Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia Treatments

Treatments for Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia

Pelvic floor dyssynergia can affect your quality of life, but our experts are dedicated to helping you get back to life on your terms. In Stanford Health Care's Neurogastroenterology, Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders program, we specialize in developing customized treatment plans that take into account your comfort and preferences.

Your treatment may include:

• Biofeedback: Using a special machine and sensor probe, we help you see muscle activity in your pelvic floor. A therapist helps you learn to take control of this activity through pelvic floor exercises.
  
• Botulinum toxin injections: Injecting small amounts of botulinum toxin in your pelvic floor muscles can help them relax, allowing them to work in a more coordinated fashion. Learn more about botulinum toxin injections for gastrointestinal disorders.
  
• Nutrition therapy: We have nutrition experts specializing in gastrointestinal disorders that can help you make diet changes that make it easier to have a bowel movement. These changes may include increasing your fiber intake and making sure you get adequate hydration. Learn more about Nutrition Services.
  
• Pelvic floor exercises: Training exercises to strengthen muscles in your pelvic floor
  
• Pain management: Offering innovative approaches, experts at Stanford Health Care's GI Pain Clinic address the source of your pain. Your treatment may include medications, stress management, or alternative therapies, such as acupuncture.
  
• Relaxation: Low doses of muscle relaxants to increase coordination in your pelvic floor
  
• Surgery: If your pelvic floor dysfunction is the result of a structural issue, you may need surgery to correct it.