Pelvic Floor PT: The Therapy Every Woman Should Know About
Bladder leaks, feeling heavy “down there”, pain with sex, and even hip and back pain are common symptoms that are often dismissed or ignored.
However, all of these symptoms are signs that your pelvic floor might need some attention.
Pelvic floor PT (physical therapy) offers a safe, effective, and evidence based solution that can significantly reduce or completely eliminate pelvic floor symptoms.
At Vivid Women’s Health, our pelvic floor physical therapists specialize in helping women live an active lifestyle without worrying about pelvic floor symptoms.
We don’t give advice like “just do your Kegels”, because the health of the pelvic floor boils down to a lot more than one type of exercise. We consider factors like hormones, life stressors, lifestyles, movements, postures, and muscle imbalances and get to the root cause of your symptoms.
With locations in Doylestown and Newtown, PA, we proudly serve pelvic floor PT to women in Bucks County, PA
What Is Pelvic Floor PT?
Pelvic floor PT focuses on the muscles, ligaments, fascia, and tissue that support your bladder, uterus, rectum, and pelvic organs. These muscles play a vital role in your core stability, continence, and even sexual health. These muscles work with other muscles including your core, hips, shoulders, and even feet!
When these muscles become weak, overworked, or uncoordinated, you might notice symptoms such as:
Leaking urine when you sneeze, cough, or exercise
A feeling of pressure or bulging in the vagina
Pain during sex
Difficulty starting or fully emptying your bladder
Lower back, hip, or tailbone pain
Pelvic floor physical therapy helps you improve the strength, flexibility, and coordination of the pelvic floor muscles so that your entire body functions better.
Common Reasons Women See a Pelvic Floor PT
Women seek pelvic floor therapy for many reasons, including:
Leaking pee (stress or urge incontinence)
Pelvic organ prolapse
Pain with sex or pelvic pain
Postpartum recovery (even years after birth)
Diastasis recti (abdominal separation)
Preparation for or recovery from pelvic surgery
Peri and postmenopausal symptoms
If you’ve ever been told your symptoms are “normal after kids” or “just part of getting older,” a solution to your symptoms is often pelvic floor PT
What Happens During the first Pelvic Floor PT visit?
Pelvic floor PT is similar, but also very different from traditional PT. Like traditional physical therapy, pelvic PT does consist of hands on, manual treatment, exercises, and lifestyle modifications. However since pelvic PT is dealing more with a private area, unlike traditional physical therapy, the environment that pelvic PT is performed should be maximized for comfort and private.
At Vivid Women’s Health, our facility is dedicated just to women’s pelvic health. Our entire facility consists of private treatments rooms and all of our sessions are one-on-one for a full hour.
Each patient starts their journey with a one-on-one evaluation.
Your therapist will:
Listen to your story and symptoms. The first session usually consists of a lot of talking so that your therapist can get a deeper understanding of why you are having your symptoms
Assess your posture, breathing, and core strength
(If you’re comfortable) perform a gentle internal assessment to understand your pelvic floor muscle function
Create a tailored plan that may include hands-on manual therapy, exercises, activity modifications, and education
You’ll leave with a better understanding of your body — and a clear path toward healing.
What Happens During follow up Pelvic Floor PT visits?
At Vivid Women’s Health, your pelvic floor PT visits are always one-on-one for an hour. At follow up sessions, your therapist will:
Track your progress
Work with you on progressive exercises, hands on manual treatments, and activity modifications to make sure your whole body is functioning better.
Follow up treatments may or may not consist of internal pelvic floor treatment including exercises, and manual treatments
Progress your home exercise program and continue to work towards abolishing your pelvic floor symptoms
Why Choose Vivid Women’s Health for Pelvic Floor PT
At Vivid Women’s Health, we take a whole-person approach to your care. Instead of just looking at your pelvic floor in isolation, we figure out how it is working with the rest of your body.
We optimize not only how your pelvic floor is functioning, but also how your body is functioning as a whole.
This full body approach is the key to allowing you be active, without pelvic floor symptoms.
Our team of specialized pelvic floor physical therapists focuses on uncovering the root cause — not just treating symptoms.
We offer:
Private, one-on-one sessions with your therapist (no aides or techs)
Hands one, treatments, exercises, and easy to adopt lifestyle changes
Education that empowers you to understand your body
A warm, respectful environment designed specifically for women
We believe every woman deserves to feel strong, confident, and pain-free in her body — at every stage of life.
Ready to Get Started?
If you’re ready to feel more like yourself again, schedule your pelvic floor PT evaluation at Vivid Women’s Health in Doylestown or Newtown, PA today. Our expert team will guide you every step of the way.
Call or request an appointment to start your journey toward pelvic health and lasting confidence.
