Painful Sex Treatment with our Pelvic Physical Therapist is Very Effective and Helpful!
At Purple Mountain Physical Therapy we specialize in pelvic health and providing painful sex treatment in Grand Rapids and via our telehealth program. In fact, painful sex (dyspareunia), vaginismus, vulvodynia, postpartum pelvic pain and pain related to chronic pelvic pain are among the more common diagnoses we treat here. The medical term for painful sex is “dyspareunia”. There are many causes of painful sex and we evaluate you gently and thoroughly to determine what is going on with your pelvic floor, vagina, nerves, abdomen and pelvis. Our patients tell us that their evaluation and treatment teaches them so much about their body. Many women have told us that they wished they had come sooner in their lives to get care. If you are interested in learning more about our licensed physical therapists who specialize in pelvic health, dyspareunia, vulvodynia, chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis and helping women and men reclaim intimacy, give us a call at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here with your questions.
You will find that by the end of your evaluation you experience peace of mind and a clear understanding of what is contributing to your painful sex and what physical therapy can do to help it.
A proper and thorough evaluation is key to getting the right treatment. We do not offer prescriptive or cookie-cutter treatment for painful sex! Your treatment is customized to your evaluation findings! If you are experiencing painful sex and would like to learn more about how we can help you, reach out to us here or speak with one of our knowledgeable staff at (616) 516-4334.
Dyspareunia is quite common and there are very effective painful sex physical therapy treatments that can resolve your problem.
We understand that painful sex is a private matter and we take your trust in us very seriously. While you may feel alone in your experience with painful sex, we can assure you that this condition is quite common. One study found 49% of women experienced dyspareunia when postpartum. We treat women who have never been pregnant who have painful sex. If you have dyspareunia or vaginismus you may be interested to read this article we wrote that details some of what pelvic PT includes and some more detailed information about primary or secondary dyspareunia. We also treat men who experience pain related to intimacy. If you have questions about our physical therapy for painful sex, call (616) 516-4334 or submit your questions here and we will be in touch.
We pledge to provide you compassionate, effective painful sex treatment here in Grand Rapids and help you to achieve your goals.
We provide you with a gentle and thorough evaluation that identifies what is causing your pain. Based on the results of the evaluation, we will give you a clear plan for what physical therapy needs to include to help resolve your painful sex, vaginismus and dyspareunia. We provide whole body care, so treatment is comprehensive and includes myofascial release, spine and pelvic treatment, scar tissue work, visceral mobilization, pelvic floor dysfunction treatment and more. If you are experiencing painful sex and would like to learn more about how we can help you, reach out to us here or speak with one of our knowledgeable staff at (616) 516-4334.
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy can help your painful sex and also other pelvic conditions, such as prolapse, low back pain, tailbone pain, endometriosis and bladder control problems.
If pelvic pain is holding you back from intimacy, pelvic health physical therapy can help you learn why you have this pain and also provide you meaningful treatment that resolves this pain. We specialize in providing compassionate, effective and private painful sex physical therapy treatment right here in Grand Rapids or via telehealth. Our licensed physical therapists have post-doctoral training specific to diagnosing and treating painful sex. This includes knowledge in how to help vulvodynia, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, pudendal neuralgia, lichen sclerosus, vaginismus, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, c-section pain, perineal tearing pain, pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy and more. This is why when you choose to come to Purple Mountain PT for painful sex treatment in Grand Rapids or via our telehealth program, you are partnering with physical therapists uniquely qualified to give you answers and a treatment plan that meets your goals. Call us at (616) 516-4334 to inquire about cost and availability; we offer in person or telehealth visits. Ask your questions here, also.
We treat women who have painful intercourse (dyspareunia), vulvodynia, pelvic floor dysfunction, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, pelvic floor muscle spasms, pinched nerves or other problems that contribute to your pain during intimacy.
The women we treat have told us that our therapy has been educational and eased their stress around their painful intimacy. Some women have pain related to their hymen. Other women experience pain from an episiotomy, prior pelvic surgery or perineal tearing from labor and delivery. There are so many different reasons why you may experience painful sex; our evaluation and treatment will help you learn what is going on for you. Our physical therapists have post-doctoral training and many years experience with the differential diagnosis of dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, vaginismus, vulvar pain, hymen pain, lichen sclerosus, endometriosis, interstitial cysitis, high tone pelvic floor dysfunction and all the other pelvic conditions that may be causing your painful sex. We customize our treatment based on your findings. If you would like to learn more about our care, call us at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here.
We have helped women whose pain was triggered following one or recurrent yeast infections, urinary tract infection, bacterial vaginosis or sexually transmitted infections.
