PAIN WITH INTERCOURSE
It can be extremely frustrating when you can’t connect and be intimate with your partner due to pelvic pain. It can really put a strain on relationships. Many people think the pain will just go away with time after having a baby. Worse yet, the advice given is just “drink a glass of wine, or take some painkillers” before being intimate with their partner. We can help address pain with intercourse by determining which pelvic muscles are the problem, treat those muscles and help with educating on positions to help with reducing pain.
If you are having pain with sexual activity, it is really important to examine if your pain is coming from a place of past sexual trauma. If it is, a multi-disciplinary approach with a mental health professional alongside pelvic floor PT can be the key to getting rid of this pain.
We have a proven Movement Physio and Wellness 3-Step Method to help get rid of your pain with intimacy for good. The 3-Step Method works in three phases: Elongate, Elevate, and Empower.
ELONGATE.
We need to calm down the nervous system in order to reduce your pain and length tissues that are tight. We do this by incorporating breathwork and hands-on manual therapy techniques to get your muscles to relax. (Visits 1-4)
ELEVATE.
Once the tissues are calmed down and your pain is reduced, we will work on the brain to muscle connection and re-educate the muscles to fire the correct way. (Visits 5-8)
EMPOWER.
We work on functional strengthening of the muscles to help keep you strong and prevent this problem from returning again. We make sure you have all the “tools” in your “toolbox” so you feel empowered to take care of your body so you never experience this problem again! (Visits 9-12)