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Sports Injuries • Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy • Acupuncture • Visceral Therapy
Dyspareunia
Dyspareunia can be described as painful sex/penetration. It may occur at the initiation phase, or after some time of pain free penetration. Penetration includes not only sex, but also use of a tampon, insertion of the finger, speculum, or other. The cause may be due to several factors, including:
- Muscle spasm of the pelvic floor either at the surface layer, or deep layer
- Position of a prolapse, if present (even if it is a small prolapse)
- Endometriosis if present
- Pelvic inflammatory disease or irrital bowel syndrome
- Skin sensitivity/ vulvodynia
How Angela Simpson Physiotherapy can help you:
- Identify the most likely cause of the problem
- Teach the client how to relax/ downtrain the pelvic floor muscles, if that is the cause of the problem
- Educate the client on positions that may be less painful for them
- Teach the client how to desensitize the area that causes the pain