As pelvic physiotherapists we can treat the younger population that struggles with a variety of conditions. These are some areas that we can help:
- Enuresis (night time wetting)
- Trouble with potty training
- Urinary or fecal incontinence during the day
- Any pelvic pain
- Constipation and/or stool retention
- Overactive bladder
What is involved in an assessment?
- Education for your child and parent/caregiver
- Exercises to focus on strength and flexibility
- Strategies and tools to try at home and at school
Paediatric conditions we treat
Patients seeking paediatric physiotherapy can accelerate their recovery. At our Whitby office we offer a number of paedeatric physiotherapy and paediatric pelvic physiotherapy services.
- Bowel and bladder dysfunction
- Constipation
- Bedwetting (Enuresis)
- Urinary incontinence
- Fecal incontinence (Encopresis)
- Abdominal pain
- Bladder pain
- Pelvic pain
- Genital pain
- Overactive bladder
- Urinary frequency and urgency
- Difficulty with toilet training
- Toilet refusal syndrome
- Toilet phobia
Signs that your child’s pelvic floor may need some help
- Bedwetting over the age of 5
- Unwanted loss of urine that is associated with an activity or with an urge to use the washroom
- Fecal staining or soiling of underwear
- Needing to go to the washroom more than 5-8 times a day
- Refusal to use toilet and/or use of holding maneuvers to delay urination or defecation
- Unwanted loss of urine that is associated with an activity or with an urge to use the washroom
- Bowel movements that are difficult to pass, painful or are less frequent than three times a week
- Itching and/or burning in the pelvic region
- Abdominal pain
- Pelvic pain
- Frequent urinary tract infections
