Sexual Health and Pelvic Recovery After Cancer Treatment
Cancer treatment can bring big changes, not just to your health, but to how one’s body feels every day. Surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation and hormonal therapies can affect the pelvic floor muscles, nerves and organs of the pelvis. After cancer treatment, these muscles may become tight, weak, or uncoordinated, which may lead to changes in bladder control, bowel habits, sexual function, fertility, and overall comfort. These changes are common, valid and treatable. With the right support, many people regain comfort, control, and confidence.
Olivia Shelton, P.T., D.P.T., Cert. D.N, Pelvic Health Physical Therapist
Join Olivia Shelton, P.T., D.P.T., Cert. D.N, pelvic health physical therapist who will discuss how the pelvic floor can affect bladder, bowel, sexual, and core function which may show up as pelvic pressure, pain, urinary or bowel changes, or discomfort with daily activities. She will discuss pelvic floor evaluation, pelvic floor cancer and treatment, fertility and cancer treatments as well as treatment options designed to reduce pain, improve muscle function, and restore comfort and confidence during daily life.
Presentation topics include:
•Signs & Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
•Pelvic Floor Evaluation Options and Findings
•Pelvic Floor Oncology Diagnoses and Treatments
•Fertility and Oncology Treatments
•Pelvic Floor Treatment
Olivia has special training and provides evidence-based care to women, men, and children suffering from pelvic floor disorders. Pelvic health physical therapy targets the muscles that control bladder, bowel and sexual function. Olivia works with oncology patients to navigate the physical changes that can impact intimacy, body confidence, and quality of life after treatment. Her office is in the Pardee Cancer Wellness Center on the campus of MyMichigan Medical Center Midland.
