New Pediatric Pelvic Program

Connect Physical Therapy is pleased to offer a program designed to treat children with bladder or bowel elimination disorders. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), up to 10% of 5-year-olds experience urine leakage during the day, and up to 30% of 4-year-olds experience urine leakage at night.

​Constipation, which accounts for almost 5% of pediatric office visits, can also contribute to urine leakage or urgency.

Our program educates children, teenagers, and families about normal anatomy and physiology, and uses safe, non-invasive modalities like: sEMG biofeedback, exercise, and behavioral training to treat pelvic conditions like stress incontinence, urge incontinence, bed-wetting, and constipation. We hope to minimize the social impact on this underserved population, and improve the quality of life of these children before they transition into adulthood.

​(Constipation in Children. (2013).Retrieved June 9, 2014 from http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipationchild/#common Urinary Incontinence in Children. (2012). Retrieved June 9, 2014 from http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/uichildren/index.aspx)