The St. Joseph Hospital Rehabilitation Services Pelvic Floor Program has excellent outcomes for regaining continence and decreasing pelvic pain, as well as regaining continence after prostatectomy surgery.
Statistics for Women:
- 98% decrease in pelvic pain
- 50% of patients experience improvement in urinary continence in 6 visits
- 50% improvement in quality of life scores within 6 visits
Statistics for Men:
- 83% of patients experience improvement in urinary continence
- 67% decrease in the use of pads in an average of 8 treatments, within 6 months of surgery
- 53% improvement in quality of life scores within 8 visits
- 48% decrease in nocturia - the need to get up during the night in order to urinate
Our Pelvic Floor Program Services include:
- Evaluation by a certified Physical Therapist in a private, safe environment – both male and female therapists available
- Exercises to control bowel and bladder
- External biofeedback treatment
- Internal and External electrical stimulation
- Home exercise program
- Education including dietary guidelines