Dr. Samhitha Reddy
Consultant Proctologist & Laparoscopic Surgeon
MBBS, MS, FMAS, FISCP, DMAS
- 8 Yrs
- ASCRS Member
Proctology · Pelvic Floor
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Treatment in Hyderabad: Expert Care at Lux Hospitals
The pelvic floor is a sling of muscle supporting the bladder, bowel and (in women) the uterus. When it stops working correctly the effects cross several systems at once: bowel problems, bladder problems, pelvic pain and pain during sex.
That crossover is why it so often goes undiagnosed, with each symptom sent to a different specialist. Our team at Lux Hospitals, HITEC CITY assesses the pelvic floor as one system, with colorectal surgeons, urologists and gynaecologists working from a single plan.
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Physiotherapy-Led
- Private & Discreet
What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
Pelvic floor dysfunction is a condition in which the muscles of the pelvic floor do not work as they should, causing problems with bladder control, bowel movements and pelvic pain. Both men and women are affected, though it is more common in women because of pregnancy and childbirth.
There are two opposite patterns, and confusing them makes treatment worse rather than better. A hypotonic pelvic floor is weak and lax, giving incontinence and prolapse. A hypertonic pelvic floor is overactive and cannot relax, giving pelvic pain, obstructed defecation, incomplete bladder emptying and painful intercourse.
The distinction is critical because Kegel exercises (the standard advice) strengthen the pelvic floor. In a hypertonic floor, which is already too tight, that makes the symptoms worse. Anyone told to do Kegels who found things deteriorated should be assessed properly, because that response is itself informative.
Causes & Risk Factors
Anything that weakens, injures or overloads the pelvic floor can cause dysfunction, and often several factors accumulate over years.
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Pregnancy and childbirth
The leading cause in women. Carrying a pregnancy and vaginal delivery stretch the muscles and can damage the nerves supplying them.
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Chronic constipation
Years of straining weakens the pelvic floor and trains it into the wrong pattern of contraction during a push.
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Ageing
Muscle mass and tone decline naturally with age, and in women the fall in oestrogen after menopause weakens the supporting tissues further.
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Obesity
Excess weight applies constant downward pressure on the pelvic floor, and weight loss produces measurable improvement.
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Pelvic surgery
Hysterectomy, prostate surgery and colorectal operations can damage the nerves and supporting structures of the pelvic floor.
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Repetitive heavy lifting
Occupational lifting or heavy weight training with poor technique repeatedly loads the pelvic floor beyond what it can support.
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Neurological disorders
Multiple sclerosis, stroke, Parkinson’s disease and spinal injury all disrupt the coordination the pelvic floor depends on.
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Trauma and stress
Physical injury to the pelvis, and psychological stress or past trauma, can both produce a chronically overactive, guarded pelvic floor.
Note how many of these cause a weak floor and how many cause a tight one. It is the reason the assessment must establish which pattern you have before any exercise programme starts.
Symptoms of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Symptoms cross bowel, bladder and sexual function, which is why the diagnosis is so often missed when each is treated separately.
Bowel & bladder symptoms
- Constipation, straining, or difficulty passing stool
- A feeling of incomplete emptying of the bowel or bladder
- Urinary urgency, frequency or incontinence
- Leakage of stool or difficulty controlling wind
- Recurrent urinary tract infections from incomplete bladder emptying
Pain & sexual symptoms
- Persistent pain in the pelvis, lower back, perineum or tailbone
- Pain during intercourse (dyspareunia)
- Pressure or a heavy, dragging sensation in the pelvis
- Muscle spasms in the pelvic region
- Discomfort that worsens on sitting for long periods
Several of these together (constipation with urinary urgency and pelvic pain, say) is the pattern that points to the pelvic floor rather than to three separate problems.
How Pelvic Floor Dysfunction is Diagnosed
The assessment establishes whether the floor is underactive or overactive, how well it coordinates, and whether there is any structural problem underneath.
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History and symptom review
Bowel, bladder, sexual and pain symptoms taken together, plus obstetric and surgical history: the pattern across all of them is what points to the diagnosis.
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Physical examination
Assessment of muscle tone, strength, tenderness and coordination, including whether the floor relaxes or tightens when you bear down.
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Anorectal manometry
Objective measurement of resting and squeeze pressures and of push coordination: the test that separates a weak floor from an overactive one.
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Defecating proctogram
Imaging during actual bowel emptying, showing rectocele, internal prolapse or enterocele contributing to the symptoms.
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Ultrasound & MRI
Pelvic floor ultrasound or dynamic MRI to image the muscles and identify structural defects, prolapse or scarring.
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Urodynamics & uroflowmetry
Bladder function testing where urinary symptoms are prominent, measuring flow, pressure and how completely the bladder empties.
Several conditions mimic this one: interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, IBS, chronic prostatitis, pudendal neuralgia and hip or lower back problems. Distinguishing them, or identifying where they coexist, is part of the assessment.
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Treatment
Physiotherapy is the foundation, and for most patients it is sufficient on its own. What the programme actually contains depends entirely on whether your floor needs strengthening or teaching to let go.
Non-surgical
Pelvic floor physiotherapy and rehabilitation
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Biofeedback therapy
Sensors display your pelvic muscle activity on screen in real time, so you can see what you are contracting and learn to control it. Effective for both weak and overactive floors.
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Pelvic floor exercises
Structured strengthening for a weak floor: done correctly and under supervision, since most people contract the wrong muscles unaided.
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Relaxation and down-training
For an overactive floor, the work is learning to release rather than to squeeze. Breathing techniques, stretches and relaxation protocols, not Kegels.
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Manual therapy
Hands-on techniques including myofascial release and trigger point therapy to ease muscle tension and relieve pain.
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Electrical stimulation
Gentle electrical impulses stimulate weak muscles to contract, helping re-establish awareness and strength where the floor is very weak.
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Bowel & bladder retraining
Scheduled emptying, correct toilet posture, fluid and fibre management, and techniques for complete emptying.
Advanced
Minimally invasive and surgical treatment
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Botox injections
Botulinum toxin relaxes an overactive pelvic floor for around three months, breaking the spasm-pain cycle and creating a window for physiotherapy to work.
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Nerve stimulation therapy
Sacral or tibial nerve stimulation retrains the nerves controlling bladder and bowel function, for symptoms that have not responded to physiotherapy.
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Trigger point injections
Local anaesthetic injected into specific tender points in the pelvic floor muscles, providing pain relief that allows rehabilitation to progress.
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Prolapse repair
Surgical correction where rectal or pelvic organ prolapse is contributing significantly to the dysfunction.
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Surgical interventions
Rarely needed, and available for severe cases where structural damage is confirmed and conservative treatment has genuinely been exhausted.
Early intervention makes a substantial difference. A pelvic floor that has been dysfunctional for six months responds far better than one left for six years.
What Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy Involves
A course of outpatient sessions with a specialist physiotherapist. No anaesthetic and no recovery period: what it requires instead is consistency between sessions.
Supervised pelvic floor rehabilitation
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Initial assessment
Examination and manometry establish whether your floor is underactive, overactive, or uncoordinated. Everything that follows is built on this.
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Learning awareness
Biofeedback on screen shows what your pelvic floor is actually doing. Many patients discover they have been contracting the abdomen or buttocks instead.
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Targeted retraining
Strengthening for a weak floor; relaxation and down-training for an overactive one. This is the step where getting the diagnosis right pays off.
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Manual therapy
Myofascial release and trigger point work to release tight bands and relieve pain, where the floor is hypertonic.
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Functional coordination
Practising the correct pattern during real activities (emptying the bowel, lifting, coughing) until it becomes automatic.
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Home programme and review
Daily exercises between sessions, with a course typically running six to twelve sessions, and formal reassessment at the end.
The home programme is what determines the outcome. Patients who do the daily work between sessions do markedly better than those who rely on the sessions alone.
Why Choose Lux Hospitals for Pelvic Floor Disorders in Hyderabad?
This condition spans three specialities, and it is usually missed because no one is looking at all three. Here is why patients trust us:
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Multidisciplinary team
Colorectal surgeons, urologists and gynaecologists working together, so bowel, bladder and sexual symptoms are assessed as one problem.
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Proper assessment first
Manometry and imaging to establish whether your floor is weak or overactive: before any exercise programme starts.
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Comprehensive care
From the first consultation through to post-treatment follow-up, with one team throughout.
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Convenient location
Our hospital is in HITEC CITY, near IKEA: easily reachable from across Hyderabad.
Recovery & Long-Term Management
Improvement is gradual and cumulative. The timeline below is what a typical physiotherapy-led course looks like.
- Weeks 1–2
Assessment complete and the programme started. Bowel and bladder habits adjusted, and daily home exercises begin.
- Weeks 3–6
Muscle awareness and control improve noticeably. Pain often begins to ease first where the floor was overactive.
- Weeks 6–12
Strength, coordination and endurance build. Bowel and bladder symptoms improve steadily through this period.
- Months 3–6
Formal reassessment against the original measurements. Advanced options are considered for anyone who has not responded.
- Long term
Maintenance exercises continue indefinitely. Pelvic floor conditioning behaves like any other muscle training: it fades when it stops.
Aftercare
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Keep up the exercises
This is maintenance rather than a course you complete. Stopping is the usual reason symptoms return months later.
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Avoid straining
Manage constipation with fibre and fluid, and never strain on the toilet. Straining is the most common thing that undoes the work.
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Lift correctly
Exhale on effort, engage the pelvic floor before lifting, and avoid heavy loads with poor technique.
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Correct toilet habits
Feet on a low stool, knees above hips, relaxed breathing, and no phone. Five minutes at most.
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Weight and general fitness
Reducing excess weight lowers the constant downward load on the pelvic floor and improves symptoms measurably.
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Come back if things change
New pain, worsening incontinence or a sensation of something bulging needs reassessment rather than more of the same exercises.
Pelvic floor dysfunction can be significantly improved, and in many cases resolved, particularly when treated early. It is not something to put up with, at any age.
When Should You Seek Treatment?
Book a consultation if any of the following apply.
- Chronic pelvic pain or discomfort.
- Difficulty with bowel movements, or bowel incontinence.
- Urinary urgency, leakage or incomplete bladder emptying.
- Frequent urinary tract infections.
- Pain during intercourse, or sexual difficulty linked to pelvic muscles.
- Symptoms that worsened when you tried Kegel exercises.
Cost of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Treatment in Hyderabad
Most patients are treated as outpatients with physiotherapy. These are the ranges our patients fall into.
| Procedure | Estimated Cost |
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| Specialist consultation Per visit | ₹800 – ₹1,500 |
| Anorectal manometry Out-patient | ₹6,000 – ₹12,000 |
| Defecating proctogram or dynamic MRI Out-patient | ₹8,000 – ₹20,000 |
| Urodynamic studies Where urinary symptoms are prominent | ₹7,000 – ₹15,000 |
| Pelvic floor physiotherapy course Six to twelve out-patient sessions | ₹18,000 – ₹40,000 |
| Botox injection Day care, effect lasts around three months | ₹20,000 – ₹40,000 |
| Sacral nerve stimulation Includes trial phase and implanted device | ₹4,50,000 – ₹7,50,000 |
What changes the estimate
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Which systems are involved
Bowel symptoms alone need one set of tests. Bowel, bladder and sexual symptoms together need input from more than one speciality.
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Length of the physiotherapy course
Six to twelve sessions is typical, and complex or long-standing cases may need a maintenance programme afterwards.
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Whether advanced treatment is needed
Most patients need nothing beyond physiotherapy. Botox and nerve stimulation are for the minority who do not respond.
