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
Marisa Hentis, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
Daniel Kirages, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Location and Hours
Physical therapy for pelvic health is offered at the following locations: