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Women’s Health
Physical Therapy for Women’s Health
For many women the menstruation process is uncomfortable to extremely painful. Sometimes this pain can be so severe that it prevents women from participating in everyday activities. Holy Cross physical therapists help women alleviate their discomfort through individualized programs, sometimes including exercise and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
Chronic back pain and/or discomfort in the pelvis, abdomen and lower extremities plagues much of the general public. Physical therapists can often modify these types of symptoms after a thorough exam by prescribing exercises designed to change your posture, strength, and mobility. Physical therapy modalities, such as electrical stimulation and ultrasound, can also help decrease pain and inflammation.
Physical Therapy for Women’s Health
At Holy Cross, physical therapy offerings include programs for the unique muscular issues many women face throughout their lives. There are some health conditions that can be better managed or even resolved simply through proper strengthening and exercise.
Some of the common women’s health conditions that we treat include:
Dysmenorrhea (Painful Menstruation)For many women the menstruation process is uncomfortable to extremely painful. Sometimes this pain can be so severe that it prevents women from participating in everyday activities. Holy Cross physical therapists help women alleviate their discomfort through individualized programs, sometimes including exercise and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
Learn more about Gynecological Care & Surgery at Holy Cross.
Physical Therapy & Pregnancy
Obstetrical physical therapy focuses on many
of the aches and pains women experience during and after pregnancy.
Tingling in the arms and legs, back pain and difficulty holding urine
are common problems that can be relieved or eliminated through physical
therapy
Incontinence/Pelvic Weakness
It is not uncommon for women, particularly
as they age, to experience incontinence or difficulty in controlling
their bladder. Sometimes these weaknesses are associated with
other landmarks in a woman’s
life, such as childbirth, menopause or surgery (abdominal surgery
or a hysterectomy). Frequently a weakening of a woman’s
pelvic floor muscles results in poor support of the bladder,
uterus and rectum.
An uncomfortable, awkward health issue, incontinence can be treated. With adequate exercise and muscle re-education, many women find that incontinence can be easily controlled or corrected.
Chronic Pelvic PainChronic back pain and/or discomfort in the pelvis, abdomen and lower extremities plagues much of the general public. Physical therapists can often modify these types of symptoms after a thorough exam by prescribing exercises designed to change your posture, strength, and mobility. Physical therapy modalities, such as electrical stimulation and ultrasound, can also help decrease pain and inflammation.
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