Cathy Cooney provides Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy and she is one of only a handful of Physiotherapists treating these conditions in Ottawa.  On your first visit Cathy will conduct an assessment which includes your health history and an internal evaluation of the pelvic floor muscle function. Pelvic floor treatments typically last from 45 mins to one hour. Most patients have an average of six treatments for incontinence or prolapse. The average number of visits for pelvic pain typically ranges from eight to ten. Dysfunction of the pelvic floor can occur at any age (most typically after childbirth and during peri-menopausal years) and can result in any of the following conditions.

What Conditions Can be Helped: • Stress Incontinence • Urge Incontinence/Overactive Bladder • Pelvic Organ Prolapse • Dyspareunia, commonly known as painful intercourse • Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome • Vulvodynia • Vaginismus • Post-Partum Scar Tissue problems due to Episiotomy or tearing • Faecal Incontinence • Coccyx or Tailbone pain

Treatments We Offer: • An exercise program to address strength, speed, endurance and coordination of the pelvic floor and core muscles • Manual therapy to improve the quality of muscle contraction. • Computer Biofeedback - involves an internal probe and provides information on muscle function and provides the patient with a visual feedback of the muscle contraction • Electrical Muscle Stimulation - internal stimulation of the pelvic floor. • Education regarding influencing factors, such as, constipation, dietary habits and core stability.