Over 13 million Americans will experience involuntary loss of urine with one third of these individuals being men. Incontinence is a common symptom after prostate surgery. What is typically unknown is that physical therapy can help reduce or eliminate incontinence in men as well as women.

Treatments options offered at Ascent Physical Therapy include:

• Education regarding the anatomy and physiology of micturition
• Biofeedback to assess and train the strength, endurance and coordination of the pelvic floor muscles
• Real-time ultrasound to assess pelvic floor and transverse abdominus function and also give the patient visual feedback regarding the muscle contractions.
• Incorporation of the pelvic floor muscles into functional activities including work and sport specific activities i.e. golf, lifting

Pelvic pain, while again more prominent in women, can also affect men. While the origin of the pain may stem from diagnoses such as chronic nonbacterial prostatitis, levator ani syndrome, or pudendal nerve entrapment, secondary musculoskeletal issues may provoke symptoms. By performing a thorough assessment of the nervous and muscular systems involved with the pelvis, therapists at Ascent can make physical and biomechanical changes to decrease pain provoking dysfunction as the patient is taught new biomechanical patterns.

Last Updated: February 26, 2010
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