Treatment
Pelvic Floor Treatment Before
Pelvic Floor Treatment Before
Or Alongside Surgery
Pelvic floor physiotherapy can help when the muscles that support bowel control and emptying are weak, tight or poorly coordinated. Treatment starts with a careful assessment, because the right plan is not always more squeezing exercises.
The Feylix and Roseanna Grace Pathway
Mr Cundall assesses the bowel and surgical side. Roseanna Grace Physiotherapy provides specialist pelvic floor treatment. The teams can coordinate when both types of care are needed.
Who May Benefit?
People with faecal leakage, wind leakage, urgency, incomplete emptying, constipation, pelvic pain, prolapse symptoms or recovery after childbirth or pelvic surgery may benefit.
When Tests Are Needed
Anorectal physiology, ultrasound or imaging may be useful when symptoms are severe, the diagnosis is unclear or surgery is being considered.
Questions People Ask
It can provide useful information, but it is optional and will only happen after explanation and consent.
It depends on the problem and your goals. Your physiotherapist will agree a plan after the first assessment.
It cannot remove a major structural prolapse, but it may improve symptoms, reduce straining and support recovery.
Yes. Pelvic floor problems affect men as well as women.
Yes, when diagnosis, tests or a surgical decision are needed. The pathway is designed to join up both parts of care.