It is common that the infection is resolved, but the pain persists. We can help you. Often these infections brough on pelvic floor dysfunction and vaginismus.
Some of the women we have helped have been found to have sciatica, tailbone pain (coccydynia), SI joint dysfunction, hip labral tears or a misaligned pelvis causing their painful sex. Our licensed pelvic floor physical therapists will provide your comprehensive, private treatment to resolve your painful sex. To inquire about cost and availability of our in-person or telehealth treatment call us at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here.
We have helped women and men who have pudendal neuralgia, posterior femoral cutaneous nerve pain, genitofemoral nerve pain or other pinched nerves.
We specialize in treating pelvic pain, which includes abdominal pain, pregnancy and postpartum pain, c-section and scar tissue pain, pelvic organ prolapse pain, diastasis recti abdominis, tailbone pain, SI joint pain, low back pain, endometriosis pain, interstitial cystitis pain and more. When you choose Purple Mountain PT, you are choosing to receive your care by pelvic health physical therapists who are devoted to providing you compassionate, effective and comprehensive care. If you are looking for this type of care and have questions, we are available at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here. We provide in-person treatment and telehealth consultations.
Our patients often tell us that our examination has given them more information than anyone else has ever provided.
In fact, in most cases your OBGyne is unable to educate you or provide the insights that our PTs offer. We have helped countless women and men regain intimacy. We’ve also helped women who could not have penetrative sex or use tampons to be able to have intercourse so they could achieve their goal of getting pregnant! These cases are such happy successes for us.
We share in your joy and achieving your goals!
For some of our patients their only problem is painful sex. But, for most of our patients they also have some additional things going on, such as low back pain or bladder issues or constipation. Our care will address all of these things and help you to feel like yourself again. If you are looking for painful sex treatment in Grand Rapids or via telehealth from licensed physical therapists who specialize in this and have helped countless other women and men have painfree sex, reach out to us. We are available at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here. We provide in-person treatment and telehealth consultations.
We treat men who have penile pain, pelvic spasms after intercourse, chronic prostatitis pain syndrome, testicular pain and other conditions related to sex.
Our pelvic PTs are trained in male pelvic health. We have not simply adapted “women’s health” to men. Men who experience painful sex or genital pain syndromes receive care at Purple Mountain PT that gives them answers and effective improvements in their pain. Men often have issues related to chronic prostatitis, myofascial restrictions, pinched nerves, orchialgia (testicular pain), penile pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, hernias and hip and low back problems. We assess and treat all of these to give you relief from your pain. If you would like to learn about cost and availability of our care, call us at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here.
We understand you may be scared to seek pelvic physical therapy treatment for painful sex. We provide trauma-informed and compassionate care.
Our therapists provide trauma-informed painful sex treatment in Grand Rapids and via telehealth. This means that you can expect to be treated with respect and dignity and to partner with your PT to receive treatment that you are comfortable with.
Our appointments are upto 55 minutes in length and in a private treatment room.
We welcome you bringing a partner or person of support to any appointment, if you prefer. We conduct a thorough evaluation that identifies underlying issues related to the bowel, bladder and pelvic floor, in addition to intimacy related concerns. By the end of the evaluation you will have answers. If you are interested in our physical therapy treatment for painful sex, pelvic floor dysfunction or chronic pelvic pain, call us at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here.
We are fully trained orthopedic physical therapists, in addition to our pelvic physical therapy specialty.
Therefore, we treat your whole body, because we know that problems in the neck, jaw, thoracic spine, rib cage, low back, hips, abdomen, thighs and feet can contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction, dyspareunia and pelvic pain.
- We use a combination of hands-on manual therapies such as myofascial release, connective tissue mobilization, trigger point release, scar tissue care, visceral mobilization, joint mobilization and pelvic balancing to help your pain and pelvic floor dysfunction.
- We also use exercise based therapy to restore your strength, fascia, coordination, breathing and flexibility.
- We provide you with a comprehensive self care program to empower you in achieving your goals. If you would like to learn more about our PT for dyspareunia or any pelvic health condition, call us at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here.
How’s your sex life been during this time of Covid?
As I write this, we are in August, 2020 and here in West Michigan our county posted 28 new cases of coronavirus today. Doesn’t seem like that many, actually. But our state had 19,000 more confirmed coronavirus cases in the past 30 days and if you turn on the news it never sounds encouraging. Has this stuff stressed you out? Here in America we are about five months into the reality of living with coronavirus. When this all began, I heard whispers to expect a baby boom in 9 months. So, we shall see if that occurs starting in December, 2020 and going into early 2021. In reality, a newly published study coming out of Italy and looking at sexual function and quality of life of women living with a partner during these early days of Covid-19 reveals another grim reality: people were not connecting like normal during the Covid crisis:
“Although in our sample … the majority reported a negative impact on
the number of sexual intercourse per week. The lack of privacy and the
decrease in psychological stimuli emerged as the main
causes.
