Pelvic Health Center
What is Pelvic Health?
Pelvic health addresses how your bladder, bowel and female reproductive organs function, as well as the musculoskeletal components the support these structures. We partner with you to improve house these organs work, reducing symptoms and getting you back to your everyday life.
Comprehensive Pelvic Health Care
Often, women live with conditions that affect their pelvic health either because they believe they’re normal after having a baby or with aging, are embarrassed or aren’t sure where to seek treatment. The Pelvic Health Center at Rochester Regional Health makes things easy – we work together to assess your concerns, bring the right treatment team together and come up with a plan that works for you.
Coordinating care across our health system, we offer the full range of treatment services for pelvic health issues, including:
- Gynecologic care
- Pelvic floor physical therapy and care for musculoskeletal dysfunction
- Pelvic pain management through medication, trigger point injections and nerve blocks
- Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery
- Sexual health counseling
- Management of gastrointestinal symptoms and conditions
- Behavioral health services for anxiety and depression and related chemical dependency
- Diet and nutrition guidance
Conditions We Treat
The Rochester Regional Pelvic Health Center provides comprehensive care for women with routine and complex pelvic floor conditions, including:
- Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
- Vulvodynia and other vulvar disorders
- Dysmenorrhea (menstrual disorders)
- Dyspareunia (pain with intercourse)
- UTI/Recurrent UTI
- Bladder pain syndrome
- Pelvic organ prolapse
- Urinary incontinence/voiding dysfunction
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
- Endometriosis
- Adenomyosis
- Ovarian Cysts
- Fecal incontinence
- Defecatory dysfunction
- Constipation, IBS
- Fibroids
- Post-op adhesions
- Sexual/Physical/Psychological abuse
Fill out our form and our team will be in touch - we'll discuss your symptoms and work with you to find the right provider and approach for your unique situation.
Erika Kozlowski (Pelvic Health Center Physical Therapist) is nothing short of amazing...she has helped me in more ways than I can count. From my very first appointment with Erika she made me feel comfortable, heard, and she gave me hope. Prior to meeting with Erika I had seen 7 specialists for my medical issue and Erika was by far the most helpful, compassionate, and knowledgeable.
You Don't Have to Live with Chronic Pelvic Pain
Long-lasting pain in the pelvic area is something that is important to have evaluated by a specialized provider. Whether your pain comes and goes (occurring during menstruation or sex, before or after eating) or is more persistent, our Rochester Regional Health Pelvic Health Center team can help determine the cause and a plan to control the pain.
Treatment Options
Our team will evaluate the cause of your pelvic pain, possibly recommend diagnostic studies and will work with you to determine the best possible treatment plan. Treatments may include:
- Pelvic physical therapy
- Diagnostic nerve blocks
- Therapeutic nerve blocks
- Radiofrequency ablation treatment
- Sacral neuromodulation
- Dorsal root ganglion stimulation
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Peripheral nerve stimulation
- Targeted drug delivery
Treating Pelvic Floor Disorders
Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction and Pelvic Floor Disorders typically refer to the inability to coordinate your pelvic floor muscles, often leading to pain, difficulty having bowel movements, constipation, urinary and/or fecal incontinence or painful intercourse.
Common Causes of Pelvic Floor Disorders
Common causes of Pelvic Floor Disorders include:
- Abnormalities or injuries to the pelvic floor, abdomen, back or hips
Treatment Options
Our team will evaluate the cause of your pelvic floor dysfunction, possibly recommend diagnostic studies and will work with you to determine the best possible treatment plan.
Treatments may include:
- Physical therapy
- Symptom management with medication and/or procedures
- Osteopathic manipulation
- Sacral nerve stimulation
- Surgery
What is Pelvic Floor Therapy?
Erika Kozlowski, PT, talks through the treatment option for fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, pain syndromes, and/or sexual function issues.
Here to guide you every step of the way
Wherever you are in your care planning process - whether it be researching the possible cause of your symptoms, learning more about a diagnosis or looking to feel prepared for an upcoming visit or procedure, the Rochester Regional Health Pelvic Health Center team is here to guide you every step of the way.
Please browse the helpful resources below and don't hesitate to reach out to our pelvic health experts should you have any questions or concerns.
Helpful Links
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Urogynecologic Society
- American Associates of Gynecologic Laparoscopists
- National Association for Continence
- Your Pelvic Floor - International Urogynecologic Society
- International Pelvic Pain Society
- APTA Pelvic Health | Professional Association for PTs, PTAs and SPTs
- Voices for Pelvic Floor Disorders | AUGS
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