What is Pediatric Pelvic Floor Therapy?
Urinary or fecal incontinence, bed-wetting, and constipation are very traumatic conditions for children to experience and will continue to go on untreated. These can lead to issues at home, at school, and with friends and family members. I myself started leaking when I was 7 and ended up causing me about 30 years of pelvic floor and core dysfunction. Looking back, I so wish I had the help I needed back then and could have saved so much shame and time.
Appointments look quite a bit different with kids as we do not do any internal assessments and exercises look more like play.
Symptoms Can Include:
stress incontinence
(urine leakage with jumping and playing)
urge incontinence
(strong sudden urges)
urgency
(0-3 mins)
nocturia
(waking up at night to pee)
enuresis (bedwetting)
urinary frequency
giggling Incontinence
urinary hesitancy
voiding postponement
dysfunctional voiding
constipation
fecal incontinence
overactive bladder
pelvic pain
If you have kids that fall in any of these categories, try a FREE 15-min video consultation to decide if they are a good candidate.
Treatment Can Include
Thorough Education
on anatomy, diet, and voiding schedule and habits
Bladder and Bowel Retraining
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training
Biofeedback
Manual Therapy
for the abdomen and hip musculature
Patient-Specific Exercises
targeting the core and pelvic floor musculature
Don't let dysfunction rule your lives. Help is available. Start with my free consult.
What Does it Cost?
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Pay as you go at the standard
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FAQ for Kids Treatment
No. We do not do any internal assessment or treatment for kids. We will have the parent/guardian fill out an intake form on their history and symptoms, do an external assessment of their breathing, ribcage, pelvis and hips and will palpate externally the pelvic floor muscles. In some cases, a visual assessment of the pelvic floor might be necessary with consent.
Depending on what their symptoms are and how long they have been going on will dictate how many appointments are necessary but usually 6-8 visits are common.
Again this will depend on their symptoms but a common frequency is 1x week for 2 weeks, then 2x month for 1-2 months and then 1x month for 2-3 months.
Any bowel and bladder dysfunction.
- Stress incontinence (urine leakage with jumping and playing)
- Giggling Incontinence
- Urge incontinence (strong sudden urges)
- Urgency (0-3 mins)
- Urinary frequency
- Urinary hesitancy
- Urinary or vaginal reflux
- Voiding postponement
- Enuresis or Bedwetting
- Dysuria (painful urination)
- Nocturia (urinating at night after 5 yrs old)
- Dysfunctional Voiding
- Pelvic pain
- Constipation
- Fecal Incontinence