Pelvic Pain Diagnoses for men & women

Pelvic floor muscular dysfunction presents itself in two ways:

Let’s Break It Down

Common signs and symptoms of a hypertonic pelvic floor:

A hypertonic pelvic floor is also known as pelvic floor tension myalgia or pelvic floor muscle spasm.

When a hypertonic pelvic floor is present, patients typically present with various pain syndromes such as Interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, vulvar vestibulitis (vestibulodynia), coccydynia, painful intercourse (dyspareunia) and pudendal neuropathy.  These diagnoses are among the many pain syndromes routinely treated in our practice.  While each of these conditions is very different in terms of presentation, the common denominator that exists between them is muscular hypertonicity of the pelvic floor.

Common signs of a hypotonic pelvic floor:

Treatments for these conditions are very different than those for a hypertonic pelvic floor, as weakness and laxity are often hallmark characteristics. 

Strengthening of the deep core and the pelvic floor is the foundation of treatment for pelvic floor laxity.  Each patient’s individualized plan of care is established only after a thorough evaluation by one of our pelvic floor PT specialists is completed.

Specific Diagnoses We Treat

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Post Surgical Dysfunction:

• Adhesions and scar tissue formation after plastic, gynecologic, urologic, intestinal, or cancer-related surgeries

• Breast care program (post mastectomy)

• Gender confirmation rehabilitation

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