Patient Care

PELVIC HEALTH

OVERVIEW

Physical therapy for pelvic health focuses on physical therapy management of musculoskeletal dysfunctions pertaining to conditions affecting the reproductive, urogenital, colorectal and neuro-musculoskeletal systems.

In partnership with the USC Center for Pelvic Health, we use state-of-the-art, patient-centered care for women and men with pelvic-region dysfunction and advance the field through novel research studies.

CONDITIONS TREATED

The pelvic health program encompasses four areas of care, including continence rehabilitation, pelvic pain management, voiding dysfunction management and pre-post natal care. USC offers physical therapy services to treat a number of conditions including:

Continence Rehabilitation

Fecal incontinence
Post-bladder reconstruction
Post-bladder suspension
Post-prostatectomy incontinence
Post-TURP incontinence
Urinary stress/urge incontinence

Pelvic-Pain Management

Anal/rectal pain
Coccygodynia (tailbone pain)
Dyspareunia
Ejaculatory pain
Genital pain
Irritable bowel syndrome
Nonbacterial chronic prostatitis
Perineal pain
Postoperative pudendal nerve decompression
Pudendal neuralgia
Urinary/bowel voiding pain
Vulvodynia

Voiding Dysfunction Management

Constipation
Nocturia (waking up at night to urinate)
Poor-quality ejaculation
Post-void dribble
Thin/fragmented stools
Urgency/frequency syndrome
Urinary hesitancy
Weak stream

Prenatal and Postpartum Care

Carpal tunnel syndrome
Low-back pain
Nocturia (waking up at night to urinate)
Pelvic-region pain
Postural syndrome
Sciatica
Urgency/frequency syndrome
Urinary incontinence

RESOURCES

National Association for Continence

International Pelvic Pain Society

APTA Section on Women’s Health

Physical Therapists

Our pelvic health physical therapy specialists offer the highest level of care by incorporating current best practices with current literature and clinical expertise to provide customized care for each patient.

Rebecca Abeles Sverdlov, PT, DPT

Aimee Diaz, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC

Hilary Brown, PT, DPT, CSCS

Marisa Hentis, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

Eileen Johnson, PT, DPT, WCS

Kelsie Kaiser, PT, DPT, OCS

Daniel Kirages, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

K evin Reichel, PT, DPT

Cristian Sebastiani, PT, DPT

April Spina, PT, DPT, OCS

Julie Yu, PT, DPT