Tinkling Somewhere Other Than the Toilet Postpartum Isn’t Normal(Leakage postpartum and what to do about it)

If you’re a woman (especially over 50), this article is for you! Rushing to toilet is seen as “normal” for women, particularly postpartum and perimenopause. While there can be a myriad of reasons for this embarrassing bodily function. The reality is that this is both common, and not normal.

It’s easy to think about muscles holding your body up, but we often forget that muscles also hold our bladder up. It is normal postpartum for these muscles to have gotten weak and stretched out. Making it difficult for the muscles to contract. It is also normal in perimenopause to experience leakage with the changes in hormones and the steady decline in muscle strength. While these statements are facts, they are not set in stone. It possible to change the strength and contractility of the muscles in your body with guided exercise and targeted manual interventions.

This is GOOD news! This means that you CAN influence the symptoms you are experiencing.

How does physical therapy help leakage? It's pretty simple. Through an evaluation, we can assess if your issue is weakness, tension, or both! After we discover the root cause of your leakage, we give you the tools necessary to address this problem. The majority of our patients see improvements in their symptoms in less than six visits!