Pelvic Pain Treatments for Painful Sex, Vaginismus, Incontinence, and Other Pelvic Floor Issues

All of our female services are now posted exclusively at the Femina Physical Therapy website:

“Unlike other offices, your first visit at Femina Physical Therapy is a thorough 85 minute evaluation.”

Here’s an outline of what to expect.

The goal of this initial evaluation is to understand all the different layers that could possibly be contributing to your condition. Once we understand the root causes of your issue, we will formulate a treatment plan to help you start feeling better, experiencing less pain, and getting back to the activities that you care about.”

Check out all our Female-based services at FeminaPT.com

Common Questions About Pelvic Floor Therapy For Men

The initial evaluation at Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy is 85 minutes.

This article outlines what you can expect during your appointment for pelvic floor therapy for men.

If you’ve asked yourself “Why do my testicles hurt?“, “Why do I pee all the time?“, “Why does my penis hurt?“, “Why is ejaculation painful?“, “Can you help a shy bladder?“, “Why does it hurt to poop?” and other similar questions — keep reading.

Learn About Gender Health Physical Therapy and Gender Affirming Services at Fusion Wellness PT

What is Gender Health?

Gender health is a broad collection of multidisciplinary gender affirming treatments, interventions, and care that specifically relate to a person’s gender, that may require specific expertise to manage.  Anyone can benefit from gender affirming care no matter if they are cisgender, transgender, and nonbinary (NB) people. This article is focused on how Gender Health relates to trans and nonbinary people.

For anyone undergoing surgery, it is often beneficial to consult with a physical therapist several months prior to your surgery. Physical therapists can help improve strength and conditioning needed for recovering from surgery, no matter where in the body the surgery is performed. This can help you prepare by being in better health prior to surgery, for better outcomes after.

Patients that are prepping for, or have undergone gender affirming surgery (also termed gender confirmation surgery), will require the services of compassionate and skilled pelvic health and orthopedic physical therapists. There are several gender affirming surgery programs, such as OSHU and NYU Langone, that are incorporating pelvic floor physical therapy into their care plans.

Physical therapists can also support transgender people that do not plan to have surgery, often referred to as Non-op. Trans bodies go through many desired changes as they transition; sometimes this can result in changes that are less desired such as changes in urinary function, sexual function, strength, or pain, and many of these changes can be successfully managed in pelvic floor physical therapy. Our physical therapists provide both pelvic health and orthopedic services, integrating a holistic approach to better treat our patients.

There are many ways a physical therapist can and should be involved in their integrative treatment plan to support their specific needs:

Cancer Rehabilitation Treatments for Pelvic Area Cancers and More

How can physical therapy support cancer rehab?

Physical therapy offers a wide range of treatments to support people recovering from injuries, surgeries, diseases, and other significant changes to someone’s physical function. Cancer rehabilitation is no different. Whether the treatments are surgical, from radiation therapy, or effects of chemotherapy; treatments for cancer often bring the need for rehabilitation. Side effects from cancer treatments can greatly impact quality of life in ways that physical therapists can help manage.

Physical therapists can work with a survivor with their specific needs and with any other health conditions they have to offer evidence based care.

Learn About Therapeutic Treatments Using Shockwave Therapy

We are excited to offer SoftWave (shockwave) therapy at both our Sherman Oaks and Beverly Hills offices

Shockwave has been increasingly utilized in rehabilitation environments. Shockwave is often marketed under the name StemWave, but both are the same technology. Shockwave therapy has well-researched applications not only for conditions like wound healing, but is also useful for general orthopedic conditions including joint inflammation, sprains and strains. It can also help create angiogenesis and activate healing in the body.

There are two primary types of shockwave therapy, low intensity and high intensity. High intensity focused shockwave would be the type used in lithotripsy for kidney stones, for example. This type of energy wave can break up tissue and be very precise. Low intensity shockwave has a therapeutic effect and is the one we utilize in rehabilitation. Focused, low intensity shockwave is believed to create microtrauma to then stimulate healing. Unfocused (now termed  Broad focused) shockwave does not cause microtrauma and is believed to stimulate healing through mechanotransduction. We use the SoftWave OrthoGold® and UroGold® Broad Focused, low-intensity device in our offices. Shockwave is marketed under different names, and not all machines are the same. SoftWave specifically does not create microtrauma and therefore does not damage the tissue.Broad focused, low-intensity device in our offices. 

Learn How Positional Release Therapy Can Help Ease Your Pain

Positional Release Therapy is a gentle technique that works with the body’s natural desire to move away from pain and towards comfort. We bring the body to a position of comfort, add gentle compression, and connect through subtle energy. We remind the body of its innate “happy place” and invite you to come back to relaxation and ease.

We Offer a Wide Range of Treatments for Sports Injuries and Other Orthopedic Issues

We offer a variety of orthopedic treatments including physical therapy, Fascial Stretch Therapy, gentle exercise programs to help speed recovery, and more. Some of the issues we treat include acute, subacute, and chronic injuries of bone, joints and muscles, including injuries sustained during cycling, sports, or other activities.

Pelvic Health Care Long Distance Program – Not local to the Los Angeles area? No problem!

At Fusion Wellness & Femina Physical Therapy, we understand that specialized pelvic health care is not found in every community.

We have many patients that travel from outside of the Los Angeles area for routine or intermittent care. These patients are seen by Heather Jeffcoat in our Sherman Oaks, CA office. Weekend accommodations can also be made if necessary.

To get started, a 55 minute telehealth session in California (or virtual consultation worldwide) is scheduled so that your individual needs can be met.

Fascial Stretch Therapy Services at Fusion Wellness PT

Fusion Wellness PT offers Fascial Stretch Therapy™, an assisted-stretching system that unlocks the flexibility potential in your body! FST™ is a unique system of therapy & training that dramatically improves your flexibility by lengthening your fascia.