We’re here to help you tackle common men’s pelvic health issues, such as urinary incontinence & erectile dysfunction, to increase your quality of life.
Pelvic health is critical to the physical, mental, social, and sexual well-being of anyone who has a pelvis. How well do you know your pelvic organs and the roles they play?
The Singapore Cancer Society listed prostate cancer as the 2nd most common cancer among men locally.
Radical prostatectomy is a common surgery performed to treat prostate cancer when the disease is still confined within the prostate. During the surgery, surgeons carefully remove the prostate and some surrounding tissue while avoiding the intricate network of nerves surrounding the prostate. However, it is unavoidable that some nerves will be stretched or affected during the process resulting in reduced bladder control and erectile dysfunction after the surgery.
As many as 6 out of 10 men who have undergone a radical prostatectomy experience urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction can reduce quality of life and affect relationships.
A pelvic health physiotherapist can teach you the correct way of performing pelvic floor muscle exercise (kegel exercises) and maintain penile health to reduce time required to regain bladder control and erectile function after surgery.
The sessions will consist of:
A pelvic health physiotherapist can teach you the correct way of performing pelvic floor muscle exercise (kegel exercises) and maintain penile health to reduce time required to regain bladder control and erectile function after surgery.
The sessions will consist of:
The pelvic health physiotherapist will communicate with and involve your Urologist for medical therapy to enhance the recovery of your erectile function if necessary. A sex therapist may also be involved with your consent to work on maintaining physical intimacy with your partner if needed.
The sessions will consist of:
The pelvic health physiotherapist will communicate with and involve your Urologist for medical therapy to enhance the recovery of your erectile function if necessary. A sex therapist may also in involved with your consent to work on maintaining physical intimacy with your partner if needed.
The sessions will consist of:
We may ask questions that seem odd or embarrassing, but trust us – it’s relevant, we’ve heard it all, and it stays between you and the therapist.
We want you to feel as comfortable as possible, so along the way we’ll explain what we are doing and why. This is also a good time to ask any questions you have.
We may ask questions that seem odd or embarrassing, but trust us – it’s relevant, we’ve heard it all, and it stays between you and the therapist.
We want you to feel as comfortable as possible, so along the way we’ll explain what we are doing and why. This is also a good time to ask any questions you have.
We work at your pace, and within your comfort zones. If you don’t want to do an internal exam, we can discuss alternative options. You may be asked to move around to determine how your back, hips, or core may be correlated to pelvic floor dysfunction.
After your exam, your therapist will explain what’s happening, what you can do to reach your goals, how long it may take, what to expect next time, and exercises you can do at home to help you manage symptoms.
Wan Hui specialises in managing pelvic floor dysfunctions in both women and men.
Prior to joining City Osteopathy and Physiotherapy, Wan Hui was a Senior Physiotherapist at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). She specialised in treating patients with pelvic health conditions, and has over a decade of public hospital experience under her belt.
Wan Hui completed her postgraduate certification in pelvic floor physiotherapy from the University of Melbourne in 2015 and obtained her Masters in Continence and Pelvic Health from Curtin University in 2019.
Physiotherapist
A pelvic health physiotherapist can teach you the correct way of performing pelvic floor muscle exercise (kegel exercises) and maintain penile health to reduce time required to regain bladder control and erectile function after surgery.
Pelvic health physiotherapists will communicate with and involve your Urologist for medical therapy to enhance the recovery of your erectile function if necessary. A sex therapist may also in involved with your consent to work on maintaining physical intimacy with your partner if needed.
These sessions are not only for those with prostate cancer or diagnosed pelvic issues. Men who experience erectile dysfunction, pelvic, penile or testicular pain, and urinary incontinence can benefit from these sessions.
