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PHYSICAL THERAPY IN WILMINGTON, DE
Pelvic Floor, Pregnancy & Men’s Pelvic Health
Bladder, bowel, pelvic pain, pregnancy, postpartum, and men’s pelvic health conditions treated one-on-one in a private room at The Back Clinic in Wilmington, DE.
Pelvic floor rehabilitation
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles at the base of the pelvis that supports the bladder, bowel, and reproductive organs, helps control continence, and works with your core, hips, and breathing. When those muscles are weak, tight, or poorly coordinated, the result can be leaking, pain, pressure, or problems with bowel and bladder function.
Pelvic floor physical therapy treats the underlying muscle and movement problem. At The Back Clinic, it is delivered one-on-one, in a private treatment room, by a physical therapist with advanced pelvic health training — for women and men.
Conditions we treat
Urinary incontinence (stress, urge, and mixed)
Leaking with coughing, sneezing, or exercise; sudden urges you can’t hold; or both.
Overactive bladder and urinary frequency
Going too often, waking at night to urinate, or feeling urgency without a full bladder.
Pelvic organ prolapse
Heaviness, pressure, or a bulge in the vaginal area caused by weakened pelvic support.
Pelvic pain
Persistent pain in the pelvis, lower abdomen, groin, or hips, including chronic pelvic pain that hasn’t responded to other care.
Bowel dysfunction
Fecal incontinence, chronic constipation, straining, or incomplete emptying related to pelvic floor coordination.
Pregnancy-related pain
Low back, sacroiliac, pubic, hip, and round ligament pain during pregnancy, treated safely at every trimester.
Postpartum recovery
Rebuilding strength and function after delivery, including diastasis recti (abdominal separation) and C-section scar mobility.
Pain with intimacy
Dyspareunia and vaginismus, addressed clinically and respectfully with a focus on reducing muscle guarding and pain.
Interstitial cystitis / painful bladder syndrome
Bladder pain and urgency, often improved by treating the pelvic floor tension that accompanies it.
Coccydynia (tailbone pain)
Pain when sitting or rising from sitting, often related to tailbone position and pelvic floor tension.
Men’s pelvic health
Post-prostatectomy incontinence, chronic pelvic pain and prostatitis-type pain, and pain with urination.
Pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation
Preparing for and recovering from pelvic or abdominal surgery, including prostatectomy, hysterectomy, prolapse repair, and hernia repair.
Why physical therapy for the pelvic floor?
Pelvic floor symptoms are often treated with medication or surgery first, when the underlying problem is muscular — and muscles respond to physical therapy. Research shows pelvic floor rehabilitation significantly improves incontinence for most patients, and it is recommended as a first-line treatment by major urology and gynecology organizations. It is also effective for pelvic pain, prolapse symptoms, postpartum recovery, and recovery after prostate surgery.
Physical therapy is conservative, non-invasive, and builds skills you keep. For many patients it resolves the problem; for others it reduces symptoms enough to avoid or delay more invasive options.
What makes our approach different
- One-on-one, every visit. Your full session is with your physical therapist.
- Private treatment room. Never an open gym.
- Advanced training. Our pelvic floor program is led by Raven Sims-Worthy, PT, DPT, with advanced pelvic health training through the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute.
- Your pace, your consent. Every step is explained, and any pelvic floor assessment happens only with your agreement.
Take the first step
Most patients can schedule directly without a referral. Medicare, Medicaid, motor vehicle accident, and Workers’ Compensation cases require a physician’s prescription.
Schedule Today
No referral needed*. Book your one-on-one evaluation with a licensed physical therapist.
Or call (302) 995-2100