The neurogastrointestinal team crafts personalized treatment plans for every patient with gastrointestinal neuromotility disorders, addressing their specific condition, individual health needs, lifestyle and goals.
The pelvic floor is a key part of moving waste out of the digestive system. The anal sphincter muscle at the end of the rectum, for example, must relax, and abdominal muscles must contract the colon to have regular, painless bowel movements.
When those muscles weaken and fail to function properly due to injury, aging, obesity or childbirth, it can cause constipation (waste won’t move out of the bowels) or fecal incontinence (waste leaks uncontrollably). It can also lead to irritable bowel syndrome. To help you regain control, we may prescribe pelvic floor rehabilitation.
This specialized therapy focuses on strengthening and improving the performance of your pelvic floor through:
- Therapeutic exercise to strengthen muscles and improve their ability to contract and relax when needed for GI motility.
- Biofeedback therapy.