PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATIOM

What is pelvic floor rehabilitation?
Pelvic floor rehabilitation is essentially physcial therapy for the pelvic floor muslces.

If you need pelvic floor rehabilitation, your doctor will prescribe it for you. A comprehensive plan of care is created between you and your doctor to meet your individual needs. The therapy program lasts between 6 and 8 weeks, depending on the need for therapy. It is made up of weekly office visits and can also include pelvic muscle exercises (kegels), biofeedback and/or electrical stimulation of muscles, depending on the woman's individual plan of care.

What  can I expect?
Pelvic floor rehabilitation is administered by our nurse practitioners and physician assistant who specialize in the pelvic floor - including urinary incontinence and prolapse. Each office visit is 30 minutes. Most patients will see positive results in three to four weeks.

Kathleen Hascher, MSN, FNP-BC chats about stress incontience and a non-surgical treatment option, pelvic floor therapy. She also answers questions viewers asked on WZZM's facebook page.

Aired on WZZM TV 13's Healthy You with Val Lego, July 30 & 31, 2011