No, I’m not joking. I had never heard of such a thing and thought it was totally rediculous but I just started going last week. I had a fourth degree tear with labor and have had nothing but problems since then. I still suffer from pain in general and incontenence issues. I was just curious as to what others experienced with this. No one ever knows what I am talking about. I did not make this up. Please, no insensitive comments. It’s a sore subject…no pun intended.
#1 by Anonymous on January 8, 2010 - 5:26 pm
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This is a very specialized field of physical therapy. Therapists who do this type of treatment get intensive training to do both general functional testing as well as internal examination. Some treatments you might expect include strengthening exercise, flexibility exercise, biofeed back, etc.
Although I don’t do this myself, it’s a very needed niche in the field and I appreciate what my collegues go through to complete this specialized training.
Good luck with your rehab.
#2 by dangle on January 8, 2010 - 9:14 pm
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Yes, I had 3rd degree tear after delivering my son, and as part of the recovery I had to do pelvic floor exercises 6 times a day, for about 6-10 repetitions each time.
I found it was slow going, and frustrating at first, because I could barely lift the muscle, although for the first few weeks I did the exercises lying down which helped.
Hang in there though, it will make a difference! It just takes time, like any strength training.
I’m now 20 weeks pregnant with my second, and still do the exercises. In fact, I’d go so far as to recommend that every woman talk to her doctor about it.
My physio told me that the better care I take of my pelvic floor muscle now, the less likely I’ll be to have problems at menopause, when hormone changes will affect muscle tone.
#3 by Courtney on January 9, 2010 - 3:59 am
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No, I’m sorry. I’ve never heard of this. A fourth degree tear during labour?
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I did, however, Find a link that explains it a bit better. I’m not sure if you were looking for information or just personal experiences.
Here’s the link, anyhow, and good luck to you!
Wow, it just occurred to me…I know what you are talking about.
You are talking about the bottom (or floor, if you will) aof the vaginal wall.
I know that my mother ripped clear through(I’m not elaborating on this) and had to have surgery and go through some physical therapy. that was almost 30years ago, though, and I doubt it’s the same treatment now.
Again, best of luck!
#4 by Desiree on January 9, 2010 - 4:30 am
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I’ve had four children and with my first, I tore so bad it took 7 Suture Kits to fix everything. I met my fiance` after I had already had my 3. It’s been awhile now and we had our son two months ago. Needless to say, after 3 previous babies, I barely needed to push, lol. So I was majorly concerned about how sex would be, and if I’d ever be able to sneeze again without peeing myself.
My doctor told me about this and I started doing the Kegel exercises. I can laugh and sneeze for hours and be worry free! And even the intimacy part has gotten alot better. After about 2 weeks, my fiance` randomly blurted out that ‘things’ felt better than it did before I had our son. So I’m thrilled.
And ask your doctor about the rejuvination surgery. Things should def. get better, but in the rare case that they don’t, you can have this surgery done. If it’s an incontinence or soreness issue, your insurance will cover it, no questions asked. If it’s sex-related, it’s considered plastic surgery.
So to answer your question, my experience with it was great. Hang in there. It could take 6 weeks+ to start seeing results. But the joy of sneezing and not peeing is worth it, lol.