Explore the common diagnoses and symptoms we address with men who are experiencing pelvic floor muscle dysfunction.
Men's Pelvic Health
Bowel Dysfunction:
Difficulty with erectile function without a known medical cause can be related to pelvic floor muscle dysfunction. This may include:
- Painful erections that may occur during and erection or after
- Inability to achieve or maintain an erection
- Painful or weak ejaculation
- Pain at the testicles (one or both), penis (tip or shaft or both), anus, and/or perineum
Men's Pelvic Health Conditions We Specialize In:
Bladder dysfunction and pelvic floor dysfunction in men may present as the following:
- Leaking - any amount and at any age. Leaking is common in men post-prostatectomy
- Post dribbling after urination
- Frequency of urination greater than 5-8x/day
- Urgency and overactive bladder
- Getting up to urinate more than 1x at night (nocturia)
- Painful urination or a change in urine stream - it may be weak or split
- Interstitial Cystitis (painful bladder syndrome)
- Frequent UTI's or pain without infection
Bladder Dysfunction:
Many men struggle with bowel issues and can be related to pelvic floor muscle tension or incoordination with the puborectalis muscle. Bowel dysfunction and pelvic floor dysfunction in men may present as:
- Constipation - reduced frequency of bowel movements, straining, painful passing, incomplete emptying
- Leaking - any amount at any age
- Chronic fissures and/or hemorrhoids
- Abdominal pain, "IBS"
- Chronic diarrhea
- Rectal prolapse
- Pain at the anus, or feeling as if there is a golf ball in the rectum
Sexual Dysfunction & Genital Pain
Other aches & pains are common along with pelvic floor muscle function, or may be contributing to pelvic floor dysfunction. We address and treat the following as it occurs in men:
- Lower back pain
- Hip pain
- Tailbone pain
- Sacroiliac joint pain
- "Sciatica"
- Pudendal nerve pain/neuralgia
- Prostatitis, especially nonbacterial - this may also present as bladder dysfunction
Aches & Pains:
Post-Operative Rehab For:
Prostatectomy
- Helping to resolve urinary incontinence and improve erectile function
Hernia repair
- Resolving pain, returning to activity and abdominal strengthening/pressure management
Any abdominal surgeries to improve scar tissue and regain strength
