Urinary Urgency and Frequency

When every bathroom trip feels urgent and unpredictable, it can take over your life. Relief is possible—with the right support and a plan for healing.

What is Urinary Urgency and Frequency?

Urinary frequency (needing to urinate often) and urgency (a sudden, strong urge to urinate) are common bladder symptoms that may signal pelvic floor dysfunction.

These symptoms can be disruptive to daily life including difficulty sleeping and creating anxiety around long meetings, drives, or social activities.

These symptoms may be caused by a variety of factors, including bladder irritants, dehydration, UTIs, STIs, and/or pelvic floor dysfunction. When UTI and STI tests keep coming out negative, there is usually an issue at the pelvic floor. Understanding the root cause is key to managing symptoms and restoring comfort and confidence in daily routines.

Common Symptoms

How Does It Feel?

Urinating more frequently than usual – more than 7x/day or more than 1x every 2-4 hours
Sudden, strong urge to urinate that may be difficult to ignore (even if the bladder was recently emptied)
Anxiety around bladder control
Planning daily activities around access to bathrooms

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What Causes It?

Bladder irritants (food and/or drink triggers)
Dehydration
Urinary Tract Infections
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Pelvic floor dysfunction
- Tight pelvic floor muscles
- Incorrect breathing
- Unwanted signals from nerves
- Poor posture
- Poor bladder habits

How We Identify the Root Cause

During the evaluation, our pelvic health physical therapists will do a comprehensive “interview” to find out all of your history & examine you from head-to-toe including:

Internal pelvic floor assessment (checking to see what muscles are tight and seeing if it is compressing the urethra or bladder giving urges to pee)
Bladder Mobility
Fascial Restrictions
Bladder Habits
Tempomandibular Joint Dysfunction (if you tend to clench your jaw – there’s a connection to the pelvic floor!)
Posture
Breathing
Muscle weaknesses (head to toe)
Referring to a physician if UTIs and STIs have not been cleared yet

How We Help  You Heal

Overview of Sarton PT’s specialized, evidence-based treatment plan—multi-modal care customized to each patient.

Manual pelvic floor therapy
Visceral and myofascial release
Scar tissue mobilization
Pain science education
Home exercise training
Guided imagery and relaxation techniques

I’ll admit. I was skeptical when I was prescribed PT for my pelvic floor muscles. Who knew those four muscles could misfire and cause trouble? I asked some of my friendly doctor friends, and they confirmed it was legitimate and worth a shot. Today, if someone asks me if they should to PFPT, I tell them to go for it.

Thanks to Sarton Pelvic Healing, over the course of a couple months, I have regained control without medication. I know better when my body is telling me the truth and when it’s fibbing thanks to their help, insight, and teaching. Plus, they gave me exercises I can use to reset my posture, strengthen my core correctly, and relieve muscle tightness that affects body functions.

It’s not an inexpensive proposition, but worth it in the long run. Surely, it is more cost effective and healthier in the long run than being on medication.

S.C.

Begin Your Healing Journey

You deserve answers and relief from your pelvic pain. Our experienced team is here to guide you in reclaiming your confidence and quality of life.