dysfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/pelvic-floor-dysfunction\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelvic floor dysfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">What is pelvic floor dysfunction?<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VgWlXetJwfs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Here is some information on what we can help you regarding pelvic floor dysfunction, whether you are postnatal and not:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">If you had a normal birth with no complications we can help you with advice on getting back to exercise but early screening for running fitness.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">How can you help me?<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">If you had tears or an episiotomy we can help you with strengthening the pelvic floor working on scars and teaching you to perform self massage.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">If you&#8217;re experiencing bladder leakage more than 10 weeks postpartum then pelvic floor rehabilitation is advised. we will use ultrasound scanning to assess the pelvic floor and treat other contributing area such as that assists and lower back pain.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">In the case of instrument assisted delivery such as forceps or ventouse as well as long labours, the pelvic floor will have a lot of pressure. In such case it is useful to learn relaxation techniques and reconnect to rhe pelvic floor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">If you&#8217;ve had a c-section there will have been abnormal suction forces on the pelvic floor which again may contribute to abdomino-pelvic issues.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">If you&#8217;re experiencing painful intercourse we can help you with advice and treatment of pelvic floor muscles as well as self-management tools that you can use at home.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">If you&#8217;ve been diagnosed for pudendal neuralgia or have perineal pain, it is useful to get it assessed and treated. This includes treatment of the floor and pelvic the joints, nerve mobilisation and exercises.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is some information on what we can help you regarding pelvic floor dysfunction, whether you are postnatal and not:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":216640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[375],"tags":[404,378],"class_list":["post-216706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-womens-health","tag-pelvic-floor-health","tag-womens-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216706\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wandsworthphysiotherapy.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}