Men's Health
It may surprise you to learn that men have pelvic floors too. The pelvic floor muscles in men play an integral role in bladder, bowel and sexual function. If your pelvic floor is not working optimally, you may dribble a little after you urinate, you might be getting up all through the night to go to the toilet, you may be struggling with urinary incontinence post prostatectomy.
You may suffer constipation, haemorrhoids or perhaps a rectal prolapse. You could be experiencing pain in your pelvic region, pain with sex or perhaps erectile dysfunction.
Your quality of life is deeply affected when your pelvic floor is struggling. It is important to seek help and make changes to improve your pelvic floor function. We are committed to helping you achieve your goals in pelvic floor rehabilitation.
You may suffer constipation, haemorrhoids or perhaps a rectal prolapse. You could be experiencing pain in your pelvic region, pain with sex or perhaps erectile dysfunction.
Your quality of life is deeply affected when your pelvic floor is struggling. It is important to seek help and make changes to improve your pelvic floor function. We are committed to helping you achieve your goals in pelvic floor rehabilitation.
Statistically Speaking
It estimated that 30% of men who visit a GP are affected by incontinence, yet less than a third of these discuss it (Byles and Chiarelli, 2003).
In Australia 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Following prostate surgery many men experience incontinence and erectile dysfunction which can be challenging and distressing for them and their partners. Studies have shown that pelvic floor physiotherapy improves the continence outcomes for men post-surgery.
In Australia 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Following prostate surgery many men experience incontinence and erectile dysfunction which can be challenging and distressing for them and their partners. Studies have shown that pelvic floor physiotherapy improves the continence outcomes for men post-surgery.
Men's Health Issues that Pelvic Form Physiotherapy can treat
Bladder IssuesUrinary Stress Incontinence: accidental or involuntary loss of urine sometimes with a cough, sneeze, activity or playing sport.
Urinary Urge Incontinence: Urinary urgency is when there is a sudden and compelling desire to pass urine, which is difficult to defer or put off. Urinary frequency: is the complaint where by a person feels they void or go to the toilet too often. Nocturia: when you need to wake up in the night to urinate Overactive bladder. Post Micturition Dribble: refers to the loss of a small amount of urine after emptying your bladder. Urinary Retention |
Bowel IssuesBowel Dysfunction: functional constipation, dyssynergic defecation, gas and faecal incontinence, anal fissures, haemorrhoids and rectal prolapse.
Erectile IssuesErectile Dysfunction (ED): including difficulty gaining or maintaining an erection
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Pelvic IssuesPelvic Floor Muscle: weakness or overactivity
Coccyx or tailbone pain: fractures, dislocations and coccydynia Pelvic Pain: including penile, urethral, testicular, perineum pain, pudendal neuralgia or entrapment. Pelvic pain may also involve pain with sex or ejaculation. Chronic proctalgia, proctalgia fugax, dysuria and prostatitis. |
Additional men's health services at Pelvic Form Physiotherapy
Anal Manometry
Pre prostatectomy: pelvic floor assessment and pelvic floor training exercise prescription to improve continence outcomes post-surgery. Education on what to expect post prostatectomy in regards to continence and sexual function and how to optimise erectile recovery. It is of great benefit to make an appointment to see me 6 weeks prior to surgery if possible.
Post Prostatectomy: pelvic floor exercises to improve continence and erectile dysfunction. Education and strategies discussed to optimise erectile recovery.
Pre prostatectomy: pelvic floor assessment and pelvic floor training exercise prescription to improve continence outcomes post-surgery. Education on what to expect post prostatectomy in regards to continence and sexual function and how to optimise erectile recovery. It is of great benefit to make an appointment to see me 6 weeks prior to surgery if possible.
Post Prostatectomy: pelvic floor exercises to improve continence and erectile dysfunction. Education and strategies discussed to optimise erectile recovery.
Useful Links
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia http://www.prostate.org.au/
Hunter Prostate Cancer Alliance http://hpca.org.au/
Andrology Australia https://www.andrologyaustralia.org/
Hunter Prostate Cancer Alliance http://hpca.org.au/
Andrology Australia https://www.andrologyaustralia.org/