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Room category
A shared ward, a twin-sharing room or a private suite: the largest single swing in most estimates.
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Insurance & TPA cover
We are empanelled with most major insurers, and our team files the pre-authorisation for you.
Every figure above is an indicative range, not a quote. After your consultation you are given a written, fixed-cost estimate, and that is the number you pay, with no additions once treatment begins.
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Our Surgeons
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction Specialists at Lux Hospitals
The colorectal, urology and gynaecology specialists who treat pelvic floor disorders at our HITEC CITY hospital.
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Dr. Samhitha Reddy
Consultant Proctologist & Laparoscopic Surgeon
MBBS, MS, FMAS, FISCP, DMAS
8 years experience
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Dr. Abhishek Katha
Consultant General & Advanced Laparoscopic Surgeon
MBBS, MS, FMAS
17 years experience
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Got Questions?
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about pelvic floor dysfunction, its treatment, and what care costs at Lux Hospitals.
Who is the best specialist for pelvic floor treatment in Hyderabad?
Pelvic floor dysfunction is treated by colorectal specialists, urologists and gynaecologists, often working together, which is what the condition needs, since it crosses all three. Lux Hospitals has experienced specialists in each, working from a single treatment plan.
What are the symptoms of pelvic floor problems?
Symptoms include pelvic pain and pressure, urinary incontinence and frequency, constipation and painful bowel movements, difficulty controlling bladder or bowel, and discomfort during sex. Several of these occurring together is the pattern that points to the pelvic floor.
What does an overactive pelvic floor feel like?
Persistent pelvic pain, pressure or tightness, with discomfort during sitting, urination or sexual activity, and difficulty emptying the bladder or bowel completely. Some people describe spasms, a deep ache, or a burning sensation in the pelvic region.
How is pelvic floor dysfunction diagnosed?
Through a physical examination including assessment of muscle tone and coordination, supported by anorectal manometry to measure pressures objectively. Imaging such as ultrasound, dynamic MRI or a defecating proctogram, and bladder tests such as uroflowmetry or urodynamics, are added depending on which symptoms dominate.
Will Kegel exercises help?
Only if your pelvic floor is weak. If it is overactive (which causes pelvic pain, obstructed defecation and painful intercourse) Kegels tighten an already tight muscle and make things worse. This is precisely why the assessment must come before the exercise programme.
What conditions can be mistaken for pelvic floor dysfunction?
Interstitial cystitis, endometriosis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic prostatitis, urinary tract infections, pudendal neuralgia, and musculoskeletal problems in the lower back or hip. These can also coexist with pelvic floor dysfunction, which is why a thorough assessment matters.
Can pelvic floor dysfunction be cured permanently?
It can be effectively managed and, in many cases, significantly improved or resolved with pelvic floor physiotherapy, lifestyle changes, medication and (in severe cases) surgery. Early intervention substantially increases the chance of long-term relief, and maintenance exercises are what keep it.
Can IBS cause pelvic floor dysfunction?
Yes. Chronic bowel problems (constipation, diarrhoea and repeated straining) can both weaken the pelvic floor and train it into an overactive, guarded pattern. The two frequently coexist and are best treated together.
Does pelvic floor dysfunction affect men too?
Yes, though it is less commonly recognised in men. It causes chronic pelvic pain, difficulty emptying the bladder, constipation and sexual dysfunction, and is frequently misdiagnosed as chronic prostatitis. Men respond to pelvic floor physiotherapy just as women do.
What is the cost of pelvic floor dysfunction treatment?
Most care is outpatient. A consultation is ₹800–₹1,500, assessment tests ₹6,000–₹20,000, and a full physiotherapy course ₹18,000–₹40,000. Advanced options such as Botox or nerve stimulation are needed only by a minority. A written estimate is shared once the plan is agreed.
How can I book an appointment for pelvic floor dysfunction treatment?
You can book an appointment by calling us, messaging us on WhatsApp, emailing care@luxhospitals.com, or walking into Lux Hospitals, HITEC CITY.
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