5 signs you may have pelvic floor dysfunction

Here are 5 signs that you might have pelvic floor dysfunction.
To be certain, book an assessment with a pelvic floor physiotherapist. I practice out of Mississauga, Ontario. You can submit a booking request here: www.ecophysio....

[@OneGazelle]

I love that T-shirt.

[@evol311ve3]

Can it cause so much pain that you are stuck lying in bed? Mine moves around. My bladder will have pressure over it and i can’t empty and it aches at the end of trying to go. Then when i sit my bottom can hurt. Then once i relieve the constipation I can feel relief, but it will return 10 minutes later as an ache in back of pelvic region amd maybe up to lower back. And when i sit my bladder can have pressure on it. It feels best when sit on my feet, knees out, and lean forward with face on the ground. Also, all the exercises I’ve done naturally, but the relief is super temporary. This halts almost my entire day. 😢 I saw a myofascial therapist once and she relieved the bladder pressure for three days and alleviated the coccyx pain permanently. I will see her again the moment i have the funds.

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@evol311ve3 pain can make many things difficult. Working with people is helpful and having things you can work on at home is great. I will often tell my clients if you find something that helps, even if temporary. Practice that more. Or have a longer practice. These things can help you do other things and your world slowly begins to expand over time, rather than diminish. Quick „fixes” often don’t last. The slow and steady progress often wins the race.

[@evol311ve3]

@@thepelvichealthlady Thank you so much for your input. ❤️

[@primetiming5846]

I am fed up with urge incontinence and my penis feels curved towards right erection also rightwards not straight. I have had irritable bowel syndrome with huge constipation what to do?

[@thepelvichealthlady]

Getting an assessment done by a pelvic floor physio is the best first step. They can then give you specific medical advice

[@pjbuno]

Can a fall cause this pain too ?

[@krk6216]

I think mine is acting up again. I was diagnosed with it before and I have most signs except the first one. Doc confirmed this week I don’t have any infections with DNA swab tests so it’s back to my pelvic floor stretches

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

Which doctor do you see for this? A urologist? I am on my 4th urologist. None of them can fix erectile dysfunction. Or maybe it's better to see a uro gyno doctor? I was wondering why I have hip tightness but only my right hip and Testicle pain and urine leakage?

[@darrellsalu4405]

check check check check and check

[@snowps1]

Same here

[@daywalker6847]

Has anyone try steroids to help heal this ?

[@MikeConner.akaRadio]

Yes I have had the prudenal nerve block and I just had the Gangling impar injection to determine if the ablasion would be right for me.

[@JustoDen]

I have all of this signs😢 do i have pelvic pain? And also it hurts in my lower right quadrant

[@thepelvichealthlady]

I do not know. You have to see a professional for diagnosis

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

Yes, me too. My right hip is very tight. I have erectile dysfunction and Testicle pain.

[@marisoulfuloflove]

All of them n no dr if finding why. N gyn says all looks fine just very constipated.

[@nazcarcup]

Are you Megan Rapinoe? 😂 You look just like her (soccer star).

[@thepelvichealthlady]

I don’t know who that is lol. But it sounds like a compliment so thank you ☺️

[@nazcarcup]

@@thepelvichealthlady you are welcome. And great video.

[@ODessa002]

Im 16 and i think i might have the second one.

[@lifewithlexy7081]

I have very bad constipation. Can persistent dissenting and bloating also be symptoms?

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@lifewithlexy7081 sometimes it can be muscle contributing to constipation

[@MikeConner.akaRadio]

What about us males who have pelvic floor disfunction with incontance. Who also now have or must catheter to drain out bladder and settle somewhat the horrid 24-7 urgency, with also Prudendal neurologia. Ive have the prudenal nerve block with not much any possitive results. I just had a ganling impar nerve steroidal injection has been in physical Therapy for 15 months straight 3 to 4 x a week to include dry needling in my pelvic floor. I am desperate to stop this pain 🥺🥹🥺🥹🥺

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@MikeConner.akaRadio this sounds like a more complicated case that typically requires a multidisciplinary approach and what we call a biopsychosocial approach that takes into consideration not just the physical symptoms but also social and environmental influences. Stress management and nervous system regulation are also important factors when dealing with chronic symptoms. Speak with your physiotherapist more about it.

[@MikeConner.akaRadio]

@Ecophysio I was injured, and when I was my lower back, I got messed up. Went through a series of injections as well as an ablasion on 4 nerves on each side of my lower back. Before the ablasion is when it started, I slowly could no longer drain my bladder and started to suffer incontance at the same time. I've also had botox injections on the inside of my bladder and a urodynamic study of my bladder and all the muscles inside my pelvic floor. They constantly fire, or trigger, causing 24/7 spasms, and when they spasm at the same time they pull so hard I buckle over and it feels like I am bearing down harder than a woman does durring child birth. That's what the study and the graphs show its so so painful and makes it so I can't breathe. I've recently had to file disability retirement from work, because it's gotten so bad I can't work

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@MikeConner.akaRadio I’m really sorry to hear, this sounds challenging. I hope you are able to find support.

[@MikeConner.akaRadio]

Thank you and Thank you for that. Support/ Help/ ideas/ suggestions, and hopeful to find people like me is exactly why i am here on your page, other pages and commenting as I do. Thank You again sigh ​@Ecophysio

[@hizalhiz1844]

All of them..but i go twice to see a doctor,and they say my uterus is healty .i am so confuse😢

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@hizalhiz1844 if you have these symptoms you may have a problem with the pelvic floor muscles and should see a physiotherapist trained in pelvic floor therapy

[@manishkumarrai1383]

Ma'am, can it cause excessive gas???

[@thepelvichealthlady]

No it won’t cause Gas. That’s something with digestion

[@brandi6591]

I think if it can cause constipation then it can also block gas. At least that’s how it feels for me.

[@americandream9473]

Yes me to its traoed gas​@@brandi6591

[@illiterate313]

Hyperactive reflexes ?

[@kttttka3449]

Can it also be a contributing factor in the development of anal fissures?

[@thepelvichealthlady]

yes the pelvic floor may be involved. its not the only thing, but can be part of the problem. Seeing a physio can rule it in or out

[@sr6748]

​@@thepelvichealthladycan this show white discharge during lower backpain?

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@sr6748 I’m not sure I understand the question. Are you asking… would there be discharge if you have lower back pain? If that’s the question discharge is not a symptoms of lower back. I would see a doctor if you started having discharge that is not your normal.

[@sr6748]

@@thepelvichealthlady First of all thanks a lot for your response. 🙏🙏 Actually I have been suffering from lower backpain since my childhood. I m of 34 now but since my childhood when I have extreme backpain, the white vaginal discharge immediately starts. As soon as the pain lessens, the white discharge stops. All my tests are normal. So I was asking if it is due to weak pelvic floor muscles.

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@sr6748 I have not heard weak muscles doing that

[@Kirst10]

How do we fix this?

[@rlopez18m]

Pelvic floor specialist. It’s a type of physical therapy.

[@thepelvichealthlady]

The best way is to work with a professional that is knowledgeable in the field, like a pelvic floor physiotherapist

[@MilkyWayGalaxyy]

​@Ecophysio Is that all? Pelvic floor physical therapy? There is no surgery to fix urinary leakage, hip tightness etc? Which type of doctor specializes in this? I have seen many urologists but they can't fix anything. All they do give you drugs and suggest pelvic therapy. I am looking for a 100% not just some improvement

[@BudgetGainsByJJ]

Same for men?

[@thepelvichealthlady]

Yes all apply except number 2 for men

[@BudgetGainsByJJ]

@@thepelvichealthlady thank you. Some other things I have are “skinnier and flatter” stools, horrible groin flexibly (when I do say the butterfly stretch) and when I pee sometimes it flows out then kinda stops or slows down then out of no where comes out quick. I also have a pilonial cyst, my doctor said because I’m muscular it’s created tightness in that region forcing it to rub, but I’m curious if he’s wrong and that this could had occurred as a “by symptom” of pelvic floor tightness.

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@BudgetGainsByJJ an assessment could shed some more light on the cause

[@dannylaw7367]

Nice job.

[@snowps1]

I've got all 5

[@SUPER_JAVI]

I have the inability to empty bladder, nothing works, not even a P.T.. she's put needles & it still wo t work.

[@thepelvichealthlady]

I suggest getting a referral to a urologist for testing and finding a new PT that perhaps has more experience or a different set of approaches. There is no one size fits all.

[@SUPER_JAVI]

@Ecophysio the urologist have never been able to help, they can't find anything wrong with me.

[@thepelvichealthlady]

@@SUPER_JAVI you may then need to go to my second suggestion which is finding a therapist with a different approach

[@SUPER_JAVI]

@@thepelvichealthlady ok, thanks.

[@mohankumarsiddojisg8457]

Find a pelvic floor physio therapist Or go to a chiropractor and tell them that you have a tight pelvic floor and it hurts And take sitz bath and put hot packs on the pain affected area and never put ice packs

[@Thesalamanca]

Pls answer this, which one is better to do with tight pelvic floor, deep heavy squat or 90 degree squat

[@thepelvichealthlady]

Depends on your available range of motion and what feels better for you. It will vary person to person