The Vulva Diaries

The Vulva Diaries


Pelvic Physiotherapy: The Personal Trainer For Your Vagina

December 21, 2019

Dr. Selk interviews Jessica Nargi, a pelvic physiotherapist in Toronto, Canada, about the utility of pelvic physiotherapy for vulvovaginal disease patients. Topics discussed include what pelvic physiotherapy involves (and the difference between pelvic and general physiotherapists), components of the initial pelvic physiotherapeutic assessment (including which questionnaires are used), which conditions can be treated by pelvic physiotherapists, importance of the biopsychosocial approach, treatments used, the benefit of physiotherapy versus at home/internet treatments, number of treatment sessions required, cost per session, and resources for finding physiotherapists.