High Tone Problems
When muscles have high tone, they are more restricted and tighter than usual. This would lead to pain when you stretch or relax the muscle during a gynecological exam or sexual intercourse. Pelvic floor physical therapy may help with the following high tone problems:
– Vulvodynia: This condition is characterized by discomfort and pain in the vulva, typically due to dysfunctional and tight muscles in the pelvic floor
– Dyspareunia, characterized by pain caused by vaginal penetration during sexual intercourse
– Vaginismus, which causes involuntary, uncontrolled muscle spasms in the vagina
– Pelvic floor myofascial pain: This condition causes chronic pain resulting from tighter muscles in the pelvic floor [4]
