Understanding Pelvic Floor–Related Bladder and bowel Dysfunction

Bladder challenges such as urgency, frequency, or leakage can disrupt your daily life. At Sonder Pelvic Therapy, we provide personalized pelvic floor therapy for bladder dysfunction to help you regain control, reduce accidents, and move with confidence. No basic kegel or biofeedback machines here. This is personalized to what the root problem is for your body that gets you back to not just getting rid of symptoms, but improving your overall function and movement too!

Urinary Incontinence especially can feel frustrating, limiting, and sometimes even embarrassing. You’re not alone, this happens to a large majority of the population, and there is help.

The pelvic floor muscles support bladder function, and when not doing their job properly can lead to:

• Urinary urgency or frequency

• Accidental leakage (incontinence)

• Difficulty starting stream and/or incomplete emptying

• Pelvic pressure or discomfort

Causes often include overactive pelvic floor muscles, coordination issues, pregnancy/postpartum changes, or post-surgical effects. Our approach addresses both muscle function and movement patterns to improve bladder control.

The pelvic floor muscles play a crucial role in bowel elimination and when dysfunctional, can lead to symptoms such as:

• Constipation and/or straining

• Incomplete bowel emptying

• Abdominal discomfort or bloating

• Hemorrhoids and/or anal fissures

• Painful defecation

These symptoms are often tied to pelvic floor tension and/or poor pressure coordination. At Sonder, we look beyond the pelvis to understand how the entire system (core, diaphragm, and surrounding areas) influence bowel health.