Men’s Pelvic Health
1 in 10 men will experience pelvic health symptoms during their lifetime, including a prevalence of over 50% for sexual function issues in men over 50. These issues can develop at any age, and men can find it very difficult to find help and treatment. Jenna, at Pelvic Health Physio, has a special interest in men’s pelvic health, having undergone specialist training to expand her expertise into this area.
Symptoms may include problems with:
Controlling urine e.g. leaking with urgency, leaking when coughing, sneezing exercising, dribbling after visiting the toilet or even throughout the day.
Controlling the back passage, e.g. accidental leakage of faeces and/or wind, loose stools during exercise – i.e. runner’s diarrhoea.
Difficulty emptying the bowels, feelings of incomplete emptying, constipation.
Sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction (difficulty achieving or maintaining erection, as well as reduced quality of erection and sensation), premature ejaculation and painful ejaculation.
Persistent pelvic pain in the lower back, buttocks, tailbone, groin, abdomen, penis, scrotum e.g. chronic prostatitis, pudendal neuralgia
Prostate surgery is a common cause of bladder leakage and erectile dysfunction in men, up to 70% of men suffer from urinary incontinence afterwards. Pelvic floor rehabilitation and education can help reduce the incidence of bladder problems following this surgery.
Jenna will be able to assess you via phone, virtual or face to face consultation with a focus on your goals and consideration to both physiological and psychosexual causes, as well as the emotional impact of your symptoms. She will be able to guide you through a variety of treatment options, help you communicate with your GP in regard to pharmaceuticals, as well as providing further information and signposting if on onward referral is needed – NHS and/or privately.