The importance of understanding and maintaining a healthy pelvic floor can be easily overlooked. Surgery, childbirth, scarring, sexual abuse or pelvic fractures can result in a number of health problems if not properly treated. These types of trauma can cause excessive muscle tightness or weakness that may lead to spasms, pain, weakness and incontinence.
Summa Health System offers rehabilitation to help women and men regain pelvic floor control and function.
What types of pelvic floor disorders can be treated?
- Urinary and fecal incontinence
- Bladder urgency and frequency
- Painful bladder syndrome
- Pelvic pain
- Pregnancy-related pain
- Post partum care
- Bowel disorders
- Constipation
- Coccyx pain
- Pre/post prostatectomy
How are such pelvic floor issues treated?
Depending on the cause, treatment may include:
- Patient and partner education
- Internal and external manual therapy
- Biofeedback
- Soft tissue and joint mobilization
- Sacroiliac treatment and bracing
- Use of vaginal dilators
- Relaxation training
- Posture assessment
- Customized exercise program to achieve muscle balance
- Post-operative recovery exercises and education
- Bladder and bowel retraining
- Bladder, bowel, pelvic floor anatomy, normal urination pattern and hygiene education
- Pelvic floor, trunk and hip musculature strengthening exercises
- Treatment for pelvic organ prolapse
- Anal rectal balloon re-training
Restoring muscle balance through therapy leads to:
- Decreased pain
- Resolved incontinence
- Improvement in overall quality of life
Specially trained physical therapists work one-on-one with patients in a comfortable and private setting.
Please Don’t Hesitate to Call
If you would like to participate in Summa’s pelvic floor rehabilitation program, a physician referral is required. Most major insurance plans are accepted, including Medicare and worker’s compensation.
To schedule an appointment or to learn more, please call:
Summa Rehab Services at University Park YMCA
477 E. Market Street
Akron, OH 44304
(330) 375-7357
Summa Health Center at Anna Dean
28 Conservatory Drive, Suite A
Barberton, OH 44203
(330) 615-5000
Summa Health Center at Lake Medina
3780 Medina Road, Suite 250
Medina, OH 44256
(330) 722-4027
Summa Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
195 Wadsworth Road
Wadsworth, OH 44281
(330) 331-1680
