Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation

Palm Beach Health Network offers multiple locations for Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation:

  • Good Samaritan Medical Center
  • Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center – Outpatient Rehabilitation Center (Women Only)
  • West Boca Medical Center

Palm Beach Health Network offers a pelvic health and rehabilitation program for patients suffering from incontinence and/or pain in the pelvic region. This includes abdominals, buttocks, lower back, pelvic floor, coccyx, vagina and rectum. Pelvic floor muscles may become weak, tight or spastic, as a result of disease, surgery, childbirth or other trauma.

The specialized physical therapists at Palm Beach Health Network facilities work with you to evaluate the cause of your pain or limitation in function. They perform an initial evaluation and develop a program to address your needs.

What are my treatment options?

  • Flexibility and strengthening exercises
  • Pelvic floor muscle stimulation
  • Biofeedback
  • Internal and/or external therapeutic massage and myofascial release
  • Postural exercises
  • Education in bladder retraining, dietary irritants, anatomy, relaxation techniques, and diaphragmatic breathing
  • Development of an individualized home exercise plan

A physician’s prescription is required for physical therapy. Pelvic rehabilitation is covered by most insurance companies.

Pelvic Floor Therapy After Childbirth

Pelvic floor therapy plays an important role in recovery after pregnancy and delivery, typically beginning 6–8 weeks postpartum.

What it addresses
In addition to common pelvic floor symptoms, postpartum therapy focuses on:

  • Diastasis recti (abdominal separation)
  • Pelvic organ laxity
  • Scar tissue healing (C-section or perineal tears)
  • Return to exercise and daily activity
  • Comfort during intercourse

Treatment approach

Your therapist will customize care based on your delivery and recovery, which may include:

  • Core strengthening and pelvic stabilization
  • Scar tissue mobility work
  • Manual therapy and therapeutic exercise
  • Guidance for safe return to exercise and childcare activities
  • Education on posture and body mechanics

Goals

  • Restore core strength and pelvic function
  • Improve mobility and healing
  • Support safe return to physical activity
  • Enhance comfort and quality of life after childbirth

Pelvic Floor Therapy for Bowel Problems

Pelvic floor therapy can effectively treat bowel-related conditions by improving muscle function and coordination.

Conditions treated

  • Fecal incontinence
  • Constipation
  • Difficulty with bowel emptying
  • Gas control issues
  • Associated abdominal or rectal pain

Specialized treatment techniques

For bowel dysfunction, therapy may include:

  • Biofeedback to improve awareness and control
  • Bowel retraining programs
  • Toileting posture and techniques
  • Behavioral and dietary guidance
  • Therapeutic exercise and manual therapy

Goals

  • Improve bowel control and consistency
  • Enhance complete and comfortable bowel movements
  • Reduce incontinence and discomfort
  • Strengthen pelvic muscles and coordination
  • Build independence with at-home symptom management

Frequently Asked Questions

Treatment begins with a personalized evaluation assessing muscle strength, coordination, and tone. Care plans may include:

  • Therapeutic exercise
  • Manual therapy
  • Biofeedback and electrical stimulation
  • Bladder and bowel retraining
  • Pressure management and symptom control techniques

Goals of treatment

  • Improve strength, flexibility, and coordination of pelvic muscles
  • Enhance core stability
  • Reduce pain and symptoms
  • Prevent further injury
  • Establish a home program for long-term management

Pelvic floor dysfunction can result from childbirth, surgery, radiation therapy, or other trauma. In some cases, symptoms develop over time or without a known cause.

Pelvic floor therapy may help individuals experiencing:

  • Urinary or fecal incontinence
  • Pelvic organ prolapse
  • Pelvic, abdominal, bladder, or tailbone pain
  • Pain during intercourse
  • Constipation
  • Decreased core strength or hip/pelvic dysfunction

Pelvic floor therapy is a specialized form of physical therapy that treats dysfunction within and around the pelvis. Therapists are trained to assess and address bowel, bladder, sexual, and musculoskeletal conditions affecting pelvic health.  

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