Male Pelvic Health

Men also have a pelvic floor and pelvic floor muscle dysfunction can contribute to many frustrating symptoms. The pelvic floor muscles are like a hammock that sits at the bottom of the pelvis. The muscles extend from the pubic bone at the front to the tail bone at the back. They have a role in bladder control, bowel control and sexual function.

Common symptoms associated with pelvic floor muscle dysfunction:

 

Bladder problems

• Urinary leakage

• Slow urine flow

• Difficulty starting the flow of urine

• Urinary urgency

• Urinary frequency

 

Bowel problems

• Bowel incontinence

• Not able to hold back gas

• Inability to empty the bowel

• Constipation

• Urgency

 

Pelvic pain

• Prostatitis

• Pudendal neuralgia

• Chronic pelvic pain

 

Pelvic health physiotherapy can help restore the pelvic floor's optimal functioning via manual therapy, muscle strengthening, stretching, and relaxation. We will also ensure the muscles surrounding the pelvis are optimized, as these can often affect the pelvic floor's function.  

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Pre- and post-prostatectomy

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Pelvic health physiotherapists can assist men in regaining both sexual function and continence post-prostatectomy. Prostate cancer is a difficult journey, both emotionally and physically, for men and their families.

Pelvic health physiotherapy can help to reduce the often-distressing symptoms of incontinence post-prostatectomy. It is expected that there will be urinary incontinence after prostate surgery. This can last for only a few weeks or be more severe and last for up to a year. Having an assessment before your operation can help to reduce the time you experience incontinence post-operatively significantly. Pelvic floor physiotherapy can help to improve pelvic floor function and penile health, assisting with the return of normal erectile function.