Male Pelvic Health

Men can also suffer from pelvic floor muscle dysfunction causing urinary symptoms and pain. Read more about how pelvic physiotherapy can help you below.

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  • The inability to have penetrative intercourse due to spasms of the pelvic floor musculature. You may not be able to insert a tampon or undergo a physical exam (with a speculum) with your doctor. It is often described as feeling like hitting a wall.

  • Low back pain that is persistent, more sinister causes have been ruled out but has failed traditional physiotherapy may stem from the pelvic floor. If you find physiotherapy/chiropractic has failed to resolve your low back pain, a pelvic floor muscle assessment may be appropriate

  • Pain around the coccyx (tailbone) which may worsen after prolonged periods of sitting. This may have started after a trauma (direct fall onto the buttocks) or may occur without a specific cause.

  • Compression or entrapment of the pudendal nerve which causes pain and dysfunction in the pelvis, groin and perineum. The pudendal nerve is responsible for sensation, muscular control around the pelvis as well as function of the organs of the pelvis.

    A spasm of the pelvic floor muscules can cause compression of the pudendal nerve and cause any of the above symptoms.

  • Hard stools that are difficulty to pass and may result in hemorrhoids or anal fissures. Having to push or strain on the toilet or sitting for >5 minutes. May be associated with pelvic floor dysfunction.