Men's Health/Continence
Men’s health issues can appear at any age. Our men’s health physiotherapists are very specialized and provide treatment for incontinence, pain relief and pelvic floor rehab.
What conditions do men's health physiotherapist treat?
- Urinary incontinence – including Overactive bladder, urgency incontinence, stress urinary incontinence post prostatectomy /post TURP*
- Overactive bladder (including frequency, urgency, urgency incontinence)*
- Anorectal incontinence(bowel (faecal) incontinence, incontinence of 'wind') *
- Pelvic pain/ Chronic pelvic pain syndromes, pudendal neuralgia*
*GP/Consultant Referral needed.
What treatments can help pelvic floor muscles that are not working properly?
Treatments are tailored to individual needs.
Treatment for urinary incontinence includes correct pelvic floor exercise technique. This involves correct breathing technique and correct posture.
Treatment of symptoms of overactive bladder may involve bladder training techniques also. Biofeedback and Neuromuscular-Electrical Stimulation may be indicated in some cases
Treatment for pelvic pain (including chronic pelvic pain syndromes, pudendal neuralgia) includes manual therapy; trigger point release, breathing techniques, posture correction pelvic floor release techniques.
In the Bon Secours our men's health / continence team is led by Senior Physiotherapist in Women's / Men's Health & Continence , Eithne Fitzpatrick MISCP & Tracy O Mahony , Senior Physiotherapist in Women's & Men's Health . A referral letter is needed from your GP or consultant for treatment of men's health issues. To make appointment call 021 4801630.
