Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
Effective training can be provided for the pelvic floor musculature and its functioning improved. Pelvic floor rehabilitation is possible for people of any age. It is a conservative (i.e., non-invasive) form of therapy, which, depending on the findings, takes place on an individual basis, is individualized and is carried out under the care of a specialized physical therapy.
When is pelvic floor rehabilitation indicated?
- For stress incontinence: urinary leakage, for example, when coughing, during athletic activities or when lifting loads
- For an overactive bladder: frequent, difficult to suppress urge to urinate
- For bowel and flatus incontinence
- For evacuation disorders (intestine, bladder)
- For organ prolapses (bladder, uterus, intestine)
- For pain in the genital region and the pelvis
- As a preventive measure and/or for problems associated with pregnancy and childbirth
Contents of the pelvic floor rehabilitation
Assessment and examination
- Joint ascertainment of the problems
- Discipline-specific examination by the physical therapist
- Joint definition of the objectives and duration of the therapy
Communication of information and knowledge
- Development and purpose of the pelvic floor as part of the abdominal region
- Purpose and function of the bladder and intestinal tract
- Helpful behavioral instructions and tips
- Advice for the use of supportive devices
Specific training of the pelvic floor and trunk musculature
- Preparation of a goal-oriented rehabilitation program
- Transfer to daily life
- Follow-up
Cost assumption
Through the basic insurance with a physician’s prescription for physical therapy or as a self-payer without a prescription.
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