Women’s Health Rehabilitation

Muchas afecciones y enfermedades, como la osteoporosis, la disfunción del suelo pélvico y los cánceres específicos de las mujeres, se presentan de forma diferente en la población femenina. El Programa de Rehabilitación para la Salud de las Mujeres de Montefiore Einstein aborda las necesidades específicas de rehabilitación femenina, centrándose en la fisiología única de las mujeres.

Our renowned team of physiatrists and physical therapists, with specialized training in pelvic floor anatomy and women’s health, collaborates with additional specialty teams that include gynecologists, gynecologic oncologists, urologists, urogynecologists and pain management specialists.

This interdisciplinary team can create an individualized course of treatment to strengthen muscles, improve musculoskeletal function and restore normal daily function for women living with a range of conditions, including osteoporosis, breast cancer, gynecological malignancies, lymphedema, lipedema and pelvic floor dysfunction. Our specialists apply newly emerging scientific discoveries in the field of women’s health rehabilitation, altering the course of the condition, restoring function and optimizing quality of life.

Los servicios de rehabilitación para la salud de las mujeres de Montefiore Einstein están a cargo de un equipo multidisciplinario que realiza evaluaciones exhaustivas y aplica planes de tratamiento personalizados que pueden incluir:

• Biomechanical and musculoskeletal evaluation of the pelvis and lower back
• reeducación neuromuscular
• Pelvic floor muscle training with biofeedback and electrical stimulation
• Education on pelvic floor function and different techniques of pelvic floor muscle training
• Pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercises to help decrease urinary urgency symptoms, incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse
• Other therapeutic strategies to improve muscle tone and decrease pain, including relaxation and breathing techniques

Our elite interdisciplinary team of women’s health rehabilitation specialists advances innovative technologies and embraces the latest treatment techniques for a wide range of medical conditions.