Pelvic Balance Physical Therapy Blog Posts

Anna is a 68-year-old woman who began to experience urgency to urinate and leakage when walking to the bathroom. This has gotten worse over the past year to the point where Anna is speed walking to the bathroom and still leaking. Emily is a 25-year-old with a “tiny bladder”. Lately, this has been more bothersome for Emily since she is having to get up every 45 minutes to...

Jenni is a 31-year-old mother of two and Patricia is a 62-year-old mother of five. They both reached out to Pelvic Balance Physical Therapy to address stress urinary incontinence (SUI) which happens when there is an involuntary loss of urine with movement or activity. Many people experience this with coughing, laughing, sneezing, bending, or lifting activities. I’ve rece...

Megan, a 24-year-old mom of 3, was experiencing symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse including pressure and heaviness in the vagina. She started to experience these symptoms during the 2nd trimester of her 3rd pregnancy after feeling a vaginal bulge in the shower. At 7 weeks postpartum, she made an initial evaluation appointment at Pelvic Balance Physical Therapy because th...

Margaret is a 62-year-old woman who began experiencing a gradual decrease in strength over the past 5 years. She was able to compensate for a while until she began to notice urinary leakage with coughing and sneezing. After going to her primary care physician, Margaret was referred to physical therapy, specifically pelvic floor physical therapy. During her initial evalua...

A common occurrence during pregnancy and the postpartum period is urinary incontinence, which is an involuntary loss of urine. It can occur with activities, such as coughing, laughing, sneezing, or jumping, or with environmental triggers, like opening the door. A concern many express is whether exercise is safe to perform during and after pregnancy and whether it will wo...