The Importance of Good Pelvic Floor Health

Are you concerned about your pelvic health and have been considering undergoing pelvic floor physiotherapy? 

Understanding the importance of good pelvic health and the role that physiotherapy plays in maintaining a strong pelvic floor is essential. Let’s take a look at the benefits of a strong pelvic floor and how physiotherapy can help.

What is the Pelvic Floor?

Located within the pelvis, the pelvic floor refers to the muscles nestled between the tailbone and the pubic bone. The pelvic floor thus serves to support the bowel, the rectum, the anus, the bladder, the urethra, the prostate in male bodies, and the vagina and uterus in female bodies. It is therefore very important to maintain good pelvic health as dysfunctions in the pelvic floor area could impact other areas of your body and cause disruptions in several bodily functions.

The Importance of Good Pelvic Floor Health

Poor pelvic health can have several detrimental effects on a person’s general health. Here are some reasons why it is important to maintain good pelvic floor health:

• Good pelvic health is important for regular bowel movements. It also prevents the risks of anal incontinence, which causes patients to lose control over some of their bodily functions.
  
  
• Good pelvic health also helps keep the urinary system and the bladder healthy. Loss of bladder control is a common sign of an underlying pelvic floor condition.
  
  
• Good pelvic health also supports sexual functions.  Healthy and strong pelvic floor muscles can not only make sexual intercourse both easier and more pleasurable, but they can also reduce sexual and vulval pain.
  
  
• Among female patients, maintaining a healthy pelvic floor can help reduce the risks of organ prolapse in the vaginal area, whereby internal organs such as the bladder and the uterus collapse into the vagina.

Choosing Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy for Better Pelvic Health

An excellent way of boosting your pelvic floor muscles and ensuring the general good health of your pelvic area, is to opt for pelvic floor physiotherapy. 

A pelvic physiotherapist will not only help diagnose any underlying pelvic condition that you may have, but they will also create a treatment plan tailored to your needs and recommend routine changes, breath work, and exercises that you can do at home. Your pelvic physiotherapist will also take into account your existing medical history and conduct both a visual and a physical examination of your pelvic floor area.

Pelvic physiotherapy is recommended for people recovering from chemotherapy and other forms of cancer treatments. For example, among male patients, pelvic floor physiotherapy is often recommended following treatment for prostate cancer. 

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy in BC

If you are looking for pelvic floor physiotherapy in BC, Back in Motion Health can help. We provide a wide range of health services for patients who suffer from various physical ailments. Contact us today to book an appointment or to chat with us about the different treatment options available to you. We have clinics serving Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond, Coquitlam, Surrey-Newton and Abbotsford.

Vaishali, a Registered Physiotherapist in Canada, holds a Bachelor’s in Physiotherapy from India (2008) and has over 11 years of experience. She specializes in Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, and Women’s Health, treating conditions like work injuries, orthopedic issues, sports injuries, and incontinence. Her approach combines education, communication, and hands-on treatments. Vaishali is also passionate about volunteering and enjoys spending time with her family, dancing, and traveling.

Book online with Vaishali Trivedi in Burnaby.