Sexual Health & Intimacy
Sexual Health & Intimacy
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Symptoms Include
Pain, burning, or a difficulty with intercourse or insertion
Discomfort from scar tissue (childbirth, surgery)
Ongoing pelvic floor tension or muscle guarding
Reduced sensation, difficulty reaching orgasm, or changes in arousal
Pelvic pain, fear of pain, or pelvic discomfort that is impacting intimacy
Pain with sex during perimenopausal time and/or postpartum
What Treatment Can Look Like
Hands-on pelvic floor therapy designed to relieve pain, tension, and discomfort, delivered at a pace you set and always with your consent. Care can include gentle desensitization training, trigger-point and scar-tissue release, myofascial work that addresses the nerves and blood flow feeding these tissues, breath and nervous-system down-training, and clear education so you understand what’s happening and why it’s changing.
Symptoms Include
Pain, burning, or a difficulty with intercourse or insertion
Discomfort from scar tissue (childbirth, surgery)
Ongoing pelvic floor tension or muscle guarding
Reduced sensation, difficulty reaching orgasm, or changes in arousal
Pelvic pain, fear of pain, or pelvic discomfort that is impacting intimacy
Pain with sex during perimenopausal time and/or postpartum
What Treatment Can Look Like
Hands-on pelvic floor therapy designed to relieve pain, tension, and discomfort, delivered at a pace you set and always with your consent. Care can include gentle desensitization training, trigger-point and scar-tissue release, myofascial work that addresses the nerves and blood flow feeding these tissues, breath and nervous-system down-training, and clear education so you understand what’s happening and why it’s changing.
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The Role of Pelvic Floor Therapy in Sexual Health & Intimacy
Comfortable intimacy depends on pelvic floor muscles that can both relax and respond, as well as a nervous system that feels safe. When the pelvic floor muscles are chronically tight, holding a protective pattern, or restricted by scar tissue, the result is pain, reduced sensation, and often a stress cycle where anticipating pain creates more tension. Pelvic floor therapy is a leading conservative treatment for sexual pain conditions such as vaginismus and provoked vestibulodynia (well supported in the literature), and it works on both the tissue and the protective response.
How Pelvic Floor Therapy Helps
We treat the whole picture, not just the symptom. Manual therapy releases the specific muscles and scar tissue creating pain; graded desensitization and, when appropriate, dilator or wand training help your body relearn that touch and pressure can be safe and comfortable. Breath, mobility, and nervous-system work lower the baseline guarding that feeds tension. Because this work is personal, everything moves at your comfort level, in a private and judgment-free space.
When to Begin
As soon as you notice any pain or discomfort in intimacy. This is a common, treatable issue, and you never have to justify wanting it to feel good again.
MORE FOR YOU TO READ
The Role of Pelvic Floor Therapy in Sexual Health & Intimacy
Comfortable intimacy depends on pelvic floor muscles that can both relax and respond, as well as a nervous system that feels safe. When the pelvic floor muscles are chronically tight, holding a protective pattern, or restricted by scar tissue, the result is pain, reduced sensation, and often a stress cycle where anticipating pain creates more tension. Pelvic floor therapy is a leading conservative treatment for sexual pain conditions such as vaginismus and provoked vestibulodynia (well supported in the literature), and it works on both the tissue and the protective response.
How Pelvic Floor Therapy Helps
We treat the whole picture, not just the symptom. Manual therapy releases the specific muscles and scar tissue creating pain; graded desensitization and, when appropriate, dilator or wand training help your body relearn that touch and pressure can be safe and comfortable. Breath, mobility, and nervous-system work lower the baseline guarding that feeds tension. Because this work is personal, everything moves at your comfort level, in a private and judgment-free space.
When to Begin
As soon as you notice any pain or discomfort in intimacy. This is a common, treatable issue, and you never have to justify wanting it to feel good again.
Adrienne Carlson (She/Her)
"dedicated to educating future generations of healthcare professionals"
MS, PT, DPT, Clinical Director
Taylor Kong (She/Her)
"working with pregnant and postpartum athletes returning to activity or sport"
PT, DPT, Educational Lead
Caitlin Capistran Myers (She/Her)
"specialize in manual therapy and visceral mobilization to support natural healing"
PT, DPT
Adrienne Carlson (She/Her)
"dedicated to educating future generations of healthcare professionals"
MS, PT, DPT, Clinical Director
Taylor Kong (She/Her)
"working with pregnant and postpartum athletes returning to activity or sport"
PT, DPT, Educational Lead
Caitlin Capistran Myers (She/Her)
"specialize in manual therapy and visceral mobilization to support natural healing"
PT, DPT
Elvie Howard (She/Her)
"fostering a safe and inclusive environment for the LGBTQ community"
MOT, OTR/L
