Pelvic Health Therapy
at Merrifield

Our commitment to physical therapy for pelvic health starts with a specialized group of Physical Therapists with training specifically for the treatment and education of pelvic health issues. As a patient, you will receive the best one-on-one care in a private setting to help get you back to enjoying the activities that you love. Phoenix Physical Therapists are experienced and caring clinicians you can trust.

We start with a physical therapy pelvic health evaluation, which includes discussing the history of the problem(s). experiences with pain, previous treatment, and functional limitations. We then assess muscle strength, posture, and movement patterns. After this information is collected, our therapists will develop a treatment plan and goals specifically to address your needs.

– Private – One-on-Oe
– Safe Secure Setting
– Comprehensive Evaluation
– Individualized Multi-modal Care

Our Pelvic Health Therapy specializes in the following treatment options:

Urinary Incontinence – Treatments for both stress and urge incontinence, including strengthening exercise for weakened pelvic floor muscles, education on fluid, diet, lifestyle modifications, and biofeedback training.

Chronic Pelvic Pain – Treatments include muscle re-education/strengthening/relaxation exercises. Functional activity of daily living alternatives, postural education, soft tissue massage, spinal/pelvic alignment corrections, and biofeedback training.

Sacral Dysfunction – Treatments include manual techniques/mobilization/muscle energy techniques, flexibility for the lower back/lower extremity muscles, strengthening of the core/hip stabilizers and pelvic floor, and patient education.

Pregnancy and Postpartum – Many changes occur to the body during pregnancy, and some of them result in pain and discomfort, such as diastasis recti, prolapse, carpel tunnel syndrome, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, low-back pain and “sciatica” pubic symphysis dysfunction, and coccyx (tailbone) injury which our Therapists are specialized in treating.

Post Surgeries Involving the Bladder, Prostate, and Hysterectomy – The Therapists at Phoenix Physical Therapy are experts at evaluating and treating surgical-related conditions.

Fecal Incontinence or Constipation – Treatments include strengthening exercises for weak pelvic floor muscles, biofeedback training, education on dietary modifications, and manual therapy.

Take care of your body at all stages of your life. Our women’s health physical therapy evaluates, treats and prevents musculoskeletal disorders including pelvic floor therapy. We provide care to young female athletes, women of childbearing age, and menopausal and elderly women. While the majority of patients are women, our specialized physical therapists provide the evaluation and treatment of male patients with pelvic floor disorders including pain and incontinence.

The following are health conditions Phoenix physical therapists commonly treat:

• Urinary incontinence
• Pelvic pain
• Pregnancy pain and weakness
• Postpartum physical therapy
• Breast cancer
• Lymphedema
• Osteoporosis