Coccydynia is pain that occurs in the region of the coccyx, or tailbone, which is located at the bottom of the spine. This pain can be sharp or achy and may worsen with sitting, standing up and can impact your daily life. Treatment during pelvic floor therapy focuses on releasing tight muscles and stabilizing loose ligaments and connective tissues in the pelvic region, which play a crucial role in supporting the coccyx.
How Stress Impacts Your Pelvic Health
When we are stressed out or anxious and not taking care of ourselves, we get into a vicious cycle of always being in a fight or flight mode. This impacts every single system in our body. And if you are experiencing pelvic health symptoms, living in this constant cycle makes those symptoms worse.
What is Pelvic Pain?
Pelvic pain is very common among women. Pelvic pain is pain in and around the pelvic area and can be sudden or chronic, or may even come and go at times. A pelvic floor physical therapist is the best type of physical therapist to see for this condition. They specialize in the muscles of the pelvic floor and will be able to help pinpoint muscular, postural, or movement dysfunctions that may be contributing to pelvic pain.
Who Needs Pelvic PT?
It can be confusing when it comes to pelvic floor physical therapy. Often times it’s thought of as a therapy for women who have given birth. But this is NOT the case. Anyone can benefit from pelvic floor physical therapy… even men! Read on to find out more about who can benefit from pelvic floor therapy.
Read moreWhat makes me more than just a Pelvic Floor PT
I find it disheartening that many women suffer in silence with pelvic pain, urinary and bowel leakage, pelvic organ prolapse, and many other conditions that impact their normal daily functions. Many women don't know that these conditions are not "normal," and they don't have to live with them.