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PELVIC FLOOR PT for Men, Women, Children
EMH PT has been helping patients with pelvic floor dysfunctions for over fifteen (15) years. We understand that many patients with this condition may be experiencing embarrassment,
fear and alienation. Many may have consulted with doctors that were not well versed in their condition and may have received treatments that were not successful. Our approach is to educate first on how physical therapy works, then ask your permission before we physically evaluate and treat. We try to make our patients feel
comfortable and conduct each session in private treatment rooms, not in open curtained areas.

The Director, Evelyn Hecht, PT, ATC, developed and taught the first educational courses in pelvic floor dysfunction & women’s
health for the Doctor of PT candidates at NYU and Stony Brook University. She teaches physicians (Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Urologists) how
physical therapy can help
patients with pelvic floor dysfunction.

Whether you’ve experienced symptoms for two months or 20 years, we can help you find
relief, decrease pain, and
return to normal function.

WHAT IS PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION (PFD)?
PFD is a term used to describe pain and disruption of bladder, bowel &/or sexual function due to restrictions of the muscles and nerves of the pelvis.

The pelvis is a bowl-shaped bony structure which holds the organs of digestion, elimination (bladder & bowel) and sexual function. The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) are located at bottom of the bowl, attaching like a hammock from the front pubis to the back coccyx bones. The PFM supports the viscera, maintains continence (bladder and fecal), assists in core/trunk stability and enhances sexual function. The pudendal nerve and its branches also travel through the PFM.

Injury to both muscle and nerves can result in the following symptoms:

PFD can also occur following surgical removal of the prostate gland in men, which can be managed with physical therapy.

HOW DOES PHYSICAL THERAPY TREAT PFD?
A wide range of manual therapies are performed to release restrictions of pelvic floor muscles, hip, abdominal, low back muscles & internal visceral organs. Biofeedback testing and training is utilized to increase awareness of the pelvic floor muscles. Relaxation &/or strengthening exercises are taught. A bladder retraining schedule is implemented to stop urinary frequency. The “brace and bulge” technique is taught for functional bowel elimination. Pelvic stability and function is restored.

CALL TODAY: (212)288-2242 or email info@emhptnyc.com to schedule a
PT appointment or ask a question to our director, EVELYN HECHT, PT, ATC