Women's Health Rehabilitation at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center is dedicated to a woman's total well-being. We provide specialized care and physical therapy for health conditions unique to women. These include help with bladder control, pelvic pain, pregnancy-related issues and others conditions affected by menopause. Our advanced care programs feature physical therapy to help relieve pain, minimize symptoms and improve function and quality of life.
Our Patients
Our comprehensive care programs focus on the special health needs of all women. Women often seek rehabilitative help for these conditions:
- Bladder control, including stress incontinence (urine leakage prompted by activity) and urge incontinence (strong, sudden need to urinate)
- Pelvic floor pain
- Pelvic organ prolapse/pelvic floor dysfunction (weakening of the pelvic floor and downward movement of the bladder and uterus)
- Pregnancy issues, before and after delivery
- Menopausal effects from changing hormones as menstruation stops
- Osteoporosis (change in bone tissue brought on by disease, medications or age)
- Fibromyalgia (a chronic condition involving widespread muscle and bone pain)
Why choose The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center?
Ohio State offers comprehensive care for women’s unique health issues. Here’s why women choose Ohio State for rehabilitative care:
Personalized Care: You will receive a personal evaluation that helps create an individualized care plan to meet your needs and lead you toward your health goals. We will help you learn the skills and techniques you need to improve your abilities at work, home and social settings.
Unique Services: Our physical therapists are specially trained and certified in managing women's health issues, especially bladder control and pelvic floor conditions. Ohio State offers innovative treatments for urinary incontinence and pelvic pain. These include biofeedback (patient learns control techniques based upon the body’s own signals) and electrical stimulation (low-grade current to contract pelvic floor muscles).
Accredited Programs: We are proud that our Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs at Dodd Hall and our Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). CARF recognizes our programs as meeting the highest standards in quality, safety and outcome measures, which provide risk-reduction and accountability in our patient care.
Nation’s Best: Ohio State’s rehabilitation program consistently ranks among the best in the nation. As an academic medical center, Ohio State offers comprehensive medical expertise, the most advanced technologies and treatment techniques, and innovative care backed by research knowledge.