We didn’t have Covid, but we also didn’t have sex… This study, admittedly small, looked at 89 Italian women ranging in age from 28-50 years old, who live with a partner. These women, before Covid had already completed several questionnaires regarding sexual function and satisfaction, so 4 weeks after Covid restrictive measures were put into place they were asked to complete those same questionnaires again.
What the authors found was that the mean sexual intercourses/month decreased from roughly 6x/month to roughly 2x/month.
Oh boy, that’s not good! A closer look at validated questionnaires given to these women found a plummet in their satisfaction and arousal. In fact, all measures of their sexual function decreased including desire, lubrication and orgasm. Being stressed out can also tense up the pelvic floor muscles, causing pain. If a person has tight pelvic floor muscles then the painful sex physical therapy treatment we provide in Grand Rapids is very effective. If you are looking for treatment for your painful sex, our pelvic health physical therapists are here to support you. Reach out to us at (616) 516-4334 or contact us here and we are happy to answer your questions.
Dealing with the pandemic hasn’t helped our sex life. We’re all stressed out!
Analysis of psychological effects of living through this coronavirus crisis revealed that high rates of stress, depression, anxiety and dissatisfaction were prevalent. Even though the women in this study lived with their partner, the effects of these stressful times dampened their sex life. The emotional impact of living through this pandemic cannot be understated. It is more important than ever that each of us take good care of ourselves.
What are your self-care habits? Have they fallen by the wayside during this pandemic? What can you do today to nurture intimacy and connection with your partner and to decrease your stress?
Do you normally see your friends and go to the gym? Do you normally attend church, volunteer, get massages? If all of the good self-care things you do have been cancelled, then what have you replaced them with? In physical therapy we will work with you to develop strategies for reclaiming intimacy. If you would benefit from the expertise of working with our pelvic physical therapists to treat vaginismus, dyspareunia, pelvic floor dysfunction or any pelvic pain condition, please reach out to us to learn more: (616) 516-4334 or contact us here.
You’re not alone! Many other couples are struggling with intimacy related pain. Pelvic health physical therapy provides effective care to help you!
If you and your partner have fallen out of the habit of intimacy, consider reconnecting one moment at a time. Give yourself a break and realize that this worldwide pandemic has altered intimacy patterns, so you are not alone if it has been a while for you and your partner. Don’t put off taking care of this issue, we are here to help you. Call (616) 516-4334 to speak with our knowledgeable staff or contact us here with your questions.
Sometimes the best place to begin is simply with the basics. Our physical therapist can advise you on strategies to reclaim intimacy.
Holding hands, spending time with each other, creating opportunities for positive engagement and discussion all can lay a foundation to foster enhanced opportunities for connection and intimacy. Working on your mind, your thoughts and your anxiety and stress management are key aspects of preparing yourself for a return to intimacy. Because our pelvic PTs specialize in helping women and men who experience painful intimacy, when you come to Purple Mountain PT, you will receive compassionate, wholistic and effective care. If you have questions about cost and availability, including our telehealth or in-person treatment options, contact us here or call (616) 516-4334.
We have heard from countless women and men whom we’ve helped get back to intimacy that they are forever grateful and they never knew that painful sex physical therapy treatment was even an option.
During these trying times, we must all remember to first take good care of ourselves, then we can be a partner and caregiver to others. If you would like to have a confidential call to learn more about our pelvic floor physical therapy program to help your pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, painful sex, incontinence or other pelvic condition contact us today! Purple Mountain Physical Therapy is a specialty pelvic health and TM joint disorder clinic located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We treat women, men and children who experience bladder, bowel or pain conditions. Our therapists consider it an honor to help you and find great satisfaction in giving you peace of mind and relief from your condition. Call us today to learn more: 616-516-4334.
Peace!
Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT specializing in pelvic health, pelvic floor dysfunction, bladder, bowel and sexual health conditions for men and women
References:
Kai J. Buhling, et al. Rate of dyspareunia after delivery in primiparae according to mode of delivery. European J of Obstet and Gyne and Reproductive Biology. Vol 124 Issue 1. 1 Jan 2006 Pages 42-46
Schiavi MC, Spina V, Zullo MA, et al. Love in the Time of COVID-19: Sexual Function and Quality of Life Analysis During the Social Distancing Measures in a Group of Italian Reproductive-Age Women. J Sex Med 2020; 17:1407–1413.
Wang C, Pan R, Wan X et al. Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020; 17(5) 1729.
To find a sex therapist you might consider ASSECT: American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists. https://www.aasect.org/
