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Pelvic organ prolapse affects many women, yet it often goes unrecognized or untreated. In this video, Dr. Jun Song, Assistant Professor and Urogynecologist at UAMS, explains what pelvic organ prolapse is. Dr. Song outlines a range of treatment options tailored to each patient’s needs — from pelvic floor physical therapy to non-surgical devices like pessaries, and surgical repairs when needed. He also emphasizes how physical therapy can help with both prolapse and urinary incontinence, offering better bladder control and improved comfort. Learn how most patients experience rapid symptom relief after treatment and can return to daily activities shortly after surgery, with minimal restrictions.
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Pelvic organ prolapse is a condition where females can experience the bulge or protrusion of their pelvic floor organs such as the bladder, the uterus or the rectum and they often experience pressure sensation or bulge coming out the vagina. Women that have pelvic organ prolapse have a wide variety of treatment options available and it all depends on how bothersome those symptoms are. We can do pelvic floor physical therapy or there are also non-surgical as well as surgical options to repair the prolapse organs. For pelvic organ prolapse patients that may not want to have surgery or may want to avoid surgery can have a pessary or a non-surgical device to help treat their prolapse and if that doesn’t work or patients don’t want to deal with that surgery is always an option. Pelvic floor physical therapy is a great option for patients who may just be starting to experience some bothersome symptoms. It can help with the sensation of the bulge. It can also help with patients that have urinary incontinence to give them better control over their bladder. Generally after you have surgery for pelvic organ prolapse you’ll see an immediate improvement or resolution in your symptoms and typically you’ll have some restrictions as far as weightlifting but other than that most patients don’t have restrictions and you can be back on your feet in the next few days.
