Pediatric Pelvic Floor Therapy

What is it?

Pelvic Health or Pelvic Floor Therapy can include physical therapy and/or occupational therapy intervention to assist children with bowel and bladder issues. Intervention can include core strengthening, breathing retraining, toileting strategies, and pelvic floor muscle coordination. Pelvic floor therapy can help to improve constipation, daytime incontinence, bedwetting, and pelvic pain.

Who can benefit from Pelvic Floor Therapy?

Children experiencing:

– Daytime urinary or bowel incontinence

– Enuresis (bedwetting)

– Voiding dysfunction

– Urinary urgency and frequency

– Withholding behaviors

– Constipation

– Pelvic pain

How does a child qualify for Pelvic Floor Therapy?​

– A script for Occupational Therapy or Physical Therapy from a medical provider is needed

– A visit with urologist and/or gastroenterologist are important and helpful to gain more information about the targeted issue, but not a requirement

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Q. What age can you start pelvic floor therapy?

It is recommended that children be no younger than 4-5 years of age to start pelvic floor therapy as that is the age where the urogenital system really matures and there is an increase in bladder capacity.

Intervention varies based on each child but can include things like education on anatomy and systems, behavior modifications (diet and fluid intake), scheduling and timed voids, toileting strategies, pelvic floor muscle education and training, and biofeedback.

Biofeedback is any form of input that teaches you how to control the muscles of the body. With biofeedback of the pelvic floor, sensors are placed externally on the skin of the perineal area. With contraction and/or relaxation of the pelvic floor a visual and/or auditory stimulus will be prompted to help the child learn how to control these muscles.

Pelvic floor therapy is tailored to each child, so if a child is nervous or anxious about toileting, bodily autonomy, or doctors visits in general the therapist will first look to establish a rapport with the child. Therapists will gradually introduce strategies, skills, and exercises/activities based on patient comfort and readiness. Therapists also look to make activities fun and engaging. Parents are encouraged to attend sessions. Biofeedback is only performed with both parent and patient consent.

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At Cheshire Fitness Zone, we offer a full range of pediatric therapy services designed to help children reach their fullest potential — including Physical, Occupational, Speech, Aquatic, and Feeding Therapy programs.

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What Clients Are Saying

Cheshire Fitness Zone has tremendously helped not only our two children receiving services, but our entire family. The atmosphere in the clinic is friendly, supportive, and understanding. Their office staff is amazing and accommodates each family’s schedule and needs. Our children receive speech, OT, and PT services. Every one of the therapists they have worked with has been wonderful and our children have made incredible progress. The kids also love going to all of their therapy sessions because the therapists make each and every session fun and exciting. We are so fortunate to have found Cheshire Fitness Zone and recommend it to any family looking for services for their children.
Delia Falcon (Special Education Teacher)
Cheshire Fitness Zone therapists offer hope, encouragement, and creativity. They deliver on persistence, personal gains, and individual growth because they genuinely care. In spite of working on the steps to tie his shoes for over six months at a different facility, at Cheshire Fitness Zone Erin never lost hope or let him quit. Although he had no idea each week she worked on skills that when put together would tie a shoe. She approached the idea of tying many times only to be met with complete resistance and totally shutting down. Then one day he came to me after his session and said, ‘Hey mom, guess what? I can tie my shoes.’ When I saw the pride in his eyes and the encouragement on Erin’s face I knew he had done it. It was one of the happiest moments of his childhood. What a gift…self-pride and independence.
Stacey Lyn
From the moment you check in at the front desk to your discussion with your therapist at the end of the session, you feel at home, respected, and in great hands. The improvements you will see in your child will say it all.
Melissa Linehan
Both of our sons have participated in physical, occupational, and speech therapy at Cheshire Fitness Zone. We make the forty minute trek to Cheshire three times per week because the therapists are like none other we have encountered. Our sons (4 and 5 years old) have received therapy since birth and I was so pleased to have found Cheshire Fitness Zone. Both of my kids have been challenged and nurtured by the therapists. They are so amazing with the kids and I am thankful for their dedication.
Katy Blanchette
A five star rating would not be enough for Cheshire Fitness Zone! From the first time I called to schedule my son’s consult to now one year later, we are consistently greeted by the most caring and loving staff. My son goes to Cheshire Fitness Zone for oral motor/speech therapy and sees Miss Kim. When I say she is the best, she truly is! From day one she has put her heart and soul into my child’s therapy. The strides my son has made in one year is amazing. Not only is Kim the nicest person ever, she is extremely knowledgeable in her field and is constantly thinking of new ways to improve my son’s speech.
Nicole Rybaruk
As a physical therapist at Cheshire Fitness Zone, I have seen firsthand the positive impact therapy services have had on so many children and their families. We are very family-oriented at Cheshire Fitness Zone and are constantly working with our families to help reach their goals for their children. It is an extremely rewarding feeling to see a child learn mobility skills that they were unable to perform prior to starting therapy services. The staff at Cheshire Fitness Zone is dedicated to providing the best care possible for all the children that they work with.
Anonymous
Cheshire Fitness Zone provides staff at our school that understands the role of related service providers in educational settings, meet the educationally related needs of the students, and communicate well with faculty, staff, and parents. They exhibit a high degree of professionalism and state of the art physical therapy.
Anonymous
My girls have been going to Cheshire Fitness Zone since the summer of 2015 and the therapy they receive from their therapist is the best therapy they have ever received. The therapists are the friendliest and nicest group of therapists we have ever met. The girls enjoy going to therapy and I am very happy that we go to Cheshire Fitness Zone.
Anonymous
The physical therapists at Cheshire Fitness Zone are warm, caring individuals. They have worked with my daughter for about a year and a half now and she has made tremendous progress building her core strength, coordination, balance, and overall strengthening. I recommend them highly.
Kristine Livolsi
Cheshire Fitness Zone has been absolutely wonderful for my family. All of the staff and therapists treat the children with respect and truly care about their development. The therapists are always available to ask questions and are extremely knowledgeable. The front desk staff alway works to accommodate our schedule and are always friendly and kind. I always refer Cheshire Fitness Zone to other families who are looking for services for their children.
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