If you are looking for targeted care for bladder control, postpartum recovery, core stability, or pelvic pain, pelvic floor physical therapy in Santa Clarita at Next Level Physical Therapy offers a patient-centered approach to help you restore function and confidence.
Some women aren’t aware of the benefits of pelvic floor therapy, especially post-partum. So many key elements of performance and function rely on a health pelvis. Our next level therapists are here to help you seek better health and comfortability.
What Is Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy?
Pelvic floor physical therapy focuses on the muscles, connective tissues, and nerves that form the base of your pelvic region. This therapy helps strengthen or relax the pelvic floor muscles to treat or manage disorders such as incontinence, pelvic pain and dysfunction. These muscles support the bladder and reproductive organs, help stabilize the core, and assist in controlling urinary and bowel functions.
Common Conditions Treated
Pelvic floor therapy at our Santa Clarita clinic helps with a wide range of conditions including:
- Urinary or fecal incontinence or urgency
- Postpartum recovery and core instability
- Pelvic pain, hip or low-back pain influenced by pelvic-floor dysfunction
- Prolapse symptoms or pelvic organ support issues
- Pelvic dysfunction in men (e.g., after prostate surgery or with pelvic pain)
- Athletic performance issues tied to core and pelvic-floor weakness
How Pelvic Floor Therapy Works at Next Level
Pelvic floor therapy at Next Level begins with a personalized approach focused on understanding your body and your goals. Our process combines expert assessment, targeted treatment, and collaborative care to help you regain comfort, strength, and confidence.
Our Assessment and Treatment Process
On your first visit, we perform a comprehensive assessment including medical and pelvic-health history, an examination of pelvic-floor muscle strength, core stability, posture and movement patterns. Internal or external evaluations may be included when appropriate.
From there we develop a customized plan tailored to your goals and symptoms.
Individualized Exercise and Manual Therapy
Your treatment may include targeted exercises (such as bridging, pelvic tilts or Kegel-style training), manual therapy to release tension, biofeedback, or electrical stimulation when indicated.
Each plan is designed to retrain muscle coordination, improve strength, reduce pain, or restore function.
Whole-Body & Collaborative Care
Because the pelvic floor links to the spine, hips, and core, our clinic takes a whole-body view. We may collaborate with other specialists, such as women’s-health therapists, orthopedic and sports PTs, to integrate pelvic-floor therapy into your full recovery or performance plan.
Benefits of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Pelvic floor therapy offers benefits that go beyond symptom relief. By improving muscle strength, coordination, and awareness, it can enhance overall comfort, mobility, and quality of life for people of all ages and activity levels.
Improved Bladder and Bowel Control
Strengthening and retraining the pelvic floor can lead to notable improvements in urinary incontinence, urgency, or bowel-control issues.
Reduced Pain and Faster Recovery
Whether you’re recovering postpartum, managing chronic pelvic pain, or coping with post-surgery recovery, pelvic-floor therapy can reduce discomfort, improve core stability and speed up recovery.
Enhanced Confidence and Performance
A strong and functional pelvic floor helps restore comfort during daily and athletic activities, supports sexual health, and enables a higher level of performance for athletes or active adults.
What to Expect During Your First Visit
When you come into Next Level Physical Therapy for pelvic-floor treatment, you’ll experience a private and respectful evaluation. We’ll discuss your history, symptoms and goals, perform a physical assessment, and then outline your personalized plan.
Sessions often last about 45-60 minutes. We’ll explain techniques, home-exercise programs and timeline expectations. Improvement may begin within a few weeks of consistent therapy and commitment.
Who Can Benefit from Pelvic Floor Therapy?
Pelvic floor therapy isn’t just for one type of person or condition. It supports anyone experiencing pelvic discomfort, weakness, or movement limitation. Pelvic floor therapy is designed to help restore balance, strength, and control across different life stages and activity levels.
Women (Pregnancy/Postpartum)
Pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum recovery place significant stress on the pelvic floor and core. Therapy addresses issues such as urinary leaks, diastasis recti, pelvic heaviness, and core weakness.
Men’s Pelvic Health
Men can also benefit from pelvic floor therapy, particularly after prostate surgery, when experiencing pelvic pain or urinary issues, or to improve core stability for active and athletic lifestyles. The pelvis is a huge mass of muscle and nerves that affects our health in so many different ways. Flexibility, strength, and general health can be affected by the pelvis so it is always worth considering pelvis therapy.
Athletes and Those With Core/Back Issues
Athletic performance, heavy lifting, or chronic back/hip issues often tie back to pelvic-floor or core-link dysfunction. Therapy can restore stability, reduce injury risk and enhance movement quality.
When to See a Pelvic Floor Specialist
You should consider an evaluation at Next Level Physical Therapy if you experience:
- Leaks, urgency or inability to control bladder or bowel
- Pelvic, hip or low-back pain that doesn’t respond to standard PT
- Postpartum recovery challenges such as core weakness or pelvic heaviness
- A diagnosis of prolapse, or sensation of pelvic organ shift
- Recurrent pelvic or hip injuries tied to movement, core or pelvic-floor weakness
- Performance decline in sport or fitness linked to core/pelvis issues
The Next Level Difference
At Next Level Physical Therapy in Santa Clarita we bring a whole-body, patient-centered approach to pelvic floor physical therapy. We treat the person, not just the symptoms. Our skilled therapists integrate pelvic health with core, spine and sports-performance expertise. Our goal is not only symptom relief but functional restoration and long-term wellness.
Contact Us Today
If you’re ready to begin improving your pelvic-floor function, core stability or postpartum recovery, contact us today in Santa Clarita at (661) 383-9828. Let us help you strengthen and restore your pelvic floor.
