Biofeedback and Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy

Biofeedback is a type of pelvic floor exercise. These are exercises, taught by a physiotherapist or specialist nurse that can help strengthen the muscles used to control the opening and closing of your bowels.

Overview

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Why you might need?

Biofeedback is a tool used for pelvic floor rehabilitation. This technique involves placing a small device in your bottom while doing the exercises. This device provides visual and auditory stimuli, providing you with feedback as to how well you are doing the exercises.

Treatment Info

Pelvic floor physiotherapy involves various techniques for retraining the pelvic muscles. This therapy can be used to treat both men and women, who are experiencing any of the following: incontinence, constipation, difficulty with urination or bowel movements, chronic pelvic pain, and painful intercourse.

Pelvic floor therapists might use various techniques including:

recommended diet changes
medicines
pelvic floor exercises
pelvic floor biofeedback

What is Bowel Retraining?

A treatment called bowel retraining may sometimes be recommended by a continence specialist.
This is a treatment programme that involves things like:

making changes to your diet to reduce constipation or diarrhoea
creating a regular routine for going to the toilet – for example, always going after meals.
learning ways to help you empty your bowels – for example, having a hot drink or changing how you sit on the toilet.

Treatment Risks

Biofeedback therapy for functional gut issues involves the use of a range of treatment methods depending on symptoms to help improve bowel emptying and/or control. It is usually a combination of behavioural training, learning how to empty the bowel correctly, diet changes, pelvic floor training and can incorporate the use of neuromuscular or biofeedback devices. For some it may also involve trans anal irrigation, posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) and emotional support.

Biofeedback therapy at OneWelbeck with Lucy Allen our Pelvic Health Physiotherapist and Biofeedback specialist can include a variety of treatments such as:

Education – in depth understanding on the diagnosis, function specific to the patient’s
problem
Behavioural training – mind-gut axis
Defecation dynamics
Dietary advice and management
Rectal Balloon Expulsion treatment for rectal sensation rehab
Trans anal irrigation taught and supplied
Deferment training/Urge resistance
Pelvic floor training
Myofascial and Trigger Point release therapy
Graded Motor Imagery
Pain education/management
Neuromuscular stimulation
Machine based Biofeedback Therapy
Emotional support/resilience
Basic Pharmacotherapy
Lifestyle modification
Containment products – renew inserts/coloplast plugs
PTNS
A Behavioural treatment strategy incorporating a holistic assessment of both the physical and psychological aspects to the person’s presentation.

Introduction

Treatment

Biofeedback, bowel retraining Home same day

Risks

Price

£225

Health Insurance

This service or treatment is generally covered by most health insurance policies. You are responsible for checking your insurance policy cover, and you may need a referral letter. Check which insurance companies are covered.

Self-Pay Available

This treatment is available for self-paying users. If you would like to see more information on pricing visit our pricing and payments page.

Consultation Required

For this treatment you will need to have a 1-to-1 consultation at OneWelbeck first. To book in with our team of expert clinicians or to find out more about the process contact the relevant centre team.

Essential Infomation