12/11/2025
Common reasons in the adult pelvic floor PT setting to not do internal pelvic floor treatments are:
1. Recently post operative or postpartum. Typically the first 6 weeks is crucial to tissue healing and to prevent risk of infections.
2. Active infections such as UTI, yeast infections, BV, etc
3. Because the patient doesn’t want to. No reason needed. A recent new patient opted to not because of a history of a painful pelvic exam and status as a virgin.
4. You no longer need direct work to the pelvic floor muscles.
What do we do instead?
✅Educate as much as we can about your condition.
✅Teach you how to do things at home for direct pelvic floor work if you don’t want anyone else touching.
✅At least get a visual of what is happening to better guide you on what you can do.
✅Treat all the external areas that can affect your pelvic floor. ✅Teach you exercises and daily strategies to help your pelvic floor.
Give us a call to schedule your pelvic PT evaluation.