Physical Therapy for Prostatectomy By Dr. Brauna Carl, PT, DPT, PRPC, WCS Prostatectomy is surgical removal of the prostate gland. It’s often a necessary part of cancer treatment, but it comes with negative impacts to quality of life. After prostatectomy, up to 66% of men will leak urine and up to 85% will have erectile […]
Every week, I see men who have been told that they have prostatitis. Naturally, they think there’s something wrong with their prostate gland that’s making it inflamed – bacterial infection, injury, autoimmune disorder. After all, “itis” is a suffix that means “inflammation,” and “prostate” means, well, “prostate.” Arthritis is inflammation of the joints. Colitis is […]
Pelvic Organ Prolapse My inspiration for this post is that on the evening of September 24th, my amazing colleague, Dr Nadia Wahid, will be giving a talk on pelvic organ prolapse. If you want to get a head start on the topic, please read on . . . Definition Pelvic organ prolapse occurs when an […]
As a physical therapist, I use anatomical terms like “pelvic floor” all the time. Recently, though, I’ve had several patients ask me just what the pelvic floor is. Is it a muscle? An organ? A membrane? I’m realizing that when I say “pelvic floor” patients may not know what I mean. If that’s you, and […]
Got Biofeedback? “Do you have biofeedback?” If I had a nickel for every time somebody asked me that question, I’d have a few dollars, at least. I get why people ask it. Some have been to a doctor who tells them they need a therapist who “has” biofeedback. Others read about biofeedback on […]
“You must’ve been a strange kid.” That was my patient’s comment as I held a plastic model of a pelvis and paused for a moment as I was explaining pelvic anatomy and what I’d be checking during her exam. “Why would you say that?” I asked, truly bewildered. “Because you do this for […]
Great question! In 2019, three Pelvic Floor therapists developed return to running guidelines and established certain benchmarks for post-partum women. While research is still lacking in this area, these guidelines and benchmarks are a collection of the best practice information we have at the moment. .. A few take-away’s: Running is a high-impact activity is […]
