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Studies show that men with pelvic floor dysfunction may be waiting up to seven years for a proper diagnosis. This procrastination is because pelvic floor dysfunction impersonates certain types of infections. Because testing for prostate infections is a laborious process for the patient and the medical provider, most urologists empirically prescribe antibiotics without testing.

The majority of medical providers are also unaware that men can suffer from pelvic floor dysfunction. To complicate the matter further, many pelvic floor physical therapists are only trained to treat women.

This is not the case at PHRC, in fact, some days we treat more men than women. Even though they may never have an infection, men are almost always pushed out of the office with antibiotics. The National Institute of Health Classification of prostatitis syndromes are:.

Category I: Acute bacterial prostatitis which is associated with severe prostatitis symptoms, systemic infection and acute bacterial urinary tract infection. Category II: Chronic bacterial prostatitis which is caused by chronic bacterial infection of the prostate with or without prostatitis symptoms and usually with recurrent urinary tract infections caused by the same bacterial strain. Category IV: asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis which is categorized by prostate inflammation in the absence of genitourinary tract symptoms.

Men experiencing pelvic pain can benefit from an evaluation with a pelvic floor physical therapist specializing in pelvic pain. During the evaluation, the physical therapist reviews your history and symptoms with you, what you have been diagnosed with in the past, the treatments you have undergone and how effective or not effective these treatments have been.

If you're interested in pelvic floor physical therapy, please talk to your doctor about a referral. Biofeedback takes information about something happening in the body and presents it in a way that you can see or hear and understand. Learn more here. Bladder training is an important form of behavior therapy that can be effective in treating urinary incontinence.

Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of large or small amounts of urine, and it is thought to affect 13 million Americans. Pelvic muscle exercises, also known as kegels, are an essential part of improving incontinence and preventing it from worsening. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. View All Related Doctors. View All Related Locations. We use cookies to give you the best possible user experience.

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