Male Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Exam

An internal exam can be done vaginally or rectally for women and rectally for men.
Male pelvic floor physical therapy exam. Pelvic floor physical therapy is usually prescribed for women who after a few pregnancies tend to leak urine. Physical therapy specific to the pelvic floor muscles can provide relief. The exam is done with a gloved finger placed in the vaginal or rectal canal. Pelvic floor physical therapy or rehab can help men recover from incontinence after prostate surgery and from pelvic pain.
Pelvic floor muscles will be specifically evaluated as well as they are an essential part of the physical therapy diagnostic process. The physical therapist will perform a thorough musculoskeletal examination. This will include a medical history related to the current condition. This part of our physical exam gives us a ton of information.
Men can also suffer from chronic pelvic pain. Pelvic floor exams should be standard of care it is our goal here at sarton pt that one day a pelvic floor muscular exam will be standard of care and occur as a standard procedure with every annual physical exam. Because of the location of the pelvic floor muscles the best way to assess and treat them is to work internally. But men can leak too especially after surgery for prostate cancer.
Internal techniques to examine the pelvic floor. Patient education of diagnosis and plan of care. The pt will then explain to you how physical therapy can help and why an internal examination is important for assessment and treatment. The exam may include.
Internal vaginal or rectal examination is different than a pelvic or prostate exam done by physician. Pelvic floor exam may include a inter rectal assessment if needed. It is performed to look at the muscles and connective tissue in the pelvic floor. This can be through the vagina in the female or the rectum in the male.
Strength muscle imbalances. The internal examination of the male pelvic floor via the anus is assessing many of the same things as with a woman. The physical therapist will palpate the pelvic floor muscle layers internally using her finger and assess length tension ability to contract relax as well as map out pain internally. It helps us determine whether your pelvic floor muscles are tight or weak and if you know how to use them correctly.