#14: Pelvic Floor Assessment: What Happens?

Hey there, welcome to the NorthStar Physical Therapy podcast!  

I am your host, Dr. Shirlea North and I dive into lymphedema, lipedema, and various pelvic health dysfunctions. My goal is to provide to you a better way to understand these conditions so that you empower yourself with knowledge to advocate for yourself. Let NorthStar Physical Therapy guide and navigate you on your journey to optimal health!

In this episode, I will be talking about Pelvic Floor assessment. As a physical therapist and a pelvic floor specialist, this is a question I get asked on the daily. So, I will be sharing with you how the examination takes place and what I will be looking for, both subjectively and objectively, during the assessment.

Let’s make sure that everything is in alignment and are functioning well within your pelvic floor region so that your quality of living is at its height!  

Let’s discuss:

• Introduction to the topic
• The question I get asked the most as a physical therapist 
• What we really do as physical therapists
• Why we do a thorough and comprehensive examination on our patients 
• The different factors we look into when doing pelvic floor assessments subjectively and objectively 
• What I do when we finally get into assessing the pelvis 
• External and internal assessments 
• Conclusion